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How’s your week going? I had a long, long night on Sunday night working at my retail job and that really made my Monday long and exhausting too. I don’t talk about it a lot, but I think it’s important that creatives talk about our lives, which includes (for most of us at least) that we have a job (or 2 or 3) because all the patterns I made here don’t support my family. I love doing it, don’t get me wrong, but my patterns are free on my blog because I have ads here and I have pdfs available in my Ravelry shop, which both help to pay for the blog and more yarn. So, what I’m saying is, make sure you’re sharing links to blog posts and buying patterns when you can (and I don’t mean for me, any creative!). Help a designer out <3
So… now that I got that out, how about we talk about this week’s pattern?! I had so much fun making my Starburst Purse that I turned around and made another purse. I kinda wanted to compare the two, show off how you can do similar color blooming from the center/flower designs but they don’t have to be the same. I just love all the things yarn can do, don’t you?
I can’t wait to see your photos!
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Materials
- US G (4.00 mm) crochet hook
- Aran/ medium/ size #4 weight yarn
- 3.5 oz
- 2 – 5 colors (you can do as few or as many colors as you want)
- I used Bernat Super Value
- Needle that will weave in your ends
Gauge
- 18 sc x 21 rows = 4”
Terms/ Stitches used
- Rnd: round
- RS: right side
- Ch: chain
- St: stitch
- Sc: single crochet
- Slip st: slip stitch
- Hdc: half double crochet
- HdcC: half double crochet cluster (explained below)
- Tr: treble crochet
- Bptr: back post treble crochet
- Picot
Notes
- HdcC (half double crochet cluster): yarn over, insert hook into specified stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, insert hook into the same stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through all 5 loops on your hook. This is basically a hdc2tog done in one stitch.
- This pattern is worked in the round, from the center out, with a slip st into the first st of the round. This pattern is worked in 4 sections: the Front, the Back, the Securing/Straps, and the Tendrils.
- The ch-1 at the beginning of the rounds does not count as a stitch.
- The Front and Back pieces are not the same (unless you’d like them to be). The Front has the texture but the Back does not.
- On the Front and Back pieces only have turns on some rounds.
- On the Front theodd rnds are the right side.
- When working the bptr stitches, remember to skip a stitch on the row you’re working (as noted in the pattern).
- The Strap is made of rows of chains. After you sc both the Front and Back together in the Securing section you will chain 130 chains and the slip st into the first st of the Securing section. To complete the Strap section you will chain 130 back and forth from the first and last st of the Securing section.
- In the photos, color A is yellow (random stash color), color B is light pink (Bernat Super Value), color C is darker pink (Bernat Super Value) , color D light green (Bernat Super Value) , and color E is dark green (Bernat Super Value) .
Finished product dimensions (measurements may vary by gauge and yarn used)
Purse: 9.5″ – 10″ across
Strap: 28″ across
Lily Pad Pruse Crochet Pattern instructions
Front
Rnd 1: A: Create a magic circle, ch 1, sc 6 times into the circle, slip st into the first st – 6 sc
Rnd 2: A: Ch 1, sc twice into the same st as join, sc twice into the next 5 sts, slip st into the first st – 12 sc
Rnd 3: A: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next st, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 18 sc
Fasten off color A.
Rnd 4: B: Ch 1, turn, sc into the same st as join and into the next st, tr and sc into the next st, *sc into the next 2 sts, tr and sc into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 18 sc 6 tr
Rnd 5: B: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join and into the next 2 sts, tr and sc into the next st, *sc into the next 3 sts, tr and sc into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 24 sc, 6 tr
Rnd 6: B: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join and into the next 3 sts, tr and sc into the next st, *sc into the next 4 sts, tr and sc into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 30 sc, 6 tr
Rnd 7: B: Ch 1, turn, sc in the same st as join and into the next 4 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 5 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 42 sc
Rnd 8: B: Ch 1, sc in the same st as join and into the next 5 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 6 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 48 sc
Fasten off color B.
Rnd 9: C: Ch 1, turn, sc into the same st as join and into the next 6 sts, tr and sc into the next st, *sc into the next 7 sts, tr and sc into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 48 sc, 6 tr
Rnd 10: C: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join and into the next 7 sts, tr and sc into the next st, *sc into the next 8 sts, tr and sc into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 54 sc, 6 tr
Rnd 11: C: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join and into the next 8 sts, tr and sc into the next st, *sc into the next 9 sts, tr and sc into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 60 sc, 6 tr
Rnd 12: C: Ch 1, turn, sc in the same st as join and into the next 9 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 10 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 72 sc
Rnd 13: C: Ch 1, sc in the same st as join and into the next 10 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 11 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 78 sc
Fasten off color C.
Rnd 14: D: Ch 1, turn, sc into the same st as join and into the next 5 sts, HdcC into the next st, sc into the next 5 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 6 sts, HdcC into the next st, sc into the next 5 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 78 sc, 6 HdcC
Rnd 15: D: Ch 1, turn, sc into the same st as join and into the next 12 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 13 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 90 sc
Rnd 16: D: Ch 1, turn, sc into the same st as join and into the next 5 sts, bptr around the next HdcC st from rnd 14 and skip a st, sc into the next 3 sts, bptr around the HdcC st you just worked around and skip a st, sc into the next 3 sts, sc twice into the next st, * sc into the next 6 sts, bptr around the next HdcC st from rnd 14 and skip a st, sc into the next 3 sts, bptr around the HdcC st you just worked around and skip a st, sc into the next 3 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 84 sc, 12 bptr
Rnd 17: D: Ch 1, turn, sc into the same st as join and into the next 14 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 15 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 102 sc
Rnd 18: D: Ch 1, turn, sc into the same st as join and into the next 5 sts, bptr around the next tr from rnd 15 and skip a st, sc into the next 5 rows, bptr around the next tr from rnd 15 and skip a st, sc into the next 3 rows, sc twice into the next st, * sc into the next 6 sts, bptr around the next tr from rnd 15 and skip a st, sc into the next 5 rows, bptr around the next tr from rnd 15 and skip a st, sc into the next 3 rows, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 96 sc, 12 bptr
Fasten off color D.
