Jelly Bean Bag

 

Design by Eveline de Hollander

mei 2013

 

What do you need:

Yarn (I use 4 colors, beige, turkois pink and green)

1 Button

Crochet hook (I use a 3 mm for my yarn here)

Tapestry needle

Pair of scissors

 

Stitches:

Ch      : chain

Sl st   : slip stitch

Sc      : single crochet

Hdc     : half double crochet

Dc      : double crochet

 

Instructions:

Make this part 2 times; front and back

 

Start with green color

Make a magic ring (or 4 ch and close with sl st)

Row 1: 4 x sc in ring

Row 2: Ch 2, turn, 2 sc in each sc (8 sts)

Row 3: Ch 2, turn, *1 sc in sc, 2 sc in sc, repeat from * 3 times. (12 sts)

Finish off and attach new color

We will start each row with new color, now working at the left site facing for each row

 

Row 4:(pink) Ch 2, * 1 sc in sc, 2 sc in second sc, repeat from * 5 times (18 sts)

 

Row 5:(beige) Ch 3, *1 dc, 1 dc, 2 dc, repeat from * 5 times (24 sts)

Row 6:(turkois)Ch 2, sc in sc (24 sts)

Row 7:(pink) Ch 2, * sc,sc,sc,2sc, repeat from * 6 times  (30 sts)

Row 8:(green) Ch 2, * sc,sc,sc,sc,2sc, repeat from * 6 times  (36 sts)

Row 9:(pink)  Ch 3, dc in sc (36 sts)

Finish off.

Row 10:(green) On top make a row of 26 sts.

Finish off and attach new color
We will start each row with a new color, now working at the right site facing for each row

Row 11:(turkois)Ch 2, sc in sc
Row 12:(pink)   Ch 2, sc in sc
Row 13:(green)  Ch 3, dc in sc
Row 14:(beige/green) Ch 2, sc in dc; 2 times beige, 2 times green repeat till end.

Row 15:(beige)  Ch 2, sc in sc
Row 16:(pink)   Ch 3, dc in sc

Row 17:(turkois)Ch 3, dc in dc
Row 18:(beige)  Ch 3, dc in dc

Finish off

Join Front and Back

 

With back and front facing, working through both thicknesses at once, held tog with a sl st in upper left corner edging sc, ch 1; beg in same st, sc in each st around to opposite side of top opening. 
Finish off and start again in the left corner, * 3 sc, ch3 and a sl st in the first chain, repeat from * several times till end. (We call picot stitch)  

 

Flap.

Make a magic ring (or 4 ch and close with sl st)

 

* work with right side facing for each row

Row 1: Ch 3 (count as dc ), 2 dc in the ring, ch 2, 3 dc, finish off
Row 2:  Ch 3 , 2 dc in the first stitch, ch, 3 dc in ch 2 ,2 ch, 3 dc in same ch2, ch,3 dc in last dc, finish off.
Row 3 : Ch 3, 2 dc in the first stitch, ch,3 dc in next ch 1,
ch 1, 3 dc in ch 2, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch2, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch 1, ch 1, 3 dc in last dc, finish off.
Row 4, row 5 , row 6 :repeat row 3 Attach turkois and make a row of sc at the base line op the triangel.

Attach green at the left side facing ,
* 2 sc in each dc, (sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc) in ch. Repeat from *. 
At the top of the triangel (ch 2) : sc, hdc, dc, extra 4 ch (for the button) and  dc, hdc, sc in the same ch 2.
Finish off.

 

Attach flap on the back of the purse.

Held tog with a sl st in upper right corner edging sc, ch 1; beg in same st, sc in each st.

 

Shoulder Strap

1. chain 130

2. turn and in every ch, 1 sc

3. change color, turn and in every sc, 1 sc.

 

Flowers (2x)

Make a magic ring (or 4 ch and close with sl st)

Round 1: * Ch 3, sc in magic ring, repeat from * 5 times

You have now 5 petals.

Change color

Round 2 : * in Ch 3, 5 dc; in sc, sl st, repeat from * 5 times

 

Make 1 flower and attach on the strap and 1 flower to attach on the back of the jelly bean bag.

Finishing

Fold flap over front of bag to find placement of button.

Attach button with yarn.

 

Attach shoulder strap with yarn.

 

 

This is a free pattern for personal use only and not intended for commercial purposes. It is not allowed to copy or place it somewhere else without permission, you may lace a direct link. I always like to see the results of others! If you have pict's send me and I will show the results on my site. If you have any questions- just ask me by e-mail: eveholland@hotmail.nl. Thank you