Red & Beige Tote Bag/Purse

[Tia]

I made this for my mil for Christmas. It has a pocket on the inside.

Just in case you can't tell its size, it's about 13 in. wide.

It was made with three strands of yarn at once.

[RecycleCindy]

That is gorgeous! I love the different yarn colors you used together. It really made it unique and so pretty for your MIL.

 

Happy New Year

[christinascrochethaven]

pretty colors, great purse:cheer

[DebbyQ]

That's really pretty. I'm wondering if you still need to line it if you use 3 strands of yarn??

 

 

Debby

[misssmaggie]

Looks great...nice work !!! Thanks for sharing !!!

[TammyNC]

I love your tote, did you use a particular pattern? I made a scarf using three strands of yarn and love the way it turned out. I have three totes already on my to-do list, and need to add this one. Thanks for sharing.

[carovan]

That is a great tote. I'll bet that using three strands made it work up quickly.

[yarncat]

Divine purse,Teresa!

[Tia]

That's really pretty. I'm wondering if you still need to line it if you use 3 strands of yarn??

 

 

Debby

 

Thank you, Debby...

No, it's quite stiff actually, I didn't have to line it, nor did the pattern call for a lining. It was one of those free pattern leaflets by RH for a tote bag and matching scarf.

 

I decided to put on a crochet flower instead of doing the ruffled edging from the pattern. To add the pocket I just crocheted a square of the red (one strand in sc) and sewed it on before sewing the bag together. I also decided to add that big button to keep the bag from flopping open. Also, I didn't do the front and back as separate pieces but just kept crocheting until I had a large rectangle that when folder in half made a good sized bag.

 

It was really easy and did up in about 6-7 hours. I made a total of six of these in different colors for Christmas gifts. Maybe I'll post more pics later. I used all different colors and weights of yarn, just making sure that the colors coordinated and I picked an appropriate size hook...I'd do a couple rows and decide if I liked it and if not change yarn or hook size...mostly used P.

 

I haven't tried the scarf yet. But would love to...I'm curious as to what makes it curl like that.

[livedinalaska]

It's beautiful. I love anything red, and the applique just makes it. Your MIL will love it!

[123mensinger]

:tyYou did a wonderful job and thanks for sharing with us.

[caitlinsmom]

Thats a great purse!

[Sail1OcnBr3zs]

I love it!

 

I just love totes, bags, purses, ... Thanks for sharing!

[cher49]

the purse looks great

[SHERYL]

Lovely ~ great color (I love red).

[CrochetLiving]

Beautiful and nice touch with the flower!

[CraftyJen]

Your bag looks great! Thanks so much for sharing where we can get the pattern.

[Tia]

Thanks for all the compliments! I promised more pics...

 

 

I loved varying the colors like I mentioned earlier, but I also varied the sizes...some wider, some taller...and each flower is different. Sorry now that I didn't take close-ups of them.

[froggy]

All of your bags are so pretty! Nice job! I bet all of the people who receive one of your bags will LOVE them!

[hooked2]

Very nice job on all the bags that you made. Although blue is my favorite color, your red bag is my favorite of all the bags! And the flowers add a very elegant touch to the bags.

[DebbyQ]

Oh I just love the purple one, but they are all beautiful and as long as you don't have to line it, I think I will definitely try one of these. Thank you so much for sharing the instructions with us.

 

 

Debby

[LadyintheMoon]

I love the way merging those colors like that turned out. It's really pretty!

[Tia]

Oh I just love the purple one, but they are all beautiful and as long as you don't have to line it, I think I will definitely try one of these. Thank you so much for sharing the instructions with us.

 

 

Debby

 

Thanks Debby...This one was all Homespun...one strand each of Plum, Nouveau and Baroque. You can see the individual colors if you look closely at the flower.