Week 2: Starting the body, switching between colors, enclosing non-working ends in stitches.
Week 1 post
(June 29th):
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Getting familiar with front post, back post stitches.
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Making a swatch.
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Completing the bottom.
Week 2 post
(July 3rd):
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Bag bottom, starting body. Special stitches: shallow BPdc, FPdc at the top of embossed element.
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Switching between colors.
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Enclosing non-working end in embossed crochet stitches.
Week 3 post
(July 13th):
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Finishing bag body, upper edge backing.
Corfu Bag Make Along event is hosted at Facebook Outstanding Crochet and Friends group.
I added additional helpful videos to the ones you already have in the pattern file. Thanks to all Outstanding Crochet and Friends group members for inspiring extras!
This time around I decided that Make Along weekly pages will get updated as we go because everybody crochets at a different pace, so check out regularly!
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Our finished Corfu Bags so far (more coming!) File name is author's name:
The group energy is amazing! Together, we already came up with 4 methods of enclosing yarn in front post stitches!
Choose the one that works for you:
Videos from Corfu Bag Make Along participant Maria Vukolova on enclosing yarn without strands on WS and twisting:
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https://www.facebook.com/100006094560840/videos/2749618361917956/
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https://www.facebook.com/100006094560840/videos/2749619005251225/
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You have to join Outstanding Crochet and friends private Facebook group to watch these videos.
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