Have you ever wondered what to do with your tassar silk yarn and your eri and tassar organic silk yarn? What about adding eri and tassar tassels to a warm pure Scottish wool winter scarf or add detail to textile jewellery? All handspun yarns are produced in the forests of rural North India by women and families. They have been spinning wild silk for hundreds and hundreds of years using ancient techniques. See our images of these women thigh spinning and reeling the tussah silk below. 

This pattern is for a very long sari silk yarn scarf with tassels. It is super warm, super soft and beautifully ethical. Ethical fashion with handspun yarns.

Finished crochet scarf measurements. approx: 170cm long (Not including the tassels).

Tassel length: Approx 30 cm but feel free to chop them!

YARN USED: Handspun sari silk yarn in Kalka Yellow: 400g.

ABBREVIATIONS:

CH - chain

St - stitch

DC - Double Crochet

TR - Treble Crochet

SCARF

Ch 21

Row 1: Dc in 4th chain from hook and each remaining to the end - 18dc

Row 2 - 5 Ch 3, turn, tr in first st and in each st across.

Row 6 - 22 Ch 4, turn, tr in first st and each st across - 18tr.

Row 23 - 25 repeat row 2, 3 more times - 18dc.

Fasten off.

TASSELS

Cut 18" lengths of yarn. Take 4 of them and fold in half. With the right side facing insert folded endsaround the post of the first dc on right edge of row 25. Pull the ends through the folded ends and tighten the tassel. Attach a fringe around every other post, or as many as you want! 

Weave in Ends.

You only need 1 x 200g skein of sari silk ribbon to make this evening purse. Easy peasy. Strong and beautiful. 

QUICK PATTERN! 

Hook size 6.0mm UK or more. Keep it loose. 

Chain 17, single crochet second chain from hook to the end 16 stitches. 

Chain 1, turn. Single crochet 16 to the end, chain 1, turn. 

Continue to form a big rectangle 10 inches long approx. 

Double over and sew up side seams to make a pouch. 

Take a big wooden button attach middle top to one side of the bag. Other side make a loop, see my image, add single crochet strap approx 17 inches. tie to each end and leave strands loose, don't weave them in and you can even add more to give you side tassels! 

Get your free crochet patterns here with inspirational eco yarns! Off out to a friend's house for dinner? A party? Double up as a gift and wine bag for your friends! Original gift, original bag to carry your bottle! I have been making these freeform for years and years, but now I thought I would put together a basic pattern to share. This bag is so easy and takes no time to crochet up! I have also made a few using sari silk ribbon with tassles. I will upload these in due course! 

Materials: 

6mm (UK) hook

2 x 100g chunky banana yarn.

Washing Instructions:

Dry Clean/Handwash in a light detergent. 

Note: Due to the inconsistences of this yarn and its handmade nature you may find it can be thick and thin in parts and you may have to add an extra stitch. That is just the nature of these ethical handmade yarns. We also find that there can be an overtwist quite common in sari silk yarns and banana yarns, especially if they are chunky. Personally I find the overtwist and the odd little idiosyncracy and nodule adds to the distinctiveness of your creation!

Abbreviations:

ch - Chain

st - Stitch

bpsc - Back Post Single Crochet (this gives the bag a nice ribbed, textured effect).

sl st - Slip Stitch

Instructions:  

Note: Because of the overtwist keep your yarn loose around the hook and just dangle and untwist if you need to.

Ch 22

Row 1: sc in second chain from hook and sc in each remaining st to the end (21 sts) ch 1 turn.

Row 2. bpsc to the end (21 sts) ch 1 turn.

Row 3 -  20 bpsc ch 1. 

Join:

Keep your hook in the loop and take the bottom of your rectangle and fold it up and join together. Sl st around the edge to make a seam. Sl st to the end approx 31 sts. Cut yarn. Do not weave in ends yet.

Strap:

This is where a little bit of freeform comes in.

Take your yarn form a loop and sc into a ch in the corner of the opening of the main body of the bag. Ch 20 (or however long you want it).

Take the other corner and find an available loop and sl st or sc to join. Ch 1. Pull tight and cut.

Turn the bag inside out. This will give the bag o more rounded effect. Weave in any ends if there are any still revealed.

And there you have the easy peasy wine bag!