​Lace Crochet Bag

You’ll need:

5 skeins of white yarn (53% cotton, 35% wool, 12% polyacryl; 90m/50g);

Crochet hooks 3 and 3,5;

Knitting needles 4;

Circular knitting needles 4 (40 cm long);

15 wooden beads (20 mm diameter).

Stitches control: 1 lace square = 8 x 8 cm;

Stockinette stitch: 20 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Lace Part

For 1 lace square, make 6 chain sts with crochet hook 3,5 and circle them in the ring with slip st in the set-up chain.

Note: unfinished treble crochet is made in the following way: make 2 yarn over on the crochet hook, insert it in the ring and draw st, catching working yarn, draw it through st and 1^st yarn over, catching work yarn again and draw it through st, make the 2^nd yarn over.

1^st row: 3 chain sts increase, 2 unfinished treble crochets behind ring of chain sts and make all sts on the crochet hook together with the help of yarn over = petal, 3 chain sts, * 3 unfinished treble crochets behind ring and make all sts on the crochet hook together with the help of yarn over = petal, 3 chain sts*; repeat from * to *, until you get 8 petals with arches of 3 chain sts between them, circle the row with slip st in the 3^rd chain st increase;

2^nd row: slip st in the center of arch of chain sts, 1 single crochet behind arch, 5 chain sts, * 1 single crochet in the center of the next arch of chain sts, 5 chain sts*; repeat from * to *, 1 single crochet behind the last arch of chain sts, 2 chain sts and 1 double crochet in single crochet of the beginning of row;

3^rd row: 6 chain sts, * 3 unfinished treble crochets in the center of the next arch of 5 chain sts of the previous row and make all sts on crochet hook together with the help of yarn over, 3 chain sts, 3 unfinished treble crochets, make all sts on crochet hook together with the help of yarn over, 3 chain sts, 3 unfinished treble crochets, 5 chain sts, 1 single crochet in the center of the next arch of chain sts, 5 chain sts*; repeat from * to , 3 unfinished treble crochets, make all sts on crochet hook together with the help of yarn over, 2 chain sts, 1 single crochet in st before the 1^st st of the row;

4^th row: 5 chain sts, 1 single crochet in the center of the next arch of chain sts, 5 chain sts, (1 single crochet, 5 chain sts, 1 single crochet) in the center of the next arch, * 5 chain sts, 1 single crochet in the center of the next arch of chain sts, 5 chain sts, 1 single crochet in the center of the next arch of chain sts, (1 single crochet, 5 chain sts, 1 single crochet) in the center of the next arch*; repeat from * to *, 5 chain sts, 1 slip st in st before the 1^st chain st of the row.

Totally, make 14 lace squares, connect them at corners and in the center of arches of 3 chain sts in the process of work = make slip st in the center of another square arch instead of the 3^rd chain st.

For bottom, make 2 lace squares, for each side – 2 squares, 4 squares for front and back parts of bag.

Backing with Lapel

Cast on 34 sts with knitting needles 4 and work with stockinette stitch until the length of the detail is 16 cm. Cast on 32 sts in the end of 2 following row and knit on all sts for 8 cm. After that, bind off cast on sts from both sides, knit on the rest 34 sts for 16 cm and bind off sts. Make backing seams (= 4 seams). Cast on 1 st from every st/row along upper edge of backing with circular knitting needles 4 and make 1 circle row of knit sts, increasing sts = there are 120 sts on the knitting needles. Then, make 13 cm of 2 x 2 rib for lapel and bind off sts. Sew lace detail to backing under laper.

Handle with Beads

Work with crochet hook 3. Make 1 st and 5 chain sts, * 12 treble crochet back in the 1^st chain st, turn with the help of 4 chain sts, 12 unfinished treble crochets in upper sts of treble crochets = there are 12 sts on the crochet hook, then, make all sts on the crochet hook together with the help of yarn over* tighten = 1 crochet bead*. Make 6 chain sts and repeat from * to * until you get 13 beads. Insert wooden beads in the crochet covers for them, tighten threads between them with thinner yarn (cut the working yarn in half0. Sew handle to the sides of bag from inwards.

Cord

Make chain of the needed length with crochet hook 3 and fasten it with slip sts in reversed direction (1 slip st in every st). Draw cord through sts of lapel in the middle. Make 2 separate beads, as it’s described above, and insert wooden beads, sew them to the ends of cord.

Cut bottom of cardboard and insert in bag.