Crochet bag with crossed double crochet stitch

Materials:

300 meters of purse thread of 0.5 mm thickness (you may also substitute it with light worsted weight/category 3 yarn)

3 mm crochet hook

Magnetic button

Decorative button

Yarn needle

Size:

A little over 9 inches high and 11 inches wide

Stitches/Abbreviations Used:

** - Repeat instructions within asterisks as many times as directed

[ ] - repeat instructions within parenthesis as a set as many times as directed

st/sts - stitch/stitches

sl st - slip stitch

sc - single crochet

dc - double crochet

sc2tog/sc3tog - single crochet together in 2/3 consecutive stitches (sc decrease)

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Instruction

Base

Round 1: Ch 42, sc in 2^nd ch from hook and in rest of the chs except the last, 3 sc in last ch, sc in next 39 ch on the other side, 2 sc in next ch. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc. (84 sts)

Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1^st st, sc in next 39 sts, 2 sc in next 3 sts, sc in next 39 sts, 2 sc in next 2 sts. Join with a sl st to 1^st st. (90 sts)

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, 2 sc in next st, sc in 39 sts, [sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] 3 times, sc in 39 sts, [sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] 2 times. Join. (96 sts)

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in 39 sts, [sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] 3 times, sc in 39 sts, [sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] 2 times. Join. (102 sts)

Round 5: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1^st st, sc in next 3 sts, sc in 39 sts, [2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts] 3 times, sc in 39 sts, [2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts] 2 times. Join. (108 sts)

Round 6: Ch 1, sc in 4 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in 39 sts, [sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st] 3 times, sc in 39 sts, [sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st] 2 times. Join. (114 sts)

Body

Round 7 to 10: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc (114 sts)

Round 11: Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), skip 1 st before the chs and dc in the st before that (forms X), **skip next 2 sts, dc in the next st, ch 1, dc in the 1^st skipped st** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the 3^rd ch at the beginning of round.

Round 12: Ch 1, sc in each st and each ch-1 space around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc. (114 sts)

Round 13: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc. (114 sts)

Round 14: Sl st in next 2 sts (2^nd and 3^rd sc), ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), skip the st previous to it and dc in the st before it (forms a X), **skip next 2 sts, dc in next st, ch 1, dc in the 1^st skipped st** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the 3^rd ch.

Repeat rounds 12, 13 and 14 seven more times, finally work 3 rounds of sc. Cut off yarn.

Handles (make 2)

Ch 90, sl st at the back of each ch across, Fasten off. (Make more chs if you want longer handles)

Flap

Row 1: Ch 6, sc in 2^nd ch from hook and in rest of chs across. Turn. (5 sts)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn. (5 sts)

Repeat row 2 until 2 inches high.

Next row: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next st, sc2tog. Turn (3 sts)

Next row: Ch 1, sc3tog. Cut off yarn and weave in the loose ends.

The flat part is the top of the flap. Join yarn to one end of the top and sc along the edge until the other end. Cut off yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.

Finishing:

Skip 5 cross stitches from both the ends and insert each end of a handle into the next spaces and sew. Repeat on other side of the bag

Sew the flap between the two ends of the handle at the back side of the bag. Sew the magnetic buttons and the decorative button on the flap. Weave in all the loose ends.