Enjoy endless customization options with the Crochet Willow Circle Bag Pattern, featuring a stylish round shape and textured details perfect for any occasion.
Brighten up your crochet game with a project that’s both stylish and practical! The Willow Circle Bag combines elegant design with function, featuring a striking round shape and endless ways to customize. Whether you’re headed to the beach, the market, or brunch with friends, this bag is roomy enough for your essentials while making a bold fashion statement.
Chic Crochet Willow Circle Bag Pattern for Handmade Style
Perfect for all skill levels, this pattern makes experimenting with colors, yarns, and textures a total joy. Want to make it unique? Add playful touches like fringe, colorful handles, or floral appliqués to showcase your personality. This isn’t just a crochet project, it’s your next favorite accessory and the ultimate conversation starter on all your summer adventures.
Materials
- Yarn:
- Main Yarn (Worsted Weight): Drops Paris yarn (or an equivalent worsted-weight cotton yarn).
- Choose two colors:
- Color A: Flower motif.
- Color B: Purse base and edges.
- Crochet Hook: 4.0 mm crochet hook (or size recommended by the yarn label).
- Tapestry Needle: For weaving in ends and joining halves.
- Scissors: Used for trimming yarn ends.
- Optional Items: Fabric lining (lightweight cotton) and sewing needle to reinforce the interior.
Skill Level
Intermediate: This pattern involves working in the round, magic circle, double crochet cluster stitches, chain spaces, and basic seaming techniques.
Key Abbreviations (US Crochet Terminology):
- ch: Chain.
- sl st: Slip Stitch.
- sc: Single Crochet.
- dc: Double Crochet.
- yo: Yarn Over.
- st(s): Stitch(es).
- V-Stitch: Two double crochets worked together (including chain spaces).
Special Techniques
- Magic Circle: Used to create a tightly closed center for the flower motif. It is an adjustable loop that ensures a neat finish. Instructions provided in Round 1.
- Working Double Crochets Together: Used in petal clusters as sets of incomplete double crochets joined together.
- Joining Halves: Use slip stitches and single crochet along chain spaces to neatly connect the two sides while creating a decorative border.
Pattern Instructions
Step 1: Creating the Flower (Centerpiece)
Round 1: Magic Circle
- Form a magic circle: Wrap yarn around your finger to create a crossing loop.
- Insert the hook under the first loop, pull the second loop through, and chain 1 to secure. (This chain does not count as a stitch.)
- Work 1 dc, then ch 1 into the magic circle.
- Repeat (1 dc, ch 1) into the circle 7 more times. Ensure you have 8 sets of dc + ch 1.
- Pull the yarn tail tightly to close the center.
- Join with a sl st to the first dc.
Round 2: Petal Formation
- Sl st into the first ch-1 space from Round 1.
- Work five double crochets together into the space:
- (Yarn over, insert hook into the space, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops) – repeat 5 times until you have 6 loops on your hook.
- Yarn over, pull through all 6 loops.
- Ch 4, then repeat the five double crochets together + ch 4 into each of the remaining ch-1 spaces (total: 8 petals).
- Join with a sl st to the top of the first petal.
Step 2: Expanding the Circle for the Purse
Round 3
- Ch 1 and turn your work (wrong side facing).
- Sl st into the nearest ch-4 space and work two double crochets together.
- Ch 3, then follow with another set of two double crochets together into the same space (forming a cluster).
- Repeat (two double crochets together, ch 3, two double crochets together) into each ch-4 space around.
- Join with a sl st to the first cluster group.
Round 4
- Sl st into the nearest ch-3 space.
- Work double crochet + chain 1 four times into the space:
- (1 dc, ch 1) – repeat until 4 sets are complete in a single space.
- Move to the next ch-3 space and work four sets of dc + ch 1.
- Continue this pattern around, filling each ch space from the previous round evenly.
- Join with a sl st to the first dc.
Round 5
- Ch 1 and turn back to the right side.
- Work 1 dc in each dc stitch and chain space across 7 stitches (dc and ch-1 spaces count).
- Into the next chain, work 2 dc in the chain space.
- Continue this pattern around: 1 dc in each dc and chain + 2 dc in the chain spaces.
- By the end of Round 5, you should have 72 dc.
- Join with a sl st to the first dc.
Round 6: Final Round of Half
- Ch 1, then work two double crochets together, chain 3, two double crochets together into the first stitch.
- Skip 2 sts, move to the next stitch and repeat this cluster (two double crochets together, chain 3, two double crochets together).
- Repeat all the way around.
- You should have 24 sets of V-Stitches.
- Fasten off the yarn with a long tail.
Step 3: Creating the Second Half
Repeat Rounds 1–6 to create the second half of the purse, ensuring you leave the yarn attached to the ball after the final sl st of Round 6. Do not fasten off.
Step 4: Joining the Two Halves
- Hold both halves together with the flower sides facing outward.
- Sl st into the first ch-3 space of both halves.
- Work sc, ch 3, sc into each pair of aligned chain spaces. Ensure to pass through both halves when joining.
- Continue until you’ve joined 16 sets of chain spaces in total, leaving the top 8 spaces unworked for the purse opening.
Step 5: Adding the Strap
- Attach yarn to one of the purse opening sides (on the edge of the unworked chain spaces).
- Ch to desired strap length (e.g., 60–80 ch).
- Sl st to the opposite side of the opening to secure the strap.
- If desired, work sc or hdc rows over the strap to thicken it.
- Fasten off and weave in yarn ends.
Finishing the Purse
- Weave Ends: Use a tapestry needle to weave all loose ends securely into the interior of the purse.
- Magic Circle Adjustment: Ensure the magic circle’s tail is tightly pulled before weaving it in to avoid gaps forming in the flower center.
- Optional Lining: Cut a lining fabric slightly smaller than the purse dimensions and sew it neatly inside for added durability.
- If desired, add embellishments like buttons or beads around the purse edges or the strap.
Final Words
Congratulations on completing your beautiful purse! This flower-centered pattern is versatile, functional, and can be customized with various color schemes or stitch techniques.
Tips to Maintain the Pattern
- Blocking: Lightly steam block the purse to ensure all the details (flower petals, edges) lie flat and look polished.
- Gauge: Tight yarn tension can cause the halves to be uneven; ensure consistent tension when crocheting both sides.
- Customization: Use variegated yarn for the flower motif to add depth and texture to your design.
- Durability: Reinforce the strap by lining it with fabric or working additional crochet rows for a thicker finish.