#ananas drawstring bag

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Interweave Crochet, Summer 2021

The 14 projects here cover a wide range. The cover features two novelty items:  the Floating on Waves Tank by Natalie Thomas (see the top right corner which reveals its back look) to the Ananas (French for pineapple) Drawstring bag by Deborah Bagley.

There are also two pretty wraps as well as two cowls. My favorite here is a clever filet crochet design by Adinda Hening called Alinea Wrap which is an easy pattern and shown here in Schweepes Whirl, a long yardage, cotton blend which shifts color as it goes. It is only a 1 out of 4 for difficulty and makes me think I have underestimated the geometric playfulness of filet crochet.

Several more sweaters appear including the purple Pomelo Cardigan by Natasha Robarge in Hikoo Concentric Cotton which is a worked from the bottom up. This is a more difficult pattern at 3 out of 4.

Kirsten Joel designed the Fluid Lines Coverup which is open in the back save for 5 buttons at the top. I can see figuring out a way to add a flare to it and shutting it down the back to avoid that I-am-wearing-a-hospital-gown feeling. It is made from Fibra Natura Flax Lace linen yarn and is a 3 out of 4 for difficulty.

Kathryn A. White wrote the technical article on shaping filet crochet, and Jennifer Mogoyne wrote on three great crochet designers, some of whose work has appeared recently in the magazine’s pages: Dora Ohrenstein, Lily M. Chin, and Doris Chan.

Find it at your local yarn store, bookstore, or online here: https://www.interweave.com/crochet/