Butterfly Crochet Bag
Free crochet purse patterns are great to use and make during the spring and summer. The butterflies and blue color make this Butterfly Crochet Bag so fresh looking. Micro-fiber cotton makes it easy to put together. You only need one ball of each color of yarn, so this bag won't cost an arm and a leg. Easy crochet patterns like this one are perfect for beginners and so much fun to make. Best of all, you can wear this handmade purse all year long - there's no need to wait until spring or summer. Butterflies are always a popular motif, so get in on the trend and add them to your next crochet bag.
Materials:
- Senso Microfiber Cotton (Article 710U) - 1 ball each of the following colors –1101, 1105 1106, 1107
- A piece of pink cotton fabric measuring 27-1/2” X 19-1/2”
- 39-1/2” of white satin ribbon 1-3/8” wide
- Crochet Hook: Size 3
- Pattern
Finished Size 11-3/4” X 15-3/4”
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Instructions:
Bag
- Using green yarn, work 104 chain stitches to form a base chain. Work in double crochets until the work measures 2-3/4” from the base chain then switch to white to continue until the work measures 9” overall. Cut the yarn.
Butterflies
- Complete 2 butterflies in green, 1 in orange, and 1 in pink, following the chart.
Flowers
- Complete 2 flowers in orange and 2 in pink, following the chart.
Assembly and finishing
- Press the bag on the wrong side with a steam iron.
- Place the sections right sides together and sew the side seams by hand or machine. Work a finishing round of single crochets with white yarn around the top of the bag. Arrange the butterflies on the front of the bag as shown and stitch them in place. Work the flower stems in stem stitch using a single strand of green yarn. Sew on the flowers.
- Cut 2 19-1/2” lengths of ribbon. Sew on the ribbons to form 2 handles. Cut the lining out to the size of the bag, adding on a 3/8” seam allowance. Sew up the seams.
- Place the lining inside the bag and stitch it in position.
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mulberrygalprinces s
Aug 21, 2017
This is so cute. I would love to make it for my grand daughter. Living in Florida, she can use it all year long. She loves butterflies too so this will be perfect. As long as I make sure they are purple. That's her favorite color. Thank you for sharing this.
connallydarlene 59 44117
May 06, 2012
Where are the directions for making butterflys&flowers? No where are they found???
jhorton59
Jun 15, 2012
go up to the top where it says materials, down at the bottom is says pattern. Click on that link and it will bring up the patterns to embroidery the butterflies on the bag.
savinggrace39 6810 140
Jan 24, 2013
I know this post is old,but the directions are in diagram form, however there are some symbols( the arrows) I do not recognize. Not something I want to try to figure out.
Yukino
May 03, 2013
http://dancingbarefoot.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/tutorial-lesson-3a-crochet/,remember to scroll down,http://media.craftyarncouncil.com/files/CYCACrochetChartSymbols.pdf.They don't say what the black arrow in the hole of the flower means,but I think it means to start with a magic circle.
Yukino
May 03, 2013
I think the pattern for the flower is start with a magic circle ch tr sc sc ch tr ch sc sc ch tr ch sc sc ch tr ch sc End with a sl st in the starting ch st in the magic circle Butterfly Body ch sc in nd ch from hook sc across foundation row antennaes continue with the antennaes on the body without cutting the yarn ch sl st in nd ch st from hook sl st across the remain ch sts ch sl st in nd ch st sl st in the remaining ch sts and the beg ch of the body Upper wings without the outer edges sl st in the th sc of the body counting from the bottom of the body to the top of the body Ch tr in the th sc within the body Ch sc in the th sc of…Read More the body ch sc in the ch st to the left of the th ch st of the body looking horizontally at the body ch tr in the th ch st of the body across of the th sc Ch sc in the th ch st in the body across from the th sc of the body Bottom sections of the wings outer edges sl st in the th sc of the body ch sl st in the th ch st tr in the th sc of the body sl st in the sl st made in the newly created th ch st of the wings Ch sc in the th sc ch sc in the rd ch of step two in the diagram Ch sc in the th ch of step sc in the tr in step Ch sl st in the newly created sc sc in the ch st after the tr in step ch sc in the nd ch after the tr Ch sc in the sc of the body cut your yarn sl st into the opposing ch st ch sc in the rd ch made in step two before the tr ch sc in the ch st before the tr Sc in the tr ch sl st in the previous made sc sc in the ch st after the tr ch sc in the nd ch st after the tr ch sc in the th ch st opposing the th sc Ch tr in the th ch st opposing the th sc ch sl st in the ch made after the tr Ch sc in the th ch st opposing the th sc Now if any of the directions shown in the diagram are misinterpreted by me which is likely the case then that's because I'm the level of a begginer By the ways the black arrows in the diagram I think they tell you where to start while the white tells you where to end
uribedaniella 7732 381
Mar 30, 2012
A very pretty bag design. I hit the little green "pattern" and was able to download the whole thing, butterflies included, their diagrams were easily understood, happily no problems, thank you!!
zukigirl
Feb 24, 2012
The butterflies are cute, but the directions are absolutely terrible and small and confusing. Why did they make this so difficult to make ? ?
MissMaggie
Apr 18, 2011
Hi tonilc, The pattern for the butterflies is included in the materials list. Just click the "Pattern" Link. Hope that helps! -Editors of FaveCrafts
JessiCAN
Apr 18, 2011
@gnsnider 9502205: Check out this link: http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/chart_crochet.html. It should tell you what common crochet chart symbols mean. Hope this helps! @tonilc: please click on the "Pattern" link in the Materials list. Happy crocheting! -- Editors of FaveCrafts
tonilc
Apr 17, 2011
WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO GET THE BUTTERFLY PATTERN? THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP
gnsnider 9502205
Apr 16, 2011
Where can I find out what the symbols mean on the crocheted butterflies?
SUSAN123
Jul 06, 2010
unable to open the pattern icon of the pattern. Please help and advise Susan Keifer suzintexas@gmail.com
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