The bag is taking its shape! Work last square and complete with finishing!
Below the image, the list of stitches used and the instructions for this square.
STITCHES
Chain (ch) – Slip stitch (ss) – Double crochet (dc) – Half treble (htr) –Treble (tr)
INSTRUCTIONS
Colour index
Colour 1 = cream – Colour 2 = sky blue – Colour 3 = lilac – Colour 4 = purple – Colour 5 = turquoise
The square starts from center of the flower.
With a 4mm hook and Colour 1, ch4, join in a ring with a ss into first ch.
1st round: 1 ss into ring, ch3 (= 1 tr), ch1, (2 tr into ring, ch1) 5 times; end with 1 ss into 3rd of first ch3. Fasten off Colour 1. There are six ch-1 spaces.
2nd round: join Colour 2 with 1 ss to any ch1-sp, ch3 (= 1 tr), 1 tr, ch1 and 2 tr into same sp.; (2 tr, ch1 and 2 tr into next sp.) 5 times; end with 1 ss into 3rd of first ch3. Fasten off Colour 2. There are 6 petals.
3rd round: join Colour 3 with 1 ss to any ch1-sp, ch3 (= 1 tr), 6 tr into same sp.; 7 tr into each of next ch1-spaces. End with 1 ss into 3rd of first ch3. There are 6 petals.
4th round: always with Colour 3 work * 1 dc into each of next 7 tr of a petal, then working over the sts on 3rd round, work 1 tr into sp between two petals of 2nd round; rep from * 5 more times ending with 1 ss into first dc. Fasten off Colour 3. There are 42 dc and 6 tr.
5th round: join Colour 4 with 1 ss to 1st dc of any petal, 1 dc in same dc, * 1 dc in each of next 6 sts, (1 tr, ch2, 1 tr) into next st, 1 dc in each of next 5 sts; rep from * 3 more times omitting last dc and ending with 1 ss into 1st dc. There are 44 dc (11 dc across each side) and four (1 tr, ch2,1 tr) corner shells.
Cont to work to create treble square around flower.
6th round: cont to work with Colour 4, ch1 (that doesn’t count as a st), * 1 dc in each of next 4 dc, 1 htr
in each of next 3 dc, 1 htr in next tr, (2 tr, ch3, 2 tr) in next ch2-sp, 1 htr in next tr, 1 htr in each of next
3 dc, 1 dc in next dc; rep from * 3 more times ending with 1 ss in 1st dc. There are 20 dc, 32htr, 16tr and
a ch3-space on each corner.
7th round: always with Colour 4 work ch3 (= 1 tr), * 1 tr into each of next 9 sts, (2 tr, ch3, 2 tr) in next ch3-sp,
1 tr into each of next 8 sts; rep from * 3 more times omitting last tr and ending with 1 ss into 3rd of first ch3. Fasten off Colour 4. There are 21 tr across each side and four ch3-spaces.
8th round: join Colour 5 with 1 ss to any tr, ch3 (= 1 tr), 1 tr into each of next tr and work (2 tr, ch3, 2 tr) in each ch3-corner space. End this round with 1 ss into 3rd of first ch3.
9th round: always with Colour 5 work ch3 (= 1 tr) and cont as previous round until to end. Fasten off Colour 5.
10th and 11th rounds: with Colour 4 work as 8th and 9th rounds. Fasten off Colour 4.
12th round: with Colour 5 work as 8th round. Fasten off Colour 5.
13th round: with Colour 4 work as 8th round but work (2 tr, ch2 – instead of ch3-, 2 tr) in each ch3-corner space. Fasten off Colour 4.
FINISHING
The five squares have been given!
When all the squares are finished and ready to join, it is necessary to make them all the same size with the getting in shape, as follows: first, fasten off and weave in ends. Lay out square on a flat surface, covered with an ironing cloth. Pin out each square to measurements. Cover with a slightly damp cloth and leave to dry. Remove the pins only when the cloth and the square are perfectly dry. From the fabric chosen as the lining cut out 5 squares to size, thew sew them. WS against WS, on the backside of each crochet square.
Join the squares, using yarn needle or crochet hook, by taking the corresponding edge stitches of two neighboring squares. Place squares with same flowers in the opposite position, then place in the middle last square without raised petals: this central square will form the base of the bag.
Also join the free sides to form the bag, then work the finishing border and the handles. Border: with purple yarn and 4mm hook, around upper side of bag work 2 rounds of dc in purple, 2 round in lilac and 5 rounds in purple. Note: while working first round, at the same time, work two handles as follows: omit to work the centre 29 sts on two opposite large flower squares and, instead of 29 sts, ch60 approx for each handle and work dc on these chains on next round. Cont to work as given and, at end of last round, fasten off. Fold in half each handle on backside and sew with yarn needle and hidden stitches. Cut yarn.
