Did you see all the strawberries growing everywhere? On shoes, earrings, clothes… Every fashion accessory you can think of really ! So why not as a bag and a purse ! And why not making it grow yourself ! :) For you or as a gift, it’s always better when it’s handmade ^^

░ SKILL LEVEL ░

Easy : You need to know how to single crochet, slip stitch, half double crochet, double crochet, treble (or triple) crochet, double treble crochet, make a magic ring, how to increase, decrease, crochet in the front loop only.

░ FINISHED SIZE ░

24 cm high (9.5’’) depending on the yarn you’ll use

░ PATTERN ATTRIBUTE ░

• Row by row, easy to follow instructions
• Ticking boxes to help you get your bearings
• Fully illustrated by a lot of explanatory pictures
• Step by step instructions for embroidering the white dots
• Worked in the round
• Instructions to make an invisible finish off

░ INSTANT DOWNLOAD ░

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░ MATERIALS ░

► Super bulky yarn for the bag (I used Natura XL Just Cotton by DMC with a 5mm crochet hook - H/8) and Sports weight yarn for the purse (I used Drops safran with a 2.5mm crochet hook - C/2)

• Red (2 skeins for the bag, 1 for the purse)
• Green (1 skein)
• White (1 skein)

►A tapestry needle (or yarn needle)
►A stitch marker
►A 80 cm (32’’) leather strap

░ STITCHES AND ABBREVIATIONS (US terms) ░

ch = chain
st = stitch
slst = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
tc = treble crochet (or triple crochet)
dtc = double treble crochet
MR = magic ring
inc = increase : make 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = decrease : single crochet 2 stitches together (I use the invisible decrease technique but sc2tog would do just fine)
FLO = front loop only
FO = fasten off

░ LANGUAGE ░

English and French (both included)

░ COPYRIGHT ░

This pattern is for personal use only. The pattern (or parts of it) may not be reproduced, distributed or resold, translated, published, altered, shared or posted (for sell or for free) over the internet or offline. However, you can sell items from this pattern provided that they are handmade by yourself and by adding the following lines to your item description : “this item is handmade by ………. from a design and pattern by Ahooka / ahookamigurumi.com

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