As I mentioned in my Chevron Koozies post, I also made a wine carrier to thank my cousin Amber for hosting my Indiana bridal shower.  I made up the pattern to give wine carriers to my friends Rachael and Cassie for hosting my Houston bridal shower last month.  I love how they turned out!

Materials:

• 2 skeins of worsted weight yarn
• US size K crochet hook

Stitches Used:

• Chain (ch)
• Slip stitch (sl st), aka Join
• Single crochet (sc)
• Triple crochet (trc)
• Triple triple crochet (tr trc)

Instructions:

Ch 4, sl st in first ch to make ring

R1:  Ch 1, 8 sc in ring, sl st in first sc (8 sc)

R2:  Ch 1, 2 sc in same stitch and in each stitch around, sl st in first sc (16 sc)

R3:  Ch 1, 2 sc in same stitch, 1 sc in next stitch, * 2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next stitch, repeat from * around, sl st in first sc (24 sc)

R4:  Ch 1, 2 sc in same stitch, 1 sc in next two stitches, 2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next two stitches, repeat from * around, sl st in first sc (32 sc)

R5:  Holding 1 strand from each skein of yarn together through the rest of the project, ch 1, 2 sc in same stitch, 1 sc in next three stitches, 2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next three stitches, repeat from * around, sl st in first sc (40 sc)

R6:  Ch 5, trc in same stitch, ch 1, trc in same stitch, ch 1, trc in same stitch, * ch 1, skip next 7 sc, 4 trc with a ch 1 between each trc in next sc, repeat from * four times, sl st in fourth ch of ch 5

R7:  Sl st in ch space, sl st in trc, sl st in ch space, * ch 9, skip next three ch spaces, sc in next ch space, repeat from * four times, ch 5, tr trc in sl st before first ch 9

R8:  Ch 5, trc in same stitch, ch 1, trc in same stitch, ch 1, trc in same stitch, * ch 1, 4 trc with a ch 1 between each trc in fifth ch of next ch 9, repeat from * four times, sl st in fourth ch of ch 5

R9-R14:  Repeat R8 and R9 three times

R15:  Ch 1, sc in same stitch, sc in each ch space and trc around, sl st in first sc (40 sc)

R16:  Ch 1, sc in same stitch, sc in next 3 stitches, ch 13, skip next 13 stitches, sc in next 7 stitches, ch 13, skip next 13 stitches, sc in next 3 stitches, sl st in first sc

R17:  Ch 1, sc in same stitch, sc in each sc and ch around, sl stitch in first sc, fasten off and work in ends (40 sc)

Difficulty: Medium to Hard (the stitches are somewhat difficult)

Time Required: 0.5 Movies

Overall Experience: Excellent

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