Feel yourself comfortable and fashionable with this exclusive handbag! I named it “Dew Drop”, because of the shape – it reminds me a drop.
This bag is very capacious, because of round bottom, therefore it can hold many essential items for woman: from wallet and makeup, to lunch box with a bottle of water and favorite book, or even a child’s toys. It also can be used as a casual shopping bag or summer beach-bag too. You can wear it as handbag and shoulder-bag as well.
This bag is really sustainable and will be used for a long time, because it‘s made from strong polyester yarn. Bag do not attract dust, also it can be washed in a washing machine and fully retain form and color after washing.I hope you will enjoy this project.
Good luck!
MATERIALS
YOU WILL NEED:
- ~200 meters polyester rope 5-6 mm: ~40 meters – brown color for stripes, and the rest ~160 meters cappuccino color.
- 7 mm crochet hook.
- Scissors.
- Lighter (for hiding ends).
- Accessories: label (sewn with needle) and favorite tassel.
FINISHED BAG SIZE:
- Round bottom diameter ~30 cm.
- Height ~ 30 cm.
- Handles ~45 cm.
YARN
This polyester yarn, so called rope or cord, is quite a unique yarn. It’s made of tubular knit polyester outer which surrounds polyester yarn core. It’s very easy to work with it and it’s perfect for lots of home décor items, such as baskets, coasters, rugs and etc.
CARE
It can be washed in the washing machine on 30 -40°C gentle cycle. Do not tumble dry, do not bleach, do not iron or dry clean.
STITCHES USED
- Magic loop
- Chain stitch – ch
- Single crochet – sc
- Single crochet back loops only – sc blo
- Slip stitch – sl
CROCHET THE BAG BODY
PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS
Pattern is worked as one piece in the round, so there’s no turning. Work in a spiral and use a stitch marker (or a scrap yarn) to help keep your place. There’re a few links to video’s that will help you.
MAKE THE BASE
Start by making a magic ring
Here’s video how to make a magic ring
First, make a loop. To the up is the skein of yarn. To the down is the end of the yarn. Next, catch the top yarn and pull it under and through the loop, and then chain 1. The hardest part is done.
Now work round 1 single crochet over the loop and the strand of yarn behind the loop together. When all the single crochets are done, pull the loose strand of yarn. The opening will be nice and tight.
ROUND 1: 7 sc into the magic loop (7).
ROUND 2: 2 sc blo into each stitch (14).
ROUND 3: * 1 sc blo, 2 sc blo into next stitch *, repeat * * till round complete (21).
ROUND 4: * 2 sc blo, 2 sc blo into next stitch *, repeat * * till round complete (28).
ROUND 5: * 3 sc blo, 2 sc blo into next stitch *, repeat * * till round complete (35).
ROUND 6: * 4 sc blo, 2 sc blo into next stitch *, repeat * * till round complete (42).
ROUND 7: * 5 sc blo, 2 sc blo into next stitch *, repeat * * till round complete (49).
ROUND 8: * 6 sc blo, 2 sc blo into next stitch *, repeat * * till round complete (56).
ROUND 9: * 7 sc blo, 2 sc blo into next stitch *, repeat * * till round complete (63).
ROUND 10: * 8 sc blo, 2 sc blo into next stitch *, repeat * * six times (60).
If your base is not flat enough – here’s video how make it more flat
I use scrap yarn to mark the last single stitch of the base – it will let you easy count rows for the further crocheting
MAKE THE SIDES
Round 11 – 14: sc blo all stitches for 4 rows up.
Now we will make the stripes. You can follow the instructions below or find a video in a page 10.
Round 15: make slip stitch with the current yarn into the next stitch back loop, then take the brown yarn and pull a loop throughout the next stitch back loop as it is shown in the pictures below.
Then make a sc blo into the next stitch (as in the picture below) and keep crocheting the entire row sc blo
Round 16: make sc blo into the same back loop as the first brown stitch (see the pictures below).
Then make another sc blo, as it is shown in the pictures below, and keep crocheting the entire row sc blo.
Round 17: make slip stitch with the current brown yarn into the next stitch back loop, catch the cappuccino yarn and pull a loop throughout the next stitch back loop as it is shown in the pictures below.
Make one chain and sc blo into the next stitch, as it is shown in the pictures below, and keep crocheting the entire row sc blo.
Round 18: make sc blo into the same back loop as the first cappuccino stitch (see the pictures below). Then make another sc blo, as it is shown in the pictures below, and keep crocheting the entire row sc blo.
