Wildrose bag

Yarn	Drops Paris and Drops I love you 5
Hook	3.5 mm
Size	Square 16×16 cm (6.25×6.25 inches) Bag 33×44 cm (13×17 inches)
Stitches	sl st ch sc hdc dc tr dtr
Symbols	*…* Repeat stitches **…** Repeat stitches within repetition «…» Crocheted in the same or given stitch
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This is a pentagon pattern. You will need 18 wildrose squares in total to make the bag, 14 with wildrose and four without. Crochet the squares without the wildrose the same as those with the rose, but skip step 3 and 4. 

1 Ch 6, 1 sl st in to the first ch, to form a ring. Ch 1 (= 1 sc), 9 sc into the ring. End the round with 1 sl st in the first ch. (Total 1 ch, 9 sc)

2 Change color. Start in any st. *1 sc, ch 1* 10 times. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sc. (Total 10 ch, 10 sc, 1 sl st)

3 Change color. *1 sc in the next ch-1 sp, ch 4, skip one ch-1 sp* 5 times. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sc. (Total 20 ch, 5 sc)

4 Crochet 1 sl st until the ch-4 sp, *1 ch (= 1 sc), 1 hdc, 2 dc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc into the ch-4 space* 5 times. For the second repeat to fourth repeat, replace ch 1 with 1 sc in the beginning. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sc.  (Total 1 ch, 9 sc, 20 hdc, 20 dc, 1 sl st)

5 Change color. Turn the flower over so the backside is up. 1 sc in one free ch-1 sp on the third round, ch 5, *1 sc in next free ch-1 sp, ch 5* 4 times. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sc. (Total 25 ch, 5 sc, 1 sl st)

6 Turn the flower over so the frontside is up. 1 sl st to the next ch-5 sp, *«ch 1 (= 1 sc), 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 tr, 1 dtr, 1 tr, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc» into the ch-5 sp* 5 times. For the second repeat to fifth repeat, replace ch 1 with 1 sc in the beginning. End the round with 1 sl st in the ch on the first sc. (Total 1 ch, 9 sc, 10 hdc, 20 dc, 10 tr, 5 dtr, 1 sl st)

7 Change color. **1 sc in the next st** 4 times,*ch 3 (corner), **1 sc in the next st** 11 times* 4 times, ch 3 (corner), **1 sc in the next st** 7 times. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sc. (Total 15 ch, 55 sc)

8 Change color. This round crochets in the back loops only. Ch 2 (=1 hdc), 2 hdc, *1 hdc in the first ch of the ch-3 sp, ch 3 (corner), 1 hdc in the third ch of the ch-3 sp, 4 hdc, 3 dc, 4 hdc* 4 times, 1 hdc in the first ch of the ch-3 sp, ch 3, 1 hdc in the third ch of the ch-3 sp, 4 hdc, 3 dc, 1 hdc. End the round with 1 sl st in the last ch of the first hdc. (Total 17 ch, 49 hdc, 15 dc, 1 sl st)

9 *«2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc» in each ch-3 sp (corner), **1 sc in each st** 13 times* 5 times. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sc. (Total 85 sc, 10 ch, 1 sl st)

10 Change color.*«2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc» in each ch-2 sp (corner), **1 sc in each st** 17 times* 5 times. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sc. (Total 105 sc, 10 ch, 1 sl st)

You have now completed your very first wildrose square (pentagon). You will need 18 wildrosesquares in total, 14 with wildrose and four without. Crochet the squares without the wildrose the same as those with the rose, but skip step 3 and 4.

I assembled the squares with sc in BLO. Start by making two parts consisting of six wildrose squares each.

Here are my 14 wildrose squares.

A close up on how to assemble the squares, sc in BLO. 

 Assemble the squares without the wildrose the same as those with the wildrose, sc in BLO.

This is what it looks like when the squares are assembled.

This is what it looked like when I assembled the bag.

Make a border around the opening of the bag with sc.

The bags shoulder strap is crocheted with sc until you get the desired length.

I joined the straps together with sl st.

Fold the shoulder strap.

Crochet the strap together with sc.

A close up of the strap being joined.

Almost done. This is the front side.

The side of the bag.

Some loose ends to attach, perhaps not the most fun part of this project…

Done attaching the loose ends.

Time to make the lining for the bag. I used a curtain I bought some time ago. Put the bag on the folded fabric and trace the shape of the bag. Cut and sew the fabrics together.

Pin the lining tightly in the bag.

Sew the lining with needle and thread.

Done!

The end result.

I hope you enjoyed making the bag. It can be a little tricky to assemble, but every thing cannot be easy as pie. Thank you for stopping by.

Please tag with @micmarmik and #wildrosebag.

*…* … times
Repeat the instructions, for example:    “*ch 1, 2 sc* 5 times” would mean    “ch 1 followed by 2 sc, repeated five times”
** … ** … times
Short repeats within a longer ones, for example:    “*ch 1, **1 sc** 2 times* 5 times” would mean    “ch 1 and a repeat of 2 sc; all repeated 5 times”
«…» in …
Stitches to be crocheted in the same stitch, for example:     “«3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc» in the next stitch”
(counts as…)
Replacement for first stitch on a round, for example:     “ch 3 (counts as 1 dc)” would mean     “ch 3 used instead of 1 dc as the initial stitch”
(Total …)
Sums up number of used stitches, for example:     “ch 1 (= 1 sc), ch 2. (Total 2 ch, 1 sc)” would mean     “used as 2 ch + 1 sc, in total”
st		Stitch
lp		Loop
ch sp		Chain space
BLO		Back loop only
FLO		Front loop only
sl st		Slip stitch
ch		Chain
sc		Single crochet
hdc		Half double crochet
lhdc		Long half double crochet
dc		Double crochet
ldc		Long double crochet
dc3tog		Double crochet 3 together
tr		Treble crochet
dtr		Double treble crochet
FPsc		Front post single crochet
BPsc		Back post single crochet
FPhdc		Front post halfdouble crochet
FPdc		Front post double crochet
BPhdc		Back post half double crochet
BPdc		Back post double crochet
FPtr		Front post treble crochet
BPtr		Back post treble crochet
2FPdc		2 front post double crochet around same stitch
3FPdc		3 front post double crochet around same stitch
FPdc3tog		Front post double crochet 3 together
Pic		Picot made with ch 3, 1 sl st in first ch
ch4pic		Picot made with ch 4, 1 sl st in first ch

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Here are some reposts of other crocheters’ wildrose bag, on Instagram.

This is from @tjaders.

This is from @mytreasure703

This makes me smile. I love to see what other crocheters make from my patterns!