Together we raise awareness about breast cancer and its prevention,
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The diagnosis of breast cancer represents an enormous challenge for those affected and causes significant changes to their daily lives. We at Prym are aware of this difficulty and wish to help, by providing an easy Pinktober crochet tutorial.
Do you know someone who has breast cancer? Would you like to help someone affected? Or perhaps your are affected yourself? Then discover here how you to crochet a practical "drain bag holder" that will make life easier for anyone with breast cancer.
Let's go - get your crochet hooks ready!
CROCHET TUTORIAL
Drain bag holder
Dimensions
- Diameter approx. 9 cm
- Height approx. 20 cm
- Handle 90 cm approx.
Material:
- 1 Nova Vita 4 ball from DMC
- Prym 4.5 ergonomic hook
Base: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 single crochet (dc) in the ring
Row 1: Crochet 2 dc in each stitch (Inc) from the previous row = 12 st
Row 2: Crochet (1 dc, 1 Inc) = 18 st
Row 3: Crochet (2 dc, 1 Inc) = 24 st
Row 4: Crochet (3 dc, 1 Inc) = 30st
Row 5: Crochet (4 dc, 1 Inc) = 36st
Row 6: Crochet 1 dc by stitching into the back thread of row 5
Row 7 onwards: Crochet in a spiral until you reach the desired height (26 rows = approx. 20 cm)
Last row: Make a slip-stitch (slst), remove the hook and insert it into the next stitch from the back, turn the work over, grap the loop and pull it through the stitch then tighten.
Handle: Make a chain stitch (ch) then crochet 5 dc in 5 stitches of the previous row. Turn the work, make 1 ch then 5 dc and continue for approximately 90 cm.
Last row: Crochet in dc, cut the yarn leaving 15 cm to sew the handle onto the bag - make sure that it doesn't twist 😉
Tuck in the threads... And there you go!
Note: double crochet (dc) in Britisch English is called single crochet (sc) in American English