Skills Required/Techniques Used:

- Basic crochet stitches: chain (ch), single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc), half double
crochet (hdc), slip stitch (sl.st)
- Decreasing with double crochet: 2 double crochet cluster (2dccl)
- Crocodile st in-the-round.

Size: height - 12 inches (30 cm), diameter - 9 inches (22.5 cm)

Materials:

 Kauni (affiliate link) Wool 8/2 Effektgarn sport weight yarn, 660 yards (604 meters) /
150 gr, color Rainbow - 1 skein (B)
 Kauni (affiliate link) Wool 8/2 Solids sport weight yarn, 660 yards (604 meters) /150
gr, color black - 1 skein (A)

Hook: E (3.50 mm)

Gauge is not important

Notions:
- Tapestry needle to weave in yarn ends
- A large button
- Sewing needle and thread of matching color to attach the button

Abbreviations:
st, sts - stitch, stitches
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
ch, chs - chain, chains
sp - space
sl.st. - slip stitch
MC - main color
CC - contrast color
RS - right side
WS - wrong side
bdc - back post dc

Short Overview of the Pattern

The backpack is worked from the bottom up, in-the-round. The bottom, the flap and the
straps are worked in dc. The body of the backpack is worked in the crocodile stitch in-the-
round.

BACKPACK

Bottom

With yarn A, ch 5, join with sl st to first chain to form a ring.

Round 1: ch 3 (count as 1 dc), 11 dc in ring, sl st to to top of ch 3. (12 sts)

Round 2: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in the same st, 2 dc into each dc around, sl st to top of
ch 3. (24 sts)

Round 3: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in the same st, *1 dc in the next dc, 2 dc in next dc,
repeat from * around to last dc, 1 dc in the last dc, sl st to top of ch 3 (36 sts)

Round 4: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in the same st, *1 dc in each of the next 2 dc, 2 dc in
the next dc, repeat from * around to last 2dc, 1 dc in each of the last 2 dc, sl st to top of ch 3.
(48 sts)

Round 5: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in the same st, *1 dc in each of the next 3 dc, 2 dc in
the next dc, repeat from * around to last 3 dc, 1 dc in each of the last 3 dc, sl st to top of ch 3
(60 sts)

Round 6: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in the same st, *1 dc in each of the next 4 dc, 2 dc in
the next dc, repeat from * around to last 4 dc, 1 dc in each of the last 4 dc, sl st to top of ch 3
(72 sts)

Round 7: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in the same st, *1 dc in each of the next 5 dc, 2 dc in
the next dc, repeat from * around to last 5 dc, 1 dc in each of the last 5 dc, sl st to top of ch 3
(84 sts)

Round 8: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in the same st, *1 dc in each of the next 6 dc, 2 dc in
the next dc, repeat from * around to last 6 dc, 1 dc in each of the last 6 dc, sl st to top of ch 3
(96 sts)

Round 9: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in the same st, *1 dc in each of the next 7 dc, 2 dc in
the next dc, repeat from * around to last 7 dc, 1 dc in each of the last 7 dc, sl st to top of ch 3
(108 sts)
Round 10: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in the same st, *1 dc in each of the next 8 dc, 2 dc in
the next dc, repeat from * around to last 8 dc, 1 dc in each of the last 8 dc, sl st to top of ch 3
(120 sts)

Body

Round 11: ch 2 (counts as 1 bdc), back post dc (bdc) in each dc around.

Round 12: with yarn B: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in the same st, *ch 2, skip 2 sts, 1 dc in
the next st, ch 2, skip 2 sts, 2 dc in the next st, repeat from * 19 times, ch2, skip 2 sts, 1 dc in
the next st, ch 2, sl st to the ch 3.

Round 13: ch3 (counts as the first st of the "scale", turn your work sideways and work 4 dc
on the post of the first dc, ch 1, turn your work 180 degrees and work 5 dc on the post of the
2nd dc, ch 1, *skip ch2-space - 1 dc - ch2-space, work 5 dc on the post of the first dc, ch 1,
turn your work 180 degrees and work 5 dc on the post of the 2nd dc, ch 1 - repeat from * to
the ends of the round, insert hook to the top of ch 3 and dc of the previous round, connect
with sl.st.. You have 20 "scales".

Round 14: ch 3, 1 dc into the same st, *ch 2, 1 dc in the center of the "scale", ch 2, 2 dc in
the ch1-space between 2 "scales": insert the hook under both ch 1-space and dc of the
previous (round 12) round in order to secure/anchor the "scale", repeat from * to the end of
the round, sl st to top of ch 3.

Round 15: work like round 13, "scales" are worked on 2dc-groups and their position shifts in
every odd round.

Repeat rounds 12-15 11 more times or to desired height of the backpack. There will be 24
rows of "scales".

Repeat round 14 one more time to make an "eyelet row", then work one round of dc.

Tie off.