Crocheted Handbag Pattern
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This bag features a marquerite stitch flap closure on a single crochet bag with marguerite stitch detail. The strap is crocheted in double crochet.
The bag consists of a number of components that are then crocheted together using single crochets (I find that using the single crochet gives the bag more strength, stiffness and shape than just sewing the components together).
Yarn: Patons Cotton DK mercerised cotton yarn. I recommend black but colour is a personal choice.
Hook: 4mm (or whatever else you like, it's a handbag so the tension doesn't have to be perfect). The smaller the hook, the tighter the stitches will be and the less likely things are to fall out. You may find the yarn a little hard to work with with a 2mm hook but you'll find the holes awefully large with a 6mm hook.
Special abbreviation: M3 - a marguerite. Insert the hook through the closing loop of the last marguerite, yarn over and draw through. Insert through same loop as last YO of last M3, yarn over and draw through. Skip 1 stitch. Insert hook through next stitch, yarn over and draw through. Yarn over and draw through all four loops on hook. CH to close. A 3 point one is similar or a five point marguerite (which makes a tighter fabric) can be used in this pattern.
Piece 1 (The Great Big Rectangle):
- CH 43
- Create the first M3 by inserting through 2nd, 3rd and 5th chains from hook. M3 to end of row, inserting hook through closing loop, same chain as last loop of previousM3 and second chaing from there. Turn.
- * CH 2. M3 through second chain, closing loop from last row and second stitch. M3 to end. Turn. *
- repeat this row from * to * for 20 more rows.
- SC across row, decreasing 6 stitches across.
- ** SC even across row. **
- repeat from ** to ** for 42 more rows.
- * CH 2. M3 through second chain, closing loop from last row and second stitch. M3 to end. Turn. *
- repeat this row from * to * for7 more rows.
- ** SC even across row. **
- repeat from ** to ** for 42 more rows.
- SC around outside edges of entire rectangle.
The Little Tiny Rectangles - make two, they're small
- CH 43
- Create the first M3 by inserting through 2nd, 3rd and 5th chains from hook. M3 to end of row, inserting hook through closing loop, same chain as last loop of previousM3 and second chaing from there. Turn.
- * CH 2. M3 through second chain, closing loop from last row and second stitch. M3 to end. Turn. *
- repeat this row from * to * for 6 more rows.
- SC around outside edges of entire rectangle.
Come Together, Right Now
- Starting at SC end of GBR (Great Big Rectangle), crochet edge of GBR along long edge of LTR (matching the end of the LTR with the beginning of the M3 section in the middle of the GBR).
- Continue around corner, crocheting short edge of LTR to the M3 section of the GBR.
- Continue along next long edge of LTR crocheting up the GBR until edge of LTR matches beginning of end section of M3.
- Repeat last three bullets with other LTR and other side of GBR.
You now have the basic purse box. You can choose to finish it with a number of different straps, I used a strap crocheted in DC.
The Part that Holds it All Up
- On free edge of one LTR, SC across all stiches. Turn.
- Double crochet across even. Turn.
- SC in first stich, DC to end. Turn.
- *** SC in first stitch. Double Crochet to end - not including SC from previous row (row length reduced by 1). Turn. ***
- Repeat *** to *** until row length is 4 (you may actually wish a wider row, if you want a wider strap, in that case, just stop decreasing sooner).
- DC across row. Turn.
- DC across row.
- On free edge of other LTR, SC across all stiches. Turn.
- Double crochet across even. Turn.
- SC in first stich, DC to end. Turn.
- *** SC in first stitch. Double Crochet to end - not including SC from previous row (row length reduced by 1). Turn. ***
- Repeat *** to *** until row length is 4 (you may actually wish a wider row, if you want a wider strap, in that case, just stop decreasing sooner).
- DC across row. Turn. Repeat until strap reaches your desired length.
- Slip stich together this end of the strap with the short end from the other side.
If you are brave and/or talented at sewing, you may now wish to line your hand bag. I wish you the best of luck and offer you no advice except to consult someone who sews better than me.
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