Saturday 26 April 2014

Crochet Handles for a Purse

Nearly 2 years ago I made this ripple purse from Attic24's neat ripple pattern. Since then I got many searches of "how to make crochet handles" which led to my old blog post... but there I didn't tell "how" properly. I don't know whether it is really required to make a separate tutorial or instructions for the same however I thought it could be useful for some folks just in case. I will be uploading the same on Ravelry, it's been loooong I logged in there. As I understood  I am not in favor of illustrating each and every step with photos, so I hope the written text is sufficient.
CROCHET HANDLES FOR A PURSE 

Materials: DK yarn, 100% acrylic
               Tapestry needle
Hook: 3.5 mm (not bigger than 4 mm)
Difficulty: easy
sc- single crochet
ch – chain
sts – stitches
st - stitch
A tip: You need to make two long rectangles.
Begin with ch 9
Foundation Row:  turn, sc in the second ch from hook and sc till the end – 8 sts. Turn work.
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in each st across – 8 sts. Turn work.
Repeat Row 1 till the desired length of a handle is achieved. Fasten off last stitch.
Fold first stripe into half, and start sewing  from the short side, and then - from the long side with a single crochet or slip stitch, or tapestry needle stitch. When you have finished approximately quarter of its length, stuff with polyfill. *DON’T stuff the ends of the stripe too tight, you’d need to attach them to the purse later*. I used a thick crochet hook to stuff the handle and move along the handle tube. Continue sewing up on the side and then stuffing as you
go. Finish by sewing another short end of your handle.
Work the second handle the same way. You will get two soft tube-like pieces in the end, now find where you would like your handles to be. Mark the point with a stitch marker or a piece of yarn. Start sewing one end of the handle to the purse, then another one on the same side of a purse (like in the photo above, I placed mine 10 cm apart). Secure the handle properly. Do the same with the second one. You can embellish the handles with crochet flowers or hearts, or other items like beads, sequins, may be ribbons, whatever you can think of.
I found that crochet handles come out sturdy and durable this way. I am yet to try to crochet a proper bag with lining, perhaps a diaper bag will be most useful now. We are going to be very busy this weekend - many pending deals are there plus meetings with friends are planned.
Have an enjoyable weekend, my dears Be happy and have peace of mind.

22 comments:

  1. So you stuffed the handles? I was going to guess that maybe the crochet went around existing handles. You did a great job!

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    1. yes, i stuffed them :) That time |I didn't have a better idea. I had some yarn and fiber fill , they fwokred so well together. Howvever I msyelf didn't make any purse since then. Thanks Jojo!

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  2. Nice purse handles - thanks for showing us how to make them. Have a great weekend. :)

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    1. Thanks Debi! I thought of sharing, you never know when it can become useful to someone :)

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    1. Thanks Debra! You know crochet, right?
      Hope you had a great weekend.

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  4. Oh love your crocheting, Thanks for dropping by my blog, Love Hazelxx

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    1. Thanks Hazel! Thanks for paying a visit back too :)

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  5. Thank you - this is a very handy pattern (no pun intended). Purse handles should be sturdy, and these look very strong.

    Hope you are feeling well! :)

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    1. I hope so Mrs. Micawber :) They are strong, and teh purse I made is actually too small for them :) But I like it!

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  6. I don't know a thing about crochet, so this post is almost in another language to me. But, how I appreciate the pretty handles and the flowers on the purse. Like magic. You know what they say, everything we don't understand is magic!

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    1. How lovely said Magaly! :) I am sure that different people would appreciate different things in this post about crochet handles:)hehe

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  7. Thanks for sharing the tutorial ! :) I haven't updated my projects in Ravelry yet.

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    1. No thanks, Preeti. I will be glad if someone finds it useful.
      You shall update, as soon as you are free from your busy busy days :)

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  8. Pretty bag!! Thanks for stopping by with your kind words! Glad this month is almost over! Hugs from me! Linda

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  9. Very pretty!! Thanks for sharing :-)

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  10. Diaper bag! Yes, very useful!!!

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  11. That' a pretty bag. I didn't know crochet would be strong enough for a handle. They look really nice! I am in awe of anyone who can crochet (or knit).

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