Sweet Summer Crochet Handbag Crochet Along: Week 1
Designed for the spring 2016 AllFreeCrochet Crochet Along, the Sweet Summer Crochet Handbag uses three basic stitch patterns, custom seamless transitions and bright, light yarn to achieve the perfect summertime crochet tote. The chosen colors resemble a sandy shore and sweet tropical fruit, and its small size makes it the perfect summer companion. Best of all, this darling crochet bag is lined, so all your summertime essentials will be safe and sound. We're excited you're here and checking out all the fun, and we hope you'll join in. We love this summery bag already and we promise it will be worth the wait.
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Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(3) Light/DK (21-24 stitches to 4 inches)
Materials List
- 1 Wood toggle button - colorway brick
- 25 mm ref. 30530 (pk of 3)
- 1 sheet of rigid plastic (not sold)
Instructions
Week 1: Bottom of the Bag
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Using 2 strands of color A held together, make a foundation chain of 40 ch. Then:
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Rnd 1: In 2nd ch, work 1 sc (uk: dc), 1 ch and 1 sc (uk: dc) ; then 1 sc (uk: dc) in each of the next 37 ch sts, in the last ch work 1 sc (uk: dc), 1 ch, 1 sc (uk: dc), 1 ch and 1 sc (uk: dc); then, cont at the other end of the foundation ch and work 1 sc (uk: dc) in each of the next 37 ch sts, 1 sc (uk: dc) in last ch, 1 ch. Close round with 1 sl st to 1st sc (uk: dc) at beg of round. (84 sts)
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Then, from 2nd to 5th round, work in the back loop only of each st.
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Rnd 2: 1 ch,1 sc (uk: dc) in 1st st, 1 ch, 1 sc (uk: dc) in each of the next 41 sts,1 ch, 1 sc (uk: dc) in next st, 1 ch,1 sc (uk: dc) in each of the next 41 sts, 1 ch. Close round with 1 sl st to 1st sc (uk: dc) at beg of round. (88 sts)
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Rnd 3: 1 ch, 1 sc (uk: dc) in 1st st, 1 ch, 1 sc (uk: dc) in each of the next 43 sts, 1 ch, 1 sc (uk: dc) in next st, 1 ch, 1 sc (uk: dc) in each of the next 43 sts, 1 ch. Close round with 1 sl st to 1st sc (uk: dc) at beg of round. (92 sts)
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Rnd 4: 1 ch, 1 sc (uk: dc) in 1st st, 1 ch,1 sc (uk: dc) in each of the next 45 sts, 1 ch, 1 sc (uk: dc) in next st, 1 ch, 1 sc (uk: dc) in each of the next 45 sts, 1 ch. Close round with 1 sl st to 1st sc (uk: dc) at beg of round. (96 sts)
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Rnd 5: 1 ch, 1 sc (uk: dc) in 1st st,1 ch, 1 sc (uk: dc) in each of the next 47 sts, 1 ch, 1 sc (uk: dc) in next st, 1 ch, 1 sc (uk: dc) in each of the next 47 sts, 1 ch. Close round with 1 sl st to 1st sc (uk: dc) at beg of round. (100 sts)
Abbreviations
- Chain stitch
- ch or ch st
- Slip stitch
- sl st
- Single Crochet
- sc
- Double Crochet
- dc
- Half Double Crochet
- hdc
- Shell
- 2 dc, 1 ch and 2 dc