Here is a small handbag that I made on an impulse a few days ago and am particularly pleased with how it turned out.I really liked the look of a motif featured in Jan Eaton's book, crochet basics, but couldn't find the pattern anywhere within the actual book! So I guessed from the pictures what it was, and reproduced this motif. I liked it so much I made another, using some light yarn from my scraps bag in two pretty colours. They seemed to tell me they wanted to be made into a bag! I don't know why, I didn't ask them. I'm not so crazy to ask questions of crochet motifs, but there you have it. A cute and pretty little bag with a draw-string lip. I don't know if I'll ever use it, I wonder if anyone would like it as a gift?
My guess at the pattern motif
1. contrast colour (opt.), ch 5, sl st to form ring, ch 2, 15 trbl (US dc) into ring, sl st to join, (16 trbl)
2. main colour (opt.), ch 2, (trbl in next trbl, ch 1) in ea trbl, sl st to join (16 trbl, 16 ch sp)
3. ch 2, 2 trbl in same ch sp, 3 trbl in ea ch sp, sl st to join, (48 trbl)
4. contrast colour (opt.), (dc (US sc) in space between 2 sets of 3 trbl, ch 3) 3 times, (dc in next space, ch 5) in next space to form corner, repeat 3 times to end to form 4 corners, sl st into starting dc
5. ch 2, 2 trbl in same ch sp, 3 trbl ea in next 2 ch sp, (5 trbl, ch 1, 5 trbl) in corner ch sp, repeat 3 times to end with 4 corners, sl st into starting ch, (67 trbl)
6. main colour (opt.), ch 2, trbl in ea trbl, (2 trbl in corner ch 1 sp), repeat around to end with 4 corners,
My pretty bag pattern
1. make 2 square motifs of same size
2. trbl in ea trbl of one motif on 3 sides only
3. sl st 3 sides of two motifs together
4. ch desired length for handle (90 ch), sl st to start of row 3
5. ch 2 sl st to same trbl, trb in ea ch of handle to start of row 4, sl st
6. ch 2, trbl in ea trbl across top lip of bag with 2 trbl in start of handle on ea side, sl st
7. ch 2, trbl in ea trbl around lip of bag, sl st, fasten off
8. contrast colour (opt.), ch length longer than lip of bag, thread in and out through trbls at top of bag lip, sl st to form ring, fasten off
It is cute though I'm not sure I can use it myself. Some thoughts for use: a nice purse for a young woman or girl to use during a garden wedding; nice bag to put gifts inside for someone else; a nice bag to put in some pretty undies for yourself or a friend; a bingo dabber bag, etc. Have fun figuring out a good use for it.
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ReplyDeleteyour crochet squares looks great ,
and this small string bag is the cutes i have seen , yes it seems ,preety
usable and i would love to have this as a gift and rather i am thinking of turning my many crochet granny squares to be in small string bags for my friends lil gals as a chrismas goodie.
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greetings
Rachana