Shall we make this beautiful crochet handbag for little and not so little girls?
I made this crochet handbag for my little 2 years old girl. But, if you will make strap longer – older girls definitely will love it as well 🙂
Size of this crochet handbag is approximately 14 cm width, 11 cm height, and 42 cm height with a strap. Of course, finished size will depend on the size of yarn and hook you are going to use.
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Materials you will need:
- 30g of red yarn DK yarn
- Approximately 10g of pink and 10g of DK purple yarn
- Material for lining (I used old pillowcase)
- 3.0mm crochet hook
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
- 1 button
Abbreviations:
SC – single crochet
Sl st – slip stitch
CH – chain
DC – double crochet
Crochet Handbag body
Row 1: Ch 32.
Row 2: Starting from ch 3 dc all row.
Row 3-28: Start every row with ch 2, dc in the same st, dc in the next 27 st [28]
At the end you will have rectangle approximately 16cm wide and 22cm long.
Fold rectangle in half and with wrong sides together whip stitch along the side seams. After finishing, turn it inside out.
Now we are going to make lining for our bag. Choose preferred material and colour (I used old pillowcase). Make rectangle approximately same width but a few cm longer. Over sew the edges, fold over top 2cm and sew upside seam. After that carefully sew the lining into the bag.
Crochet Handbag Strap
When making strap, chain the desired length. I was doing my bag for my little 2 years old girl, so my strap was chain 135 (approximately 72cm).
Row 1: Ch 135
Row 2: Starting from ch 2: 1 sc in each ch
Row 3-4: Starting with ch 2, dc in the same st, dc in all st till the end of the row [132]
Row 5: Starting with ch 1, sc in the same st, sc in all st till the end of the row [132]
Doily Flap
I made doily flap out of 2 colours, pink and purple.
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch 2, 9 dc. Pull tight, join with sl st to complete round [10]
Round 2: Ch 2, dc in the same stitch, 2 dc in each remaining stitch around. Join with sl st to complete round [20]
Round 3: Ch 2, dc in the next stitch, ch 2, (dc in next 2 stitches, ch 2) x repeat around [10 x 2 dc pairs]
Round 4: Sl st to 2 ch space. Ch 2, dc, ch 3, 2 dc in the same space. 2 dc into next space, ch 3, 2 dc into same space. Repeat around.
Round 5: Sl st to 2 ch space. Ch 2, 2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc in the same space. 3 dc into next space, ch 3, 3 dc into same space. Repeat around. After this round – change the colour.
Round 6: Starting with purple colour. Sl st 2 ch space. Ch 2, 8 dc into first 3 ch space. 9 dc into each remaining 3 ch space around. Join with sl st.
Round 7: ch 2, dc around. Finish with sl st, leave long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Sew strap to the handbag.
Attach doily to the back of purse, approximately one third of the way down. Sew the button where it fits best.
That’s it, enjoy your new handbag 😊
Do you want to add beautiful rainbow keyring for this handbag? Check this link 😉
Please share your finished crochet handbag pictures in comments as I’m really curious to see it.
Thanks for reading and enjoy your day!