3-in-1 Crochet Bag - Free Crochet Pattern - Sweetsamdesign : Free Crochet Patterns

This 3-in-1 crochet bag is roomy and stylish. You can carry it 3 ways; handbag, backpack, or over the shoulder.

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Size

The bag size is about 29 cm long, 14 cm wide and 25 cm deep.

Gauge

12 stitches and 6 rows = 4 inches in dc.

Materials

♥ Crochet Hook: 3.5 mm,
♥ Yarn (You can use Macrame Cord T-shirt Yarn or choose yarn weight and hook size they take to achieve the desired gauge),
♥ Zipper: 25 cm,
♥ Lobster clasp: 4,
♥ D rings: 6,
♥ Yarn needle,
♥ scissors.

Stitch

Abbreviations

A, B = Color A, B; mc = magic circle; ch(s) = chain(s); st(s) = stitch(es); sl st =slip stitch ; sc = single crochet; hdc = half double crochet; dc = double crochet; [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified; ()*: repeat directions in parentheses the number of times specified.

Special Stitch

FPdc (Front Post double crochet): Yarn over, wind hook in and out of the indicated st (from front to back between the posts of the indicated st and the previous one of the row below, and then from back to front again between the posts of the indicated st and the following one).

Then work your dc like normal.

Note

♥ Dc, hdc and sc are worked in back loops only (blo).

Instructions

Base of the bag

With A, mc, ch 19 (mc is counted as a ch),
Round 1: ch 3, dc in the 4th ch from hook and in the next 18 chs, 8 dc in mc, turn sideways and continue along other side of the foundation ch, dc in remaining loop of each of next 18 chs,6 dc in the last ch, join with sl st in top of turning ch3.

Round 2: ch 3, dc 20, [2 dc in 1 st] 6 times, dc 20, [2 dc in 1 st] 5 times, dc in the same stitch as the first ch3, join with sl st in top of turning ch3.
Round 3: ch 3, dc 21, [2 dc in 1 st, dc] 2 times, [2 hdc in 1 st] 2 times, [dc, 2 dc in 1 st] 2 times, dc 22, [2 dc in 1 st, dc] 2 times, [2 hdc in 1 st] 2 times, [dc, 2 dc in 1 st] 2 times, join with sl st in top of turning ch3.
Round 4: ch 3, dc 23, 2 dc in 1 st, dc 2, dc and hdc in 1 st, hdc 4, hdc and dc in 1 st, dc 2, 2 dc in 1 st, dc 24, 2 dc in 1 st, dc 2, dc and hdc in 1 st, hdc 4, hdc and dc in 1 st, dc 2, 2 dc in 1 st, join with sl st in top of turning ch3.

Bag Front & Back Panel

Round 5: ch 1, sc in each st to end of round (83 scs).
Round 6: sc in ch st, sc in each st to end of round. (84 scs)
Round 7-9: sc in each st to end of round. (84 scs)
Round 10: sc 1, hdc in each st to end of round. (84 hdcs)
Round 11-14: hdc in each st to end of round. (84 hdcs)
Round 15: hdc 2, dc in each st to end of round (84 dcs).
Round 16-17: dc in each st to end of round. (84 dcs)
Round 18: dc 33, (dc, FPdc) in 1 st, skip 1 st, dc 7, skip 1 st, [(FPdc, dc, FPdc) in 1 st, skip 1 st, dc 7, skip 1 st] 3 times, FPdc, dc in the same st as the previous FPdc, dc 9.
Round 19: dc 35, (dc, FPdc) in 1 st (FPdc st), skip 1 st, dc 5, skip 1 st, (FPdc, dc) in 1 st, dc 1, ( dc, FPdc) in 1 st, skip 1 st, dc 5, skip 1 st, FPdc, (FPdc, dc, FPdc) in 1 st, FPdc, skip 1 st, dc 5, skip 1 st, (FPdc, dc) in 1 st, dc 1, ( dc, FPdc) in 1 st, skip 1 st, dc 5, skip 1 st, (FPdc, dc) in 1 st, dc 9.
Round 20: dc 37, (dc, FPdc) in 1 st (FPdc st), skip 1 st, dc 3, skip 1 st, (FPdc, dc) in 1 st, dc 3, ( dc, FPdc) in 1 st, skip 1 st, dc 3, skip 1 st, FPdc, (FPdc, dc) in 1 st, dc, (dc, FPdc) in 1 st, FPdc, skip 1 st, dc 3, skip 1 st, (FPdc, dc) in 1 st, dc 3, ( dc, FPdc) in 1 st, skip 1 st, dc 3, skip 1 st, (FPdc, dc) in 1 st, dc 9.
Round 21: dc 39, (dc, FPdc) in 1 st (FPdc st), skip 1 st, dc, skip 1 st, (FPdc, dc) in 1 st, dc 5, ( dc, FPdc) in 1 st, skip 1 st, dc, skip 1 st, FPdc, (FPdc, dc) in 1 st, dc 3, (dc, FPdc) in 1 st, FPdc, skip 1 st, dc, skip 1 st, (FPdc, dc) in 1 st, dc 5, ( dc, FPdc) in 1 st, skip 1 st, dc, skip 1 st, (FPdc, dc) in 1 st, dc 9.
Round 22: dc 40, dc in top of FPdc st of the previous round, FPdc2tog over the FPdc sts (with skipping the dc st between them), dc in top of FPdc st of the previous round, dc 7, dc in top of FPdc st of the previous round, FPdc2tog over the FPdc sts (with skipping the dc st between them), (FPdc, dc) in 1 st, dc 5, (dc, FPdc) in 1 st, FPdc2tog over the FPdc sts (with skipping the dc st between them), dc in top of FPdc st of the previous round, dc 7, dc in top of FPdc st of the previous round, FPdc2tog over the FPdc sts (with skipping the dc st between them) , dc in top of FPdc st of the previous round, dc 10, hdc 2,sc 3.
Round 23: (sl st 4, skip 1 st)*, repeat * to end of round.

Note: change color for round 27 and follow the following tutorial to join the last st to the first one to look as a continued chain without interruption.

Round 24-27: sl st in each st to end of round.

Bag Handles (make 2)

The bag handles are crocheted with B. The following tutorial shows you how to make them.
The second tutorial shows you how to attach the first lobster clasp to the first stich. You have to follow the same to attach the second one to the second end.