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.