Mini Crocheted Handbag

This Mini Crocheted Handbag makes a great magnet or charm for a purse.  These sweet mini crochet handbag also makes a great gift for moms or the ladies that make up your bridal party.  Once you make one, you're going to find it hard to stop crocheting these adorable purse accessories!

Materials:

• Yarn of choice (2 contrasting colors)
• Crochet hook of choice
• Small ribbon
• Magnet (optional)
• Filler for the purse

Instructions:

1. Do not join unless otherwise specified, work in spirals, place a stitch marker at the beginning of each round.
    
2. Starting with a Magic ring,
    
3. Rnd 1: ch 1, 8 sc in ring, close the ring.
    
4. Rnd 2: 2 sc in first sc, 2 sc in each sc around.
    
5. Rnd 3: (2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next sc) around.
    
6. Rnd 4: (2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in each of next 2 sc) around.
    
7. Rnd 5: (2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in each of next 3 sc) around.
    
8. Rnd 6, 7, 8 and 9: continue increasing till you have 1 sc in each of next 7 sc in rnd 9. Join to first sc. Fasten off.
    
9. With contrasting colour, folding the piece in half, join with sc through both thicknesses and through both loops.
    
10. sc in next 10 sc, working in only the front half of the bag, sc in next sc, ch 3, (sc in next sc, ch 3) 9 more times.
     
11. Again working in both thicknesses, sc in next sc and in each sc across till you reach the last sc, ch 1, turn.
     
12. sc in first sc and in each of next 10 sc, again working in the other open portion of the bag, sc in next sc, ch 3, (sc in next sc, ch 3) 9 more times. Continuing with the remaining sc of the closed portion, sc in each sc to end.
     
13. Stuff the bag with a little polyfill.
     
14. For the handle: make a chain of desired length, slip stitch in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off.
     
15. Apply a little glue to both the ends of the handle and insert them into the open part of the bag. Press a little so that it sticks nicely to the bag.
     
16. For the flowers (I made 3, you can add more if you wish):
     
17. Magic ring, ch 1, (sc, ch 3) 6 times. Join to first sc and close the ring. Fasten off.
     
18. For the closure, ch of desired length, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across with 3 sc in last ch, working on opposite side, sc in next ch and in each ch across.
     
19. Referring to the picture, glue on the closure and flowers or sew them in place. Add a bow if you wish. Glue on a magnet at the back.