Julies drawstring pouch

Round Drawstring Bag By Julee Reeves ***She owns the copy right not me I am posting with her permission!
Bag Measures 4 � inches from top to bottom (including ruffle), and 3 inches wide when flat on a table or hard, smooth surface.

Materials:
Small amount worsted weight yarn (I used Red Heart Ocean, and Mexicana in my examples)
Size H crochet hook
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Stitch marker for marking beginning of rounds.

Gauge- first 3 rounds of bag = 1 � inches across

Note- Most rounds are worked continuously, so use some type of marker to mark the beginning of the rounds.

Only join rounds when pattern states to.

Ch 2,

Rnd 1: Sc in second ch from hook 8 times. (8 sc). Place marker in first sc of this round, and from now on move marker up to first sc of every round.

Rnd 2: 2 sc in first sc, and in each sc around. (16 sc)

Rnd 3: *2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc. Repeat from * to end. (24 sc)

Rnd 4-10: sc in each sc around. At end of round 10, sl st in top of first sc.

Rnd 11: Ch 3, working in front of ch 3, dc in stitch to the right of ch 3, * skip next sc, and dc in next sc, Working in front of the last dc, dc in skipped stitch to the right. Cross stitch made. Repeat from * around. SL st in top of beginning ch 3. (12 cross stitches made)

Rnd 12-15: Ch 1, sc in same stitch as sl st, and in every stitch around. Work continuously for 4 rounds, making sure to mark first stitch of each new round. At end of round 15, sl st in top of first sc.

Rnd 16: Ch 1, sc in same stitch as sl st, ch 1, * skip next sc, sc in next sc, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Sl st in top of first sc.

Rnd 17: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st as sl st, * dc in next ch, 3 dc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Sl st to top of beginning ch 3.

Finish off (cut yarn, and weave in all ends)

To make tie:

Ch 54, or until chain measures 12 � inches with out stretching.

Weave chain through every space of Round 16, and tie, making sure that the ends of the chain are matched up evenly.