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Original design by Anna Tirat-Gefen
Anna Tirat-Gefen has degrees in Applied Physics from Columbia University and Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Her hobbies include many creative pursuits other than crocheting and crochet design, such as embroidery, watercolor painting, reading, writing poetry and translating poetry from Russian to English. Anna can be contacted at anna.tiratgefen@gmail.com.

This retro-style bag was inspired by child's play. The process started from making pom-pom embellishments from leftover yarns for kids' backpacks, flowed into felting wool pom-poms, and continued into this crocheted bag that features felted pom-poms prominently. It is an excellent first felting project, and although it requires the knowledge of some finishing techniques, it only uses single crochet, double crochet, and simple crocheted increases and decreases.

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Craft: Crochet

Difficulty:

Materials:
Yarn - Ella Rae Classic (100% wool; 219 yd [200 m]/3.5oz[100 gm]); CYCA4: #40 brown(MC) 2 skeins, #71 teal(A) 1 skein, #25 aqua(B) 1 skein, #29 green(C) 1 skein.
Hook - US H8/5.0mm hook, US I9/5.5 mm hook Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
Notions - a 1 1/4 inch, a 1 5/8 inch, and a 1 3/4 inch pompom maker; yarn needle; stitch markers; 8-9 inch zipper (optional); sewing needle; matching sewing thread.

Gauge: 16 sts and 14 rows = 4" in hdc smaller hook; 14 sts and 16 rows = 4" in sc larger hook with doubled yarn. Take time to check gauge.

Available Sizes: One size

Measurements: Approximately 8" tall (without handles), 12" wide at the bottom, and 5" deep.