Rnd 19: E: Ch 1, turn, sc into the same st as join and into the next 16 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 17 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 114 sc
Rnd 20: E: Ch 1, turn, sc into the same st as join and into the next 6 sts, bptr around the next tr from rnd 17 and skip a st, sc into the next 5 sts, bptr around the next tr from rnd 17 and skip a st, sc into the next 4 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 6 sts, bptr around the next tr from rnd 17 and skip a st, sc into the next 5 sts, bptr around the next tr from rnd 17 and skip a st, sc into the next 4 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 108 sc, 12 bptr
Rnd 21: E: Ch 1, turn, sc into the same st as join and into the next 18 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 19 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 126 sc
Rnd 22: E: Ch 1, turn, sc into the same st as join and into the next 9 sts, bptr around the closest tr from rnd 19 (you’re going to have to angle back for it) and skip a st, sc into the next st, bptr around the next tr from rnd 19 and skip a st, sc into the next 7 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 10 sts, bptr around the closest tr from rnd 19 (you’re going to have to angle back for it) and skip a st, sc into the next st, bptr around the next tr from rnd 19 and skip a st, sc into the next 7 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 120 sc, 12 bptr
Rnd 23: E: Ch 1, turn, sc into the same st as join and into the next (all around), slip st into the first st – 132 sc
Rnd 24: E: Ch 1, turn, sc into the same st as join and into the next (all around), slip st into the first st – 132 sc
Fasten off, weave in all your ends.
Back
Rnd 1: A: Create a magic circle, ch 1, sc 6 times into the circle, slip st into the first st – 6 sc
Rnd 2: A: Ch 1, turn, sc twice into the same st as join, sc twice into the next 5 sts, slip st into the first st – 12 sc
Rnd 3: A: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next st, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 18 sc
Fasten off color A.
Rnd 4: B: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 2 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 24 sc
Rnd 5: B: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 3 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 30 sc
Rnd 6: B: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 4 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 36 sc
Rnd 7: B: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 5 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 42 sc
Rnd 8: B: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 6 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 48 sc
Fasten off color B.
Rnd 9: C: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 7 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 54 sc
Rnd 10: C: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 8 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 60 sc
Rnd 11: C: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 9 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 66 sc
Rnd 12: C: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 10 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 72 sc
Rnd 13: C: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 11 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 78 sc
Fasten off color C.
Rnd 14: D: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 12 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 84 sc
Rnd 15: D: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 13 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 90 sc
Rnd 16: D: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 14 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 96 sc
Rnd 17: D: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 15 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 102 sc
Rnd 18: D: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 16 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 108 sc
Fasten off color D.
Rnd 19: E: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 17 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 114 sc
Rnd 20: E: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 18 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 5 more times, slip st into the first st – 120 sc
Rnd 21: E: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 19 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 126 sc
Rnd 22: E: Ch 1, turn, *sc into the next 20 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 132 sc
Rnd 23: E: Ch 1, turn, sc into the next 132 sts, slip st into the first st – 132 sc
Rnd 24: B: Ch 1, turn, sc into the next 132 sts, slip st into the first st – 132 sc
Fasten off, weave in your ends. Move onto securing/ strap.
Securing
With the right side facing you, skip the next 10 st to the left of the seam on rnd 24, place a st marker in the next st. From the st marker you placed, skip the next 43 sts to the right, place a st marker in the next st to the right.
Create a slipknot on your hook and sc into the first st maker you placed, sc into the next 87 (until you get to the next st marker), sc into the next st marker – 89 sc
Strap
Note:
The Strap is made of rows of chains. After you sc both the Front and Back together in the Securing section you will chain 130 chains and the slip st into the first st of the Securing section. To complete the Strap section you will chain 130 back and forth from the first and last st of the Securing section.
Row 1: ch 130, slip st into the first st of this Rnd 1
Row 2: ch 130, slip st into the last st of Rnd 1
Row 3: ch 130, slip st into the first st of Rnd 1
Row 4: ch 130, slip st into the last st of Rnd 1
Fasten off color E
Row 5: create a slipknot on your hook with color D, slip st into the last st of Row 1 of the Securing Row, *ch 10, sc around the previous 4 Rows,* repeat from * to * 10 more times across the chain, slip st into the first st of Row 1 from the Securing – 11 sc
Tendrils
To add a little something extra, I added some tendrils to one side of the Strap using the same instructions as I made for my Pauline Pumpkin Ami. This just optional, you can add as many or as few tendrils as you’d like.
Row 1: Ch 18, create a picot with the final ch 3, and hdc 3 times into the next st, *hdc twice into the next st, hdc 3 times into the next st,* repeat from * to * 6 more times across – 38 hdcs
Fasten off leaving a long tail and use the tail to secure your tendril to your bag.
Mary Carway
Friday 7th of June 2024
I loved doing this handbag, it turned out very well, Thank you.
Monica
Sunday 19th of April 2020
This is adorable. Been looking for a cute purse pattern for my 10 yr. old granddaughter. This is the perfect size and I can do it in her favorite colors. Can’t wait to get started. Thank you.