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Little Girl’s Flower Purse
My daughter already likes to play ‘grown up’ and requested a ‘purse’ like Mommy’s 🙂
The purse has a small pocket in the front and an adjustable strap!
Girl’s Flower Purse
Skill Level:
Easy
Materials:
- 50 grams of light weight worsted yarn in pink
- 10 – 25 grams of light weight worsted yarn in purple, green, yellow, cream and blue
- Size 4.00 mm Hook
- 2 x 5cm plastic key rings (or anything suitable)
- 7 x assorted flower buttons (or any that are suitable)
- Yarn Needle
Abbreviations:
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet
sl st – slip stitch
Gauge: Tension/Gauge is not necessary for this project to be perfect
Finished Size:
Approx 24 cm in width & 18 cm in length (without straps)
Instructions:
Note: Everything is made using the 4.00mm hook and light weight worsted yarn
I used the following pattern stitch to make my base for my purse:
The Very Basic Dishcloth Kitchen Crochet Pattern!
Base:
With Pink yarn
CH 44
Work 53 rows in the following pattern:
The Very Basic Dishcloth Kitchen Crochet Pattern!
Fasten off and weave in tails.
Sides:
With Purple yarn
Starting in one corner and working 1 SC into each row – work up 53 stitches along one side
continue working Base pattern for 4 rows – or optional work 4 rows SC.
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
Repeat instructions for other side.
Fold purse in half and with yarn needle and the sewing tail – sew the sides closed.
Flip purse inside out and “pop” purple sides inwards.
Top:
With Green yarn
Starting in the first ST of a pink row, join green yarn with a SC
Work 1 SC into each ST – when reaching the purple section, work 2 SC into purple part – see photo for guide.
Continue working 1 SC into each ST along pink section, work 2 SC into purple part.
Join with a SL ST into first SC worked, CH1
Rnd 2 – 4: Work 1 SC into each ST all around, SL ST into first SC worked, CH1
Rnd 5: *CH3 (counts as 1 DC), work 1 DC into same ST, SKIP 2 STS, SL ST into next ST.
Repeat from * until end of round.
Fasten off and weave in tails.
Strap:
With Blue yarn
Note: this can be made as short or as long as desired, just add stitches
Before starting chain leave a tail for sewing
CH110
Row 1: Work 1 SC into 2nd CH from hook, work 1 SC into next 99 STS (leave 10 CH unworked at end of row, TURN, CH1
Row 2 – 3: Work 1 SC into each ST until end, TURN, CH1 (100 SC)
Row 4: Work 1 SC into each ST until end, CH 10
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing
Create a loop with the 10 unworked CH stitches – use photo as guide.
Sew in tails as shown in photo, weave in ends.
Pocket:
With Yellow yarn
CH 16
Row 1: Work 1 SC into 2nd CH from hook, work 1 SC into each ST until end, TURN, CH1
Row 2 – 14: Work 1 SC into each ST until end, TURN, CH 1
After last row, TURN and SL ST all around pocket.
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing
Sew pocket into position, leaving the top unworked (open)
Flower:
With Cream/White yarn
Make a magic ring
*CH3, work 1 DC, 1 TR, 1 DC into ring, CH3, SL ST into ring.
Repeat from * 4 more time (5 petals made)
Close ring, fasten off and leave a tail for sewing
Sew flower button onto flower, then sew flower onto pocket.
Attach the two plastic key rings (or suitable equivalent) through
the top rows of the purple sections – use photos as guide
Sew buttons ( 3 on each side) approx. 5 – 8 cm from end of strap.
Insert each end of strap through a key ring and fasten loop over a flower button.
The 3 flower buttons creates an adjustable strap 🙂
Happy Hooking 🙂
Joanita Theron is the Owner and Designer at the Creative Crochet Workshop. For more fun and inspiring crochet designs please visit her at one of the following links:
On behalf of the Oombawka Design readers, and myself, I would like to Thank Joanita for this adorable crochet purse pattern! I am sure it will be a hit for all little girls! I especially love how you can use the flowers on the strap to adjust it’s length! Pretty and functional – I love practical features like this!! What a great Gift Giving Idea!
Happy crocheting!
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It is adorable! I’m happy you like them Sharon 🙂 Have a lovely week, Rhondda
Love this Little purse! I have two little neighbor girls that I would like to make them for Christmas! Thanks
Sharon