Round Crochet Purse.

This is a beginner crochet pattern - the Round Crochet Purse is very easy to make (it looks much more difficult then it really is) and you can whip it up really fast. It can be an evening purse for you or a bag for a girl - depending on colors and decoration. When the crochet purse is ready you can decide how to decorate it - you can leave it as it is or add a flower (flowers) to it. For the girl you can also add applique - a duck, a snowflake, a butterfly on a flower... there are so many combinations. :) The ready crochet bag is approximately 7 in (18 cm) in diameter if you use recommended crochet hook and yarn.

Recommended weight yarn:Medium to worsted weight (weight category #4) I used Red Heart Super Saver in Orchid, Purple and Light Purple. Recommended crochet hook size:I 9 (5.5 mm) to J 10 (6.00 mm) Abbreviations and stitches used: CH - chain, SC - single crochet, HDC half double crochet, DC - double crochet, TC - treble crochet. The gauge: 13 SC in 4'' (10 cm); 14 rows in 4'' (10 cm).

Note: SC 2 (the # of stitches is AFTER the stitch's abbreviation) means: make two single crochet stitches in two stitches of the previous row. 2SC (the # of stitches is BEFORE the stitch's abbreviation) means: make two single crochet stitches in one stitch (increase). For example, [SC 2, 2SC] means: make a SC in the first stitch, then another SC in the second stitch, and then make 2 SC together in the third stitch (an increase).

How to make the Round Crochet Purse: make 2 flat identical circles, sew them together leaving an opening (approximately 1/4 of the circle), make a handle. This beginner crochet pattern is very simple! :) Do not make a slip stitch at the end of each row and do not make a CH stitch at the beginning of each row, work in spirals instead - you will have no seam. Attach the stitch marker to the end of the first or the second row to indicate it and move the stitch marker up as the work progresses.

CH 3

Join in a ring with a slip stitch

Row #1: SC 6 in a Row #2: 2SC in each ring, attach a stitch stitch for all 6 stitches. marker to the lats The total will be 12 stitch stitches after completing of this row.

Row #3: [SC, 2 SC], repeat [ ] 6 times around the row. This means: make a SC (in the first stitch of the row), then make 2SC in the next following stitch (the second stitch of the row), then make another SC in the next following stitch (the third stitch of the row), 2SC in the fourth stitch of the row and so on for 4 more times. The total = 18 stitches after the completing of this row. Row #4: [SC 2, 2 SC] Repeat [ ] 6 times around the row. This means: make a SC in the first stitch of the row, make a SC in the second stitch of the row, make two SCs in the third stitch of the row and repeat this pattern 5 more times. The total = 24 stitches after completing of this row. Row #5: [SC 3, 2 SC] Repeat [ ] 6 times around the row. Total = 30 stitches after completing of this row. Row #6: [SC 4, 2 SC] Repeat [ ] 6 tomes around the row. Total = 36 stitches after completing of this row. Row #7: [SC 5, 2 SC] Repeat [ ] 6 times around the row. Total = 42 stitches after completing this row.

Row #8: [SC 6, 2 SC] Repeat [ ] 6 times around the row. Total = 48 stitches after completing this row. Row #9: [SC 7, 2 SC] Repeat [ ] 6 times around the row. Total = 54 stitches after completing this row. The circle should be flat. If the circle is ruffled or looks like a bowl - this means you've made more stitches in a row or less stitches in a row then stated in the pattern - always check the number of stitches after completing each row.

The ready flat circle.

Make the second circle exactly as the first one.

Place both circles together and make a row: CH 1 and SC in each SC for 38 stitches (the rest will be the opening), slip stitch.

Turn, make a row of "fringe" around: [CH Continue slip stitches around the edge of 3, slip stitch in the second stitch (skip the opening. one)]. Repeat [ ] around the row until the opening, slip stitch.

The last slip stitch around the opening should be where both circles join. From this point start the handle.

