Instructions for “Crochet Bag with Roses”
Size
Approx. 28 x 20 cm
You Will Need
- Yarn (80% viscose, 20% metallic polyester, 100 m/25 g) – 125 g cream, and 50 g each of pink and light gold
- Size 2 mm crochet hook
- 1 package of wax beads, 4 mm diameter
- 30 x 40 cm fusible interfacing S520
- 45 cm cream silk, 90 cm wide
- 1 magnetic snap, 19 mm diameter, and 4 metal or plastic rings, 3 cm diameter
- Fabric marking pencil with disappearing ink
- 1 sheet of tissue paper
Stitch Patterns and Charts
Main Stitch Pattern
Work in single crochet (sc), starting each row with 3 ch instead of the first double crochet (dc).
For each increase, work 2 dc into one base stitch; for each decrease, work 2 dc together.
Filet Pattern
Number of stitches is a multiple of 6 + 2 sts.
Row 1: 3 ch (= 1st dc), * 3 dc, 3 ch, skip 3 sts, repeat from *, end with 1 dc.
Repeat Row 1 continuously, starting each row with 3 ch instead of the first dc and ending with a dc in the chain space of the previous row.
Flowers and Leaves
Work according to Charts A and B.
Gauge
41 sts x 14 rows = 10 x 10 cm, worked in filet pattern.
Instructions
Front of Bag
With cream yarn, chain 110 sts and work 20 rows in filet pattern. Then work 4 more rows in main pattern, working 1 dc into each dc and 2 dc into each chain space in the 1st row.
Back of Bag
Work as for the front.
Side Panel
With cream yarn, chain 10 sts and work in main pattern as follows:
Rows 1-3: dc,
Row 4: increase 1 st on both sides = 12 dc,
Rows 5-7: dc,
Row 8: work as Row 4 = 14 dc,
Rows 9-11: dc,
Row 12: work as Row 4 = 16 dc,
Rows 13-15: dc, Row 16: work as Row 4 = 18 dc,
Rows 17-19: dc,
Row 20: work as Row 4 = 20 dc,
Rows 21-60: dc,
Row 61: decrease 1 st on both sides = 18 dc,
Rows 62-65: dc,
Row 66: work as Row 61 = 16 dc,
Rows 67-70: dc,
Row 71: work as Row 61 = 14 dc,
Rows 72-75: dc,
Row 76: work as Row 61 = 12 dc,
Rows 77-80: dc,
Row 81: work as Row 61 = 10 dc,
Rows 82-84: dc.
Roses
With pink yarn, make 10 flowers.
Start with a magic ring and work in rounds following Chart A. Instead of the 1st stitch of each round, work a chain, and end each round with 1 slip stitch. To move up to Rounds 4, 6, and 8, work 3 or 4 ch as appropriate, see chart. In the last round, join 5 flowers at one petal with 1 slip stitch to form a strip.
Leaves
With light gold yarn, make 12 leaves. For each leaf, start at the arrow with a chain of 10 + 1 ch and work following Chart B back and forth as indicated by the arrows.
Handles
Work all handles in cream yarn.
Make the top part twice. For this, chain 6 sts and work 140 rows in main pattern.
Make the bottom part 4 times. For this, chain 6 sts and work 12 rows in main pattern.
Cover the 4 rings with 45 sc.
Preparation
Carefully block all crocheted pieces and spray generously with a protective fabric spray to guard against soiling.
Finishing
First join the front and back of the bag to the side panel. Place pieces exactly together and join with cream yarn using reverse single crochet (= work sc from left to right).
Along the top edge of the front and back of the bag, fold 2 small pleats 9 cm from the side edges so that the circumference of the top edge equals 24 cm.
Sew 6 leaves in pairs onto the front and back of the bag, 2 cm from the top edge. Sew the roses evenly on top, and sew 1 bead into the center of each flower, see photo.
Thread the bottom parts of the handles through the rings to form loops. Join the ends with reverse single crochet in light gold yarn. Sew the bottom parts of the handles to the front and back of the bag, 3 cm from the side edges. Thread each top handle piece through both rings and sew the short ends together. Work reverse single crochet in light gold yarn around all edges of the bottom handle pieces held together.
Bag Lining
Only half of the lining pattern is given; complete it as a mirror image along the dashed line (= double it). Trace the pattern onto tissue paper and cut out.
Reinforce the lining in the area of the front, back, and bottom with interfacing. Cut the interfacing once according to the pattern and iron it onto the wrong side of the silk. Mark the bottom of the bag. Trim the interfacing exactly to the edge, leaving a 1 cm seam allowance along the top edges. Stitch the edges of the bottom, wrong sides together, to the edge. Press the seam allowances to the wrong side and topstitch. Overcast the outer edges.
Cut the silk according to the pattern with 1 cm seam allowances, mark the bottom. For the side panels, cut 2 strips measuring 7.5 x 17.5 cm. Trim the long edges diagonally on both sides so that the top short side measures only 5 cm. Overcast all pieces.
Sew the side panels into the lining and press the seam allowances along the top edge to the wrong side.
Now place the lining into the interfaced piece with wrong sides together, pin the top edges flush, and sew. Press the seam allowances of the side panels onto the interfacing and baste. Sew the side panels along the seam line by hand with small stitches.
Attach the magnetic snap pieces in the center. Finally, insert the lining fully into the bag and sew the top edge by hand with invisible stitches. If desired, also join the “seams” of the crocheted bag to the lining.