Round 19: make slip stitch with the current cappuccino yarn into the next stitch back loop, catch the brown yarn and pull a loop throughout the next stitch back loop as it is shown in the pictures below.
Make one chain and sc blo into the next stitch, as it is shown in the pictures below, and keep crocheting the entire row sc blo.
Here’s the picture of the inside of the bag (see the picture below)
Round 20: make sc blo into the same back loop as the first brown stitch (see the pictures below). Then make another sc blo, as it is shown in the pictures below, and keep crocheting the entire row sc blo
Round 21: make slip stitch with the current brown yarn into the next stitch back loop, catch the cappuccino yarn and pull a loop throughout the next stitch back loop as it is shown in the pictures below
Make one chain and sc blo into the next stitch, as it is shown in the pictures below, and keep crocheting the entire row sc blo.
Make sc blo into the same back loop as the first brown stitch (see the pictures below). Then make another sc blo, as it is shown in the pictures below.
Here’s a video how to make stripes for this bag
Round 22 – 31: sc blo all stitches for 10 rows (or till side is ~30 cm tall). Slip 2 last stitches and weave in end*.
*I always try to hide ends, that it would not be noticeable. So I will show you very easy way to finish this end nicely. But you can skip this tip, if you feel you don’t need it
PERFECT ENDING
This yarn is 100% polyester, so it’s perfect for hiding ends with lighter, because it can melt. Hide the yarn end a little bit further on your crocheting and cut the rest of the yarn, leaving only very short ending.
Then heat this short ending for a few seconds with a lighter and quickly hide it by pushing it under the nearest yarn with a hook (see pictures below).
Here’s video how to end the sides nicely
CROCHET THE HANDLES
Handles are made by crocheting I-Cord. Knowing how to make I-Cord is helpful in so many ways! It can be used as a lanyard, drawstrings or any other rope or cord. So follow the tutorial below how to make I-Cord or find the link to video at the page 13.
I-CORD TUTORIAL
Once you get started, just keep adding rows until you reach your desired length.
ROW 1: Chain 3. Insert hook into 2nd chain, pull up a loop. Insert hook into 3rd chain, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook). Follow 1 – 5 pictures below.
ROW 2 – desired length: catch the yarn and pull up a loop, then remove it from hook, being careful not to lose it (picture 6-8). I like to pinch the cord with my thumb and finger and it helps me not to lose them. Then yarn over and pull a loop through the second loop, carefully remove it from the hook too (picture 9-10). Yarn over and pull up a loop catch the yarn and pull a loop (picture 11-12). To start next row – insert hook into two next (empty) loops (3 loops on a hook)
Here’s video how to crochet I-cord
Continue crocheting rows in this manner until the cord is ~90 cm length. Then pull off the hook, cut the yarn (leaving ~ 30 cm ending) and leave it all. Later we will join the ends.
ASSEMBLING THE BAG
The crochet fabric is very strong, so there is no chance the bag will tears away or brake.
You may get a little stretching in the stitch gap like this (see the photo on the left) and pull the I-Cord throughout it (picture 1)
Weave the I-Cord you’ve just crochet in and out of stitches, about one-two rows down (follow 2 – 8 pictures).
Here’s video how to wave in the handle
JOIN THE ENDS
After you waved the I-Cord, you need to join its endings. This part you can do by ending I-cord (yarn over and pull through all three loops on hook) and tie up both endings together. But I suggest you join the ends nicely, by giving some tips.
From the first glance it can look complicated, but that is not so hard, just follow the instructions step by step below (pictures 1-28) or find the link to video at the page 18.
Take the other I-Cord end and insert hook like in picture 5. Then catch the yarn and pull it all throughout (picture 6 – 8).
Insert hook in the loop like in picture 9. Catch the yarn and pull it all throughout (picture 10)
The first nice joint is done. Two more lose loops are left, so continue joining them in this manner (picture 12-25).
When finished joining, simply make a double knot and hide the ends into the I-Cord and cut the leftovers, leaving very short ends. Then melt it with a lighter and hide into the I-Cord, pushing with fingers.
Here’s video how to join the handle and hide the ends
There are left few yarn endings inside the bag, so you can hide them inside between the stitches, or take a look at this video and see how I manage with this.
That’s it! Now you need to pull handle 1 and handle 2 (see picture below), put your favorite tassel, sew on a label and it’s ready to wear.