The handle: make a When the chain is Make slip stitches chain (how long you long enough for the along the handle in the want to make the handle, make a slip back direction. handle). P.S. I made it stitch at the opposite long - 36 in (91.5 cm). end of the bag's opening.

The ready purse :)

The almost ready Optionally: you can round crochet purse: add snap fasteners ti you can leave it as it is the both sides of the or ass a crochet flower opening (from the :) inside).

The crochet flower pattern for this Round Crochet Purse you can find here: (make 5 tiers): Big Crochet Rose

Big Crochet Rose.

This crochet flower pattern is for the Big Crochet Rose with 2 to 4 and even 5 layers - the choice is yours, you can do as many layers as needed.

Yarn recommended for the big crochet rose: medium weight or worsted weight (weight category #4). I used Red Heart Super Saver in White, Petal Pink, Light Raspberry and Burgundy. Recommended crochet hook:I9/5.5 mm or J10/6.00 mm Stitches and abbreviations used: CH - chain, SC - single crochet, DC - double crochet, slip

stitch.

1-layer Rose Flower

3 1/4 in (8.25 cm) across

2-layers Rose Flower

4 in (10 cm) across

3-layers Rose Flower

4 1/2 in (11.5 cm) across

4-layers Rose Flower

5 1/4 in (13.5 cm) across.

THE CENTER OF THE FLOWER.

Start with the center of the crochet rose: 1. CH 3, join in a ring with a slip stch, CH 2 2. DC 12 in the ring 3. Slip stitch to joitn the row

THE FIRST LAYER OF THE FLOWER. For each layer: first make the arcs supporting the petals (one arc for one petal) and then make petals in the arcs.
Acrs for the first layer: 1. CH 2 2. Slip stitch in the 2nd stitch. 3. Repeat 1-2around the row (6 times total)

for 6 petals. Petals First Layer:

Step 1: CH 3

Step 2: DC 3 in the first arc, CH 3

Step 3: Slip stitch in Repeat Steps 1-3for the same arc. First the remaining 5 petals. petal is ready! The first layer is ready! :)

THE SECOND LAYER OF THE FLOWER.

Arcs for the second layer:

Attach the yarn of different color if you plan to make multicolored crochet rose.

Step 1. CH 3

Step 2. Slip stitch in Repeat Steps 1-2 for 5 the back of the first more arcs of the seond layer between the layer. petals of the first layer.

Petals for the second layer:

Petals for the second layer are similar to petals of the first layer, just a DC stitch more: [slip stitch in the beginning of the arc,CH 3, DC 4, CH 3, slip stitch at the end of the arc.]. Repeat [ ] for all 6 arcs.

The front view and the back view of a completed second layer.

THE THIRD, THE FOURTH (AND THE FIFTH) LAYER OF THE BIG CROCHET ROSE:
All layers are done in the same way as the second layer, the difference is only in numbers of CH stitches for the arcs and in numners of DC stitches for the petals: The third layer: Arcs: [CH 4, slip stitch] repeat [ ] 6 times . Petals: [slip stitch at the beginning of the arc, CH 3, DC 5 in the arc, CH 3, slip stitch at the end of the arc] repeat [ ] for 6 petals. The fourth layer: Arcs: [CH 4, slip stitch] repeat [ ] 6 times. Petals: [slip stitch at the beginning of the arc, CH 3, DC 6 in the arc, CH 3, slip stitch at the end of the arc] repeat [ ] for 6 petals. The fifth layer (if needed): Arcs: [CH 5, slip stitch] repeat [ ] 6 times. Petals: [slip stitch at the beginning of the arc, CH 3, DC 7 in the arc, CH 3, slip stitch at the end of the arc] repeat [ ] for 6 petals.

The third layer: Arcs: [CH 4, slip stitch] repeat [ ] 6 times .

The finished third layer - side view and top view :)

The finished 5-layers Big Crochet Rose front view and back view :)