Handbag Patterns

Irish crochet opera bag

handbag patterns

Handbag patterns Materials required: - 2 spools crochet silk, 1 crochet hook no. 8

The rose is made first.

ch. 6, join in a ring.

Second round: ch. 4 and catch in the ring with sl. st., repeat 5 times thus forming 6 spaces.

Third round: 1 s.c., 5 d.c. all in the first space, repeat in each of the 5 other spaces.

Fourth round: 5 ch. and catch in back on the last spoke of the petal of rose with sl. st., repeat this all around.

Fifth round: 1 s.c., 7 d.c. and repeat all around.

Sixth round: 6 ch. and continue as in the fourth round.

Seventh round: 1 s.c., 9 d.c., and repeat all around.

Eight round: 7 ch. and continue as in fourth round.

Ninth round: 1 s.c., 11 d.c., repeat all around.

Tenth round: 8 ch, and repeat all around.

Eleventh round: 1 s.c., 13 d.c., repeat all around.

Twelfth row: 9 ch. and repeat all around.

Thirteen round: 1 s.c., 15 d.c., repeat all around.

Fourteenth round: 10 ch. and repeat all around.

Fifteenth round: 1 s.c., 17 d.c., and repeat all around, thus completing the rose.

Sixteenth round: ch. 7 catch back in second ch. to form picot, ch. 8 catch in third ch. ch, 2 thus forming 1 set of picots, catch with sl. st. in fifth stitch of petal. Continue in this way making a set of picots and catching in the 5th and 10th stitches of each petal all around of this handbag patterns tutorial.

Seventeen round: 1 set of picots, catch in center betweenthe two picots of preceding round, ch. 8, catchin next center, turn the work and in the ch. 8 just made, make 16 s.c. ch. 3, and turn, 15 d.c. on the 16 s.c. just made. ch. 3 and catch down before the next picot of preceding round * 1 set of picots, catch in center between next2 picots, 1 set of picots, catch in next center, ch. 8 catch in next center, turn, 16 s.c. ch. 3 and turn 15 d.c. ch 3 catch down as before and repeat from * twice.

Eighteenth round: 1 set of picots, catch in center between the 2 picots of preceding round and continue as seventeenth round was made, excepting that the picots are caught in the third, middle and thirteenth stitches of petals.

(3 turns). Repeat the seventeenth and eighteenth rounds until there are 4 petals on each corner. There will be more picots between the petals on each round. Fasten off. Make the second side like the first. Join the two sides with a single row of picots caught alternately in the center of picot of the two sides of this handbag patterns tutorial.

Border around the top.

First round: Make 1 s.c. in center of some picot space, * ch. 6 and catch in center of next space with 1 s.c. and repeat from * all around. Join. The ribbon holes are next to be made, ch. 5, 1 d.c., ch. 2, skip 2 ch. and repeat all around.

Make another round of ribbon holes on this handbag patterns tutorial, putting the d.c. in spaces of preceding round. Finish the top by putting * 3 s.c. in 1 ribbon space, ch. 5, catch back so as to form a single picot, 3 s.c. and space and continue from * all around the top.

Balls: ch. 4, join in a ring, make 8 s.c. in the ring. Do not join as the balls are worked round and round, both threads of stitch being taken up.

Next round: Put 2 s.c. in each stitch of preceding round. Make 12 more rounds of 16 s.c., then 2 rounds, skipping every 3rd stitch on each round, fill with cotton and make a final round, skipping every other stitch. Draw up with 1 s.c. ch., 10 and fasten off.

Make 20 more balls in the same manner. Fasten 3 balls on each corner of bag. 3 in center of lower edge, 3 in center of each rose and 3 in each upper corner of this handbag patterns tutorial.