HOW to CROCHET SAVVY HANDBAG - DIY Tutorial for Easy Bag Purse Tote

Hi I'm Donna Wolfe from naztazia.com Today I'm going to show you how to crochet this very easy Savvy handbag. You can find this written pattern and my interview in the Crochet Savvy magazine found online at crochetsavvy.com. To make the larger handbag you will need about 260 yards of super bulky weight yarn, an N 9 millimeter crochet hook, you'll need two 8 or 9 inch large round purse handles, but if you can't find them there are several items you can use as a substitute including the inner rings of sturdy embroidery hoops. If you prefer the smaller bag just use about 300 yards of worsted weight yarn along with the 5 millimeter H sized hook. I'd like to thank my good friend Stacy at Stitchin' Stacy's Crochet for this beautiful crochet hook. And these crochet dude purse handles work wonderful with the smaller handbag. To begin make a slip knot and keep your purse handles ready. Take one of the rings and call it purse handle A and make one single crochet around it. Next chain 50. If you need help with the basics of crochet please see my beginner crochet videos on YouTube. Lay your chain on the table keeping your chain straight and not twisted. Make one single crochet around the other purse handle called purse handle B. Lay your work down again just to make sure you haven't twisted anything. Pivot your work and do one single crochet in each of the 50 chains. Once completed make one single crochet around purse handle A. Pivot your work and do one single crochet back loops only in each of the 50 stitches. Continue doing this across the row. Once completed make one single crochet around purse handle B. Periodically check your work to ensure the purse will fold correctly and not twist in the middle. And mine is working out just fine here. Continue this back and forth until you reach the size you wish for your bag. My large handbag has a total of 43 rows and that is a good size for the small handbag as well. But feel free to do whatever you wish. And one more time around the handles here. Pivot your work and continue on with the 50 crochet stitches. The smaller handbag looks very similar and is worked the same way as the larger handbag. Once you've made your 43 rows, or more depending upon your preference, make your last single crochet around the purse handle and then cut your yarn. Fold the purse in half and sew along both sides of the purse. You will want to leave about two inches left unsewn near the top of the handbag so you can easily open and close the handles. Add a decorative bow or flower as an accessory. Again you can find the written pattern and my interview on the Crochet Savvy website or as a link on my Nastasia website. To view this video in other languages click on the closed caption link on YouTube and turn on subtitles. From there you can choose from over 100 different languages. I hope this video has helped you. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel. Check out the description or the info button of this video for more information. And please visit naztazia.com for more tips and tricks on creative self-sufficient living.