{"product_id":"cinta-ribbon-bag-crochet-pattern-ladder-stitch-tote-with-video-tutorials","title":"Cinta Ribbon Bag Crochet Pattern — Ladder Stitch Tote with Video Tutorials","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA soft slouchy tote built from columns of long crocheted loops that get rolled into raised cords, with a ribbon threaded through the top and tied in a bow.\u003c\/strong\u003e Finished at roughly \u003cstrong\u003e41 cm long × 29 cm wide\u003c\/strong\u003e, with shaped handles that taper to a narrow strap — the sort of bag that looks like it came from a shop rather than a pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e13-page PDF\u003c\/strong\u003e, instant download after purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFour video tutorials, linked directly from the pages\u003c\/strong\u003e — rows 1–2, the handle, the assembly and the ribbon. Click the link in the PDF and it opens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUS crochet terms\u003c\/strong\u003e, row by row with stitch counts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClose-up photos of the trickiest moves, including how to work a double crochet into a stitch that already carries a chain loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWritten resizing guidance\u003c\/strong\u003e — how to make the bag smaller or larger, with the maths done for you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe stitch\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe texture comes from a variation on \u003cstrong\u003eJacob's ladder stitch\u003c\/strong\u003e. Where the classic version starts with double crochet, this one starts with single crochet, which makes a denser fabric that holds a bag's shape. Every ninth stitch you chain 10 and slip stitch back down, leaving a long loose loop; the loops stack into columns as you work up the bag, and at the end you \u003cstrong\u003eroll them up into raised cords\u003c\/strong\u003e that run down the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern is explicit that the loops must line up in the same column each round — and it tells you exactly how the counting works, so if you want a \u003cstrong\u003esmaller bag you work in multiples of 7\u003c\/strong\u003e and a \u003cstrong\u003ebigger one in multiples of 11\u003c\/strong\u003e, adjusting the base to match. That's unusually generous: most bag patterns give you one size and leave you to guess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe build\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou start with the \u003cstrong\u003ebase\u003c\/strong\u003e — a flat 15-chain panel, 16 rows of double crochet, about 8 × 21.5 cm. The \u003cstrong\u003ebody\u003c\/strong\u003e is then worked straight up out of it at 90 stitches a round, ten groups wide, alternating a loop row with a plain double crochet row for sixteen rows. Row 17 deliberately \u003cstrong\u003eskips the chain loops across four central columns\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is what opens up the top edge for the ribbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ehandles\u003c\/strong\u003e are shaped rather than strapped on: sc3tog and dc3tog decreases at both ends of every row take them from 37 stitches down to 9, then they run straight for as long as you want. You make two, roll the chains, join them to each other and single crochet down both sides to close the bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSkills \u0026amp; materials\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdvanced beginner.\u003c\/strong\u003e Chain, sc, dc, sl st, sc3tog and dc3tog. The loops look complicated and aren't — they're chains and slip stitches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium weight (size 4) cotton\u003c\/strong\u003e. The sample uses Sugar'n Cream (232 m \/ 150 g), or Loops \u0026amp; Threads Heathered Tweed \u003cstrong\u003eheld double\u003c\/strong\u003e (535 m \/ 210 g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e4.5 mm hook\u003c\/strong\u003e, stitch marker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRibbon\u003c\/strong\u003e — any width, texture or colour, or scrap fabric or lace. This is where the bag gets its personality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you use a soft yarn, the pattern suggests adding a lining so the bag doesn't stretch — worth doing on a tote this size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePlease note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong\u003edigital PDF pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a finished bag. No physical item is shipped. 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