Granny Square Handbag ( Sewing Your Granny Sqares Together)

NOW THAT YOU HAVE YOUR 17 GRANNY SQUARES ITS TIME TO PUT YOUR BAG TOGETHER

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YOUR BAG IS NOW COMMING TOGETHER WITH THIS INTERESTING CONTRAST DETAIL.

HI I KNOW I WAS GOING TO POST A HANDLE TUTORIAL BUT BECAUSE OF FLOOD DAMAGE I NO LONGER HAVE THIS ITEM OR CRAFT SUPPLIES

A TUTORIAL CAN BE FOUND ON YOU TUBE WHERE I GOT THIS PATTERN IT IS BY bob wilson 123 JUST TYPE IN: GRANNY SQUARE BAG TUTORIAL PART 2 OF 3 OR PART 3OF 3

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You Will Need (2 things)

  • Your Contrast Yarn
  • 4 .00 Mm Crochet Hook

Steps (26 steps, 90 minutes)

  1. 1

    LAY YOUR SQUARES OUT INTO THIS SHAPE

    IF YOU ARE USING DIFFERENT GRANNY SQUARES THIS IS THE TIME TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE PATTERN TILL YOU ARE HAPPY WITH THEIR PLACEMENT

    NOTE THE MIDDLE ROW GOING DOWN THE PAGE OF 3 SQUARES WILL BE THE BOTTOM OF YOUR BAG

  2. 2

    PLACE 2 SQUARES RIGHT SIDES FACING OUT TOGETHER

    MATCH THE SIDES STITCH TO STITCH

  3. 3

    FIND THE CENTRE OF A CORNER BETWEEN THE 2 SETS OF 3 CROCHET

    MATCH THE 2 SQUARES TOGETHER

  4. 4

    PUT YOUR HOOK THROUGH THE SINGLE CHAIN STICH HOLE AND THROUGH BOTH LAYERS OF SQUARES

  5. 5

    SLIP STITCH TOGETHER

  6. 6

    YOU WILL NOW HALF DOUBLE CROCHET IN EVERY MATCHING STITCH THROUGH BOTH SQUARES

    WRAP YARN OVER HOOK ONCE

  7. 7

    GO THROUGH TOP OF BOTHE STITCHES MAKING SURE IT IS THE SAME MATCHING STITCH ON EACH LAYER

  8. 8

    WRAP YARN OVER HOOK AND PULL THROUGH

  9. 9

    THERE ARE NOW 3 LOOPS ON YOUR HOOK

  10. 10

    WRAP YARN OVER HOOK 1 MORE TIME
    AND PULL THROUGH ALL 3 LOOPS

  11. 11

    UNTIL 1 LOOP REMAINS

    THIS IS HOW TO DO A HALF DOUBLE CROCHET

  12. 12

    CONTINUE JOINING YOUR SQUARES TOGETHER ADDING THEM AS YOU GO WITHOUT BREAKING OFF THE YARN

    TRY TO COMPLETE AN ENTIRE ROW EACH TIME

    GOING ACCROSS ROWS FIRST THEN DOWN EACH DOWN ROW

    MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR PLACING YOUR SQUARES IN THE RIGHT PLACES TO COMPLETE THE PATTERN

  13. 13

    TWO LOTS OF 2 SQUARES JOINED

  14. 14

    8 JOINED

  15. 15

    ONCE ALL YOUR ACCROSS JOINS ARE MADE ITS TIME TO DO THE DOWN ROWS

  16. 16

    WHEN YOU GET TO A CROSS ROAD IN YOUR JOINS MAKE SURE YOU GO INTO THE CENTRE CORNER STITCH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PREVIOUS JOIN ROW

  17. 17

    ONCE ALL JOINS ARE DONE IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS

    NOTE THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL CUT A LINING TO SIZE AND ATTATCH IT IF YOU WISH I WILL NOT BE DOING THIS AS I HAVE BAG INSERTS

  18. 18

    FOLD FABRIC IN HALF WITH TWO POINTS ON BOTH SIDES FACING UP

    THESE POINTS WILL BE THE TOP OF YOUR BAG AND WHERE YOU WILL ATTATCH YOUR HANDLES ( NEXT TUTORIAL)

  19. 19

    FIND THIS POINT ON YOUR BAG

  20. 20

    PULL THE POINT UP AND JOIN 1 SIDE TO ONE LAYER THEN THE OTHER SIDE TO THE BACK LAYER FORMING THE BOTTOM CURVE OF YOUR BAG

  21. 21

    YOUR BAG SHOULD NOW LOOK LIKE THIS

  22. 22

    FIND THE 2ND SQUARE DOWN FROM YOUR TOP POINT

  23. 23

    JOIN THIS AND THE OTHER SIDE AS YOU HAVE DONE JOINS PREVIOUSLY

  24. 24

    TO NEATEN UP USE YOUR CONTRAST TO HALF DOUBLE CROCHET ALL AROUND THE BAG OPENING ONCE SLIP STICH TO END

    SEW IN ALL LOOSE ENDS IF YOU HAVE ANY

    TIME TO MAKE THE HANDLES

    (NEXT TUTORIAL)

  25. 25

    TOP OPENING FINISHED

  26. 26

    INSIDE IS QUITE ROOMY