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I have become such a fan of bags and making bags lately. I don’t know why I waited so long to get on the bag train. I wanted something that could be both functional and fashionable. Something I could use to show my style but also be stable enough to hold my things. Everything from magazines to my sunnies and lip gloss. I feel like I nailed it I have to say, and could not be more excited about how my Downtown Bag came out.

I love how the bobble stitch features add such a design element and still allow the bag to have that classic sophisticated vibe.

I am even more excited that this pattern is part of my annual blog hop. Thank you to Lion Brand Yarn for providing the yarn for this design.

Materials

Lion Brand Yarn Rewind – 2 Balls
Crochet Hook Size J-10/ 6 mm
Tapestry needle to weave ends
Tape Measure
2 9” Bamboo Purse Handles

Stitches Used / Abbreviations:

fsc – foundation single crochet
ch – chain loop
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
hdc2tog – hdc 2 together
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
bs – bobble stitch (see below)

Bobble Stitch:
Wrap yarn over hook; insert hook into ch sp, wrap yarn over hook & pull through leaving 3 loops on hook

Wrap yarn over the hook and draw through first 2 loops on hook. There will be 2 loops left hook.

Wrap yarn over hook; insert hook into same ch sp; wrap yarn over hook & pull through leaving 4 loops on hook

Wrap yarn over the hook and draw through first 2 loops on hook. There will be 3 loops left hook.

Wrap yarn over hook; insert hook into same ch sp; wrap yarn over hook & pull through leaving 5 loops on hook

Wrap yarn over the hook and draw through first 2 loops on hook. There will be 4 loops left hook.

Wrap yarn over hook; insert hook into same ch sp; wrap yarn over hook & pull through leaving 6 loops on hook

Wrap yarn over the hook and draw through first 2 loops on hook. There will be 5 loops left hook.

Wrap yarn over hook; insert hook into same ch sp; wrap yarn over hook & pull through leaving 7 loops on hook

Wrap yarn over the hook and draw through first 2 loops on hook. There will be 6 loops left hook.

Wrap yarn over hook and pull through ALL 6 loops to create the “bobble” stitch

PATTERN NOTES:

Gauge: x 12 sts x 10 rows = 4” in hdc
Bag Body Finished Measurements:   12” wide x 16” tall
******* DO NOT TURN YOUR WORK. WORK IN THE SAME CONTINUOUS DIRECTION *******

Bag Base:
Row 1: Fsc x 24

Round 2: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), working along bottom edge of Row 1, 23 hdc across to last st; [6 hdc] in last st to create corner; 22 hdc along top edge of Row 1, [5 hdc] in last st, then sl st to first hdc to complete Round. 56 hdc for the round

Rounds 3: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), 23 hdc acros, [2 hdc] in each of next 6 corner sts, 22 hdc across, [2 hdc] in each of next 5 sts, hdc in same st as first hdc of Round, sl st to first hdc to complete the Round.  68 hdc for the round

Round 4: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), sl st in back loop only all the way around, sl st to first sl st to complete the Round. 68 sl st for the round

Begin Bag Body:
Round 5: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), hdc in back loop only all the way around, sl st to first hdc to complete the Round. 68 hdc for the round

Round 6: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), sc all the way around, sl st to first sc to complete the Round. 68 sc for the round 

Rounds 7-20: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), hdc all the way around, sl st to first hdc to complete the Round. 68 hdc for each round

Round 21: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), * sc in next st, BS in next * repeat * to * around, sl st to first sc to complete the Round. 68 sts for the round (34 bobbles, 34 sc)

Round 22 – 28: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), hdc all the way around, sl st to first hdc to complete the Round. 68 hdc for each round

Round 29: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), * sc in next st, BS in next * repeat * to * around, sl st to first sc to complete the Round. 68 sts for the round (34 bobbles, 34 sc)

Round 30 - 33: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), hdc all the way around, sl st to first hdc to complete the Round. 68 hdc for each round

Shape Upper Bag
*** Note: Work will be done back and forth in rows now.

Row 34: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), 34 hdc across, Turn.  34 sts for the row
Row 35: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), hdc2tog, 30 hdc across, hdc2tog over last 2 sts, Turn. 32 sts for the row
Rows 36 – 44: Repeat Row 35 – decreasing 2 sts each row. 14 sts remain after row 44

ATTACH HANDLE:
Row 45: SC attach handle – to do this pull the yarn over the handle and through the bag body to create each stitch.

Fasten Off.

Rejoin Yarn on other side and repeat Rows 34 – 45.