Summary of bags and purses tutorials

Hello,
I was organizing photos in my laptop and I decided to put together all the bag and purse tutorials I made for you. The ones I didn’t make the patterns for have got a link to the original pattern.

Soft flowers purse

Big granny purse

Flower purse

White purse

Grey tote

 Knitted Union Jack purse

Just a purse

This purse was one of my early projects. I don’t have a pattern, but I used this square from Ravelry.

Pineapple market bag

Shell market bag

Have a nice week

Clara

White Summer Dress

Hello,
When I did this year’s spring cleaning, I found a pretty white skirt in my wardrobe. I still like it a lot, but I’m not wearing it at all. Last week I decided to give it new look and I came up with this dress. I thought the ripples could be nice for the top.

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White summer dress top tutorial

Chest: 85cm - 90cm (34” - 36’’), length (front): cca 22cm (8,8’’)

You can vary the size of your top by using different types of material and size of hook.

Another way is increasing or decreasing number of the ripples.

You need: (for this size top)

I used 100g (166m) of 100% cotton (Mandarin soft) 

Crochet hook H/5mm.

Yarn Needle, marker

Note: I have had a few emails, that some of the charts on my blog are hard to read. If you’ll have a problem, e-mail me, at emmhouse@seznam.cz and I’ll send you the original scan I have. That way you can easily enlarge it.

Note: Since I had problem to fit whole chart on one piece of paper I had to use a different symbol for treble crochet than is usual. 

The pattern is repeating every 15 stitches.

Ch 135 + 4 (9 ripples)

Row 1: *A-B* 3tr in first stitch, tr in next stitch, skip one stitch-tr in next, skip one stitch-tr in next, skip one stitch-tr in next, skip one stitch-tr in next, skip one stitch-tr in next, skip one stitch-tr in next, 3tr in first stitch

Row 2: In every even row make sc in every stitch.

Repeat rows 1 & 2 five times (all together 12 rows). Fasten off. 

Start the higher top with row 13 from the right side. It’s indicated with letter C on the chart and follow the chart. Finish with row 16 – fasten off.

Assembly: I sewed the skirt to the top by using sewing machine first, added the zipper on the backside of the top. Then I sewed the stripes on last. 

Stripes: For one stripe I have used five 140cm (56”) strings of the cotton and twisted them together.

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Have a nice week 

Clara

Summer Cardigan

Hello,
Last week I was working on this Cardigan or Circular Vest if you like.
I was thinking about crocheting it for long time, but I kept postponed it because I thought it would be very hard to make. It was not. It’s very easy pattern to follow, and it’s growing quite fast. I think it looks fantastic as well. Not for today, since we have around 32°C, but for cooler summer evenings it will be perfect.
You can find the pattern here.

Have a nice week

Clara

Summer Beanie

Hello,
Today I prepared for you a pattern for a summer beanie. It’s very easy and quick to make. You can use various materials, and you do not need much to make it.
I think it can be a nice addition to any wardrobe.

 

Summer Beanie - written pattern

Materials:
I used cca 50g of 100% cotton. (Any yarn would be just fine, as long as it would suite your purposes). G/4mm hook and tapestry needle.

Size:
Cca 55cm ( 22” ) in circumference
You can vary the size of your beanie by using different types of materials, and sizes of hooks, or by adding or reducing rounds 12 – 17.

Note:
This pattern is worked in rounds. Ch3 counts as dc. Slst. on the end of the rounds. Do not turn on end of the round.

Terms/Abbreviations: I used US terminology
chain                   ch
single crochet       sc
double crochet      dc
treble crochet       trc
slip stitch             slst
stitch                   st
repeat                 *…*
together               tog.
space                  sp.
between               betw.
skip                     sk.

Beanie: 
Round 1: ch 10, slst. to form the ring
Round 2: ch1, 14sc into the ring, slst. into the first ch1 (14 sc)
Round 3: ch3, dc into same st., 2dc’s in each st, slst. into third ch from first ch3 (28 dc)
Round 4: ch5 (count as dc – ch2), skip next st., *dc in next st –ch2 – sk. next st.*, slst. into third ch from first ch3 (14 dc – 28ch)
Round 5: slst. into the first ch2 sp., ch1, sc into the same sp., *6dc’s into next ch-2 sp., sc into next ch-2 sp.*, slst. into the first sc (7 6-dc’s)
Round 6: ch4 (count as dc – ch1), 2tr’s into 2 & 3 dc, ch1, 2tr’s into 4 & 5 dc, ch1, *dc in next sc, ch1, 2tr’s into 2 & 3 dc, ch1, 2tr’s into 4 & 5 dc, ch1*, slst. into third ch from first ch3 (7 8-tr’s, 7 dc’s, 21ch)
Round 7: ch1, sc in same sp., ch5, sc betw. 2 & 3 tr, ch4, sc in ch1 sp., ch4, sc betw. 4 & 5 tr, ch5, sc in dc, * ch5, sc betw. 2 & 3 tr, ch4, sc in ch1 sp., ch4, sc betw. 4 & 5 tr, ch5, sc in dc * slst. into the first sc (14 ch-5, 14 ch-4)
Round 8: slst. into next ch-loop, ch1-sc in same sp., *ch4, sc in next loop*, slst. into the first sc (28 ch4-loops)
Round 9: slst. into next ch-loop, ch1-2sc in same sp., ch2, *2sc in next loop, ch2*, slst. into the first sc (28 loops)
Round 10: slst. into next ch-loop, ch1-2sc in same sp., *6tr in next loop, 2sc in next loop*, slst. into the first sc (14 6tr-loops)
Round 11: slst. into second tr, ch1, sc in same sp., sc in next 3 st, ch3, *sc in 2&3&4&5 tr from next 6-tr loop, ch3*, slst. into the first sc (14 ch3-sp)
Rounds 12 - 17: slst. into first ch-3 sp., ch3, 2dc into the same sp., ch2, *3dc into next ch-3 sp., ch2*, slst. into third ch from first ch3 (14 3-dc)
Round 18: slst. into the first ch2 sp., ch1, 2sc into the same sp.,*ch1, 6tr’s into next ch-2 sp., ch1, 2sc into next ch-2 sp.*, slst. into the first sc (7 6-tr’s)
Round 19: slst. into third tr from prev. round, ch1, sc in same, sc in next, ch8, *sc in 3 & 4 tr in next 6-tr group, ch8*, slst. into first sc
Round 20: ch1, *sc in next two sc’s, 8sc into ch8*, slst. into first sc
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Have  a nice week
Clara