Crochet Lilac Bag with Bow
You’ll need:
300g of lilac (#702) of Mille II Lux yarn (48% merino wool, 48% polyacryl, 4% metallic polyester; 55m/50g);
Crochet hooks 6 and 8;
2 bag handles 60 cm long.
Size: 30 x 24 cm (without handles).
Used Patterns
Single crochets: make 1st single crochet of the 1st row in the 2nd chain st from the crochet hook. Start every row with 1 chain st increase.
Decrease 1 st: draw 1 st from 2 neighboring single crochets, 1 yarn over and make sts on the crochet hook together.
Double crochets: make 1st double crochet of the 1st row in the 4th chain st from the crochet hook. Start every row with 3 chain sts increase instead of the 1st double crochet, finish with 1 double crochet in the 3rd chain st increase.
Stitches control: 12 sc x 13 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
5 dc x 5 rows = 5 x 9 cm.
Instructions
Front Side, Bottom and Back Side
Make 36 chain sts + 1 chain st increase with crochet hook 6 and work with single crochets = 36 sts. In 6 cm = 8 rows from the set-up row, mark the beginning from both sides of side detail. Mark the beginning of bottom in 18 cm = 24 rows. In 13 cm = 17 rows width of bottom, mark the beginning of back side. In 18 cm = 24 rows from the beginning of back side, mark the beginning of side (= opposite side). Finish back side in 6 cm = 8 rows.
Side Detail
Make 2.
Make 16 chain sts + 1 chain st increase and work with single crochets = 16 sts. For chamfers, decrease 1 st from both sides in the 5th row from the set-up row, 2 x 1 st in every 5th row and 1 x 1 st in the next 4th row = 8 sts. In 18 cm = 24 rows from the set-up row, finish your work.
Lace for Bow
Make 6 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase with crochet hook 6 and work with double crochets = 7 sts. In 60 cm = 34 rows, finish your work. Make a bow, the front part should 18 cm. For belt, make 8 chain sts + 1 chain st increase with crochet hook 6 and work with single crochets = 8 sts. In 8 cm = 10 rows, finish your work.
Assembly
Sew side details between front and back sides of back. Fasten the side details with 1 row of slip sts in 2 threads of yarn with crochet hook 8. Sew front and back sides. Sew handles. Sew bow.