Seed Stitch Purse – Free Crochet Pattern

Here is my free crochet pattern for a seed stitch purse. You can use it as is, or line it with some matching or contrasting material to help reduce the stretchiness from the yarn.

The purse is started at the bottom and worked in rounds until you reach a desired height. Generally I do not turn after each round, but for this pattern I turned after each round starting at round six. The reason for this is simply to keep the seam straight, which tends to spiral when using the seed stitch.

I added only one strap to it, but you could just as easy attach two – one on each side of the bag if you wanted to.

Materials

Yarn: TLC Promise Sport (or any worsted weight yarn)
Hook Size: 4.50MM

Gauge: 2.5″ over 9 sts and the across the first 4 rnds.

Finished Measurements: 10.5″ wide by 8″ high

Abbreviations:

Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
Dc = Double Crochet
FO = Fasten Off
Hdc = Half Double Crochet
Hk = Hook
Lp/Lps = Loop/Loops
Rep = Repeat
Rnd/Rnds = Round/Rounds
Sc = Single Crochet
Sc2tog = Single Crochet 2 Stitches Together
Sk = Skip
Sl St = Slip Stitch
Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches

Pattern Instructions:

Rnd 1: Ch 28, sc in 2nd ch from hk and in next 25 chs, 3 sc in last ch. Working on opposite side, sc in free lps of next 25 chs, 2 sc in last ch; join with sl st to first sc. (56 sts)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, 3 hdc in first st, *hdc in next 25 sts, 3 hdc in next st, hdc in next st*, 3 hdc in next st; rep from * to * once; join with sl st to first hdc. (64 sts)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 27 sts, 3 sc in next st*, sc in next 3 sts; rep from * to * once, then sc in last 2 sts; join with sl st to first sc. (72 sts)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, hdc in first 2 sts, *3 hdc in next st, hdc in next 29 sts, 3 hdc in next st*, hdc in next 5 sts; rep from * to * once, then hdc in next 3 sts; join with sl st to first hdc. (80 sts)

Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in first st and in each st around; join with sl st to first sc. (80 sts)

Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 1, sk next st, *sc in next st, ch 1, sk next st; rep from * around; join with sl st to first sc. Turn. (40 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 7: Sl st into ch-1 sp, ch 1, (sc, dc) in same sp and in each ch-1 sp around; join with sl st to first sc. Turn. (80 sts)

Rnd 8: Sl st into next dc, ch 1, (sc, dc) in same st, sk next st, *(sc, dc) in next st, sk next st; rep from * around; join with sl st to first sc. Turn. (80 sts)

Rnd 9: Sl st into next dc, ch 1, sc in same st, ch 1, sk next st, *sc in next st, ch 1, sk next st; rep from * around; join with sl st to first sc. Turn. (40 ch-1 sps)

Rnds 10-34: Rep rnds 7-9, ending with rnd 7 at rnd 34.

Rnd 35: Sl st into next dc, ch 1, (sc, dc) in same st, sk next st, sc in next st, [sk next st, (sc, dc) in next st, sk next st, sc in next st] around; join with sl st to first sc. Turn. (60 sts)

Rnd 36: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join with sl st. (60 sts) FO.

Handles: (Make 1 or 2 – 1 if you want it attached in the center between the two sides, or 2 if you want a handle on each side of the bag.)

Ch 70 or any multiple of 2.

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hk and in each ch across. Turn. (69 sts)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 1, sk next st, sc in next st; rep from * across. Turn. (34 ch-1 sps)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, (sc, dc) in next ch-1 sp and in each ch-1 sp across, sc in last st. Turn. (70 sts)

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first st, *(sc, dc) in next st, sk next st; rep from * across; sc in last st. Turn. (70 sts)

Row 5: Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, *ch 1, sk next st, sc in next st; rep from * across. Turn.

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in each st and ch across. FO.

Sew handles onto bag.

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