Pattern: Pink Bag

Yes!! Finally one of the two patterns lingering in my brain and lounging in my crochet basket is finally done!

Meet my very pretty Pink Bag:

Well, meet the bottom! Doesn't it look pretty?

 

Just kidding, here it is! I am very proud, and it is such a lovely basic pattern. I am going to use this bag so store my stash of Phildar crochet no 3 in which I have used for the patterns accompanying the "Learn to Crochet Simple Style". Have fun with it!

Ofcourse the pattern is available in a printer-friendly version and has its own Ravelry entry!

General information

I was given some pink yarn by my sister and it has been in my stash for about two years. Had to do something with it. So it became a bag!

Skill level

Beginner

Abbreviations

Ch: chain

Sl st: slip stitch

Sc: single crochet

Hdc: Half double crochet

Dc: double crochet

Notes

You can choose any yarn you want for this project, any colour. Just keep in mind this will alter the dimensions of the bag. If you want to make the same size bag you have to make sure to get the same gauge. The changing of colours and the embellishment are optional.

Finished measurement

Bottom of the bag: 27 cm wide or 10.5” wide

Sides of the bag (excluding handles part): 25 cm in height or 10” in height

Length of handles: 53 cm long or 21” long

Gauge: 11 rounds in 4” at bottom of bag, 12 rounds and 14 hdc in 4” at side of the bag

Materials

3 balls of Zeeman Royaal (worsted weight yarn, 264 yards or 241 meters per ball). Two balls Zeeman Royaal in two shades Multi (purple and dark pink) and one ball Zeeman Royaal Uni in soft pink.

Colour A: Zeeman Royaal Uni

Colour B: Zeeman Royaal Multi dark pink

Colour C: Zeeman Royaal Multi purple

Crochet hook size 4.0 mm or G

Button (optional)

Pattern

Bottom of bag

The work is never turned and starts with colour A.

Ch 3, sl st to close.

Round 1: Ch2 (counts as hdc throughout), hdc 7 times into ring, sl st to second ch of ch2 to close round (8 hdc)

Round 2: Ch2, hdc once into same st, hdc two times into each hdc, drop colour A at back of work, sl st with colour B to second ch of ch2 to close round (16 hdc)

Round 3: Ch2, hdc once into same st, * hdc in next st, hdc two times into next st*, repeat between ** six more times, hdc once in last st, drop colour B at back of work,  sl st with colour A to second ch of ch2 to close round (24 hdc)

Round 4: Ch2, hdc once into same st, * hdc once in next two st, hdc two times into next st*, repeat between ** six more times, hdc once in last st, drop colour A at back of work, sl st with colour B to second ch of ch 2 to close round (32 hdc)

Keep increasing as described in round 3 and 4. You should have 8 places in your circle where you increase and you will always increase in the second st of the increase of last round. The amount of stitches where you crochet once will grow with one stitch each round.

Alternate with colour A and B each round, dropping the unused colour at the back of your work.

Increase until you are satisfied with the width of the bottom, or until you have 112 hdc (including the ch2). You will have made 14 rounds and will have the last round made with colour A.

Body of bag

Continue with colour A.

Round 15: Ch2 (counts as hdc throughout), hdc once in each following st, sl st to second ch of ch2 to close round (112 hdc)

Repeat round 15 29 times whilst alternating colour A, B and C as described for the bottom of the bag.

Start with colour A in round 15 and make 7 rounds alternating colour A and B. Cut off both A and B (leaving an end of about 7”) and attach colour C using the sl st to close the round.

Make 15 rounds just using colour C, cut it off (leaving an end of about 7”) and attached colour A using the sl st to close round.

Make 7 more rounds alternating colour A and B as described for the bottom of the bag. The first and last round will be made with colour A.

Handles of the bag

Continue with colour A.

Round 44: Ch2, hdc once in next 13 st, ch72, sk 28 hdc, hdc once in next 28 st, ch72, sk 28 st, hdc once in last 14 st, sl st to second ch of ch2 to close round

Round 45: Ch2, hdc once in all st (this includes all ch), drop colour A, sl st with colour B (pick it up loosely) to second ch of ch2 to close round (200 hdc)

Round 46: Ch2, hdc once in all st, drop colour B, sl st with colour A to second ch of ch2 to close round (200 hdc)

Repeat round 45 and 46 once (round 47 and 48).

Round 49: Ch2, hdc once in all st, sl st to second ch of ch2 to close round (200 hdc)

Round 50: Ch1, sl st in each st and sl st to first ch made. Fasten off.

Weave in all ends

Reinforcing the handles

With colour A, attach the yarn in the middle st on the inside of the handles at the body of the bag. Sl st in each st and row end around the inside of the handle. Repeat for other side. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Embellishment

Use colour A

Ch3, sl st to close

Round 1: Ch1 (does not count as a st), sc 6 times into ring, sl st to first st to close round (6 sc)

Round 2: Ch1, sc twice in each st, sl st to first st to close round (12 sc)

Round 3: Ch1, sc once in same st, *ch 9, sl st your way back on the ch9 (you made a “point”, sc twice in next st, sc once in next st* repeat between ** 5 more times, sc twice in last st, drop colour A, sl st with colour B to first st to close round.

Round 4: Ch1, *sl st in each sc, (sc in first two ch, hdc once in next two ch, dc once in next two ch, hdc once in next st, sc in next ch, sl st in last ch of side, on other side sl st in first ch, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc once in next two ch, hdc once in next two ch, sc once in last two ch)* repeat between ** 5 more times, drop colour B, sl st with colour A to first sl st to close round.  Cut off colour B (leave an 7” end).

Round 5: Sl st around six pointed star in all stitches. Sl st to first sl st to close round. Fasten off colour A.

Weave in ends. Sew six pointed star in middle of bag and attach a button.