Crochet Pattern: Cabled Mini Bag

By Candace – 4 Comments
While I’m a huge fan of the big tote bag that holds my yarn, patterns, notebooks, wallet, and everything else I can cram in there, sometimes the occasion calls for something smaller. This little evening bag has cables that snake their way up the front and a small flap that just covers the top without covering the cables.

Skill Level:

Finished Size: 8″ (20.5 cm) wide, 6″ (15 cm) tall

Materials:
Medium Weight Yarn (100 yards)
Crochet Hook H (5.0 mm)
Fastener
Purse strap

Gauge:
10 hdc = 3’’ (7.5 cm)
8 rows = 3’’ (7.5 cm)

Special Instructions:
BCDCC (Back Cross Double Crochet Cable): Sk 2 sts, FPdc in next 2 sts, working behind the FPdcs, BPdc in skipped sts

FCDCC (Front Cross Double Crochet Cable): Sk 2 sts, BPdc in next 2 sts, working in front of the BPdcs, FPdc in skipped sts,

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Crochet Pattern: Cabled Mini Bag
Round 1: Ch 31, sc in back loops only of 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, sc in front loops only of each ch, sl st in turning ch: 60 sc
Round 2: Ch 2, hdc in first 4 sc, (BCDCC, hdc in next 5 sc) 2 times, FCDCC, hdc in next 34 sc, sl st in beg ch-2: 60 sts
Round 3: Ch 2, hdc in first 4 hdc, BCDCC, hdc in next 3 hdc, BCDCC, FCDCC, hdc in next 3 hdc, FCDCC, hdc in next 34 hdc, sl st in top of beg ch-2: 60 sts
Rounds 4 – 6: Ch 2, hdc in first 4 hdc, BCDCC, hdc in next 3 hdc, fpdc in next 2 dc, bpdc in next 4 dc, fpdc in next 2 dc, hdc in next 3 hdc, FCDCC, hdc in next 34 hdc, sl st in top of beg ch-2: 60 sts
Round 7: Ch 2, hdc in first 4 hdc, BCDCC, hdc in next 3 hdc, FCDCC, BCDCC, hdc in next 3 hdc, FCDCC, hdc in next 34 hdc, sl st in top of beg ch-2: 60 sts
Round 8: Ch 2, hdc in first 2 hdc, (BCDCC, hdc in next 5 hdc) 2 times, FCDCC, hdc in next 34 hdc, sl st in top of beg ch-2: 60 sts
Rounds 9-14: Repeat rounds 3-8
Round 15: Ch 2, hdc in each st around, sl st in top of beg ch-2: 60 hdc
Finish off.

Flap:
Row 1: Attach yarn to 31st hdc, ch 2, hdc in next 30 hdc: 30 hdc
Rows 2-3: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each hdc across: 30 hdc

Finish off.

Add fastener and strap.

Need help while crocheting? Feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll help you out!

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4 Comments

  1. perel says:

    How do you get 60 sts out of 31 chains?

  2. perel says:

    How do you do BCDCC AND FCDCC?

  3. Eva says:

    Instructions for BCDCC and FCDCC are at the top of the pattern. And you crochet in both front and back loop of the 30 chains – just continue round when you come to the end of the chain.

    Love this pattern – I’ve knitted braids, but I’ve never even seen crocheted ones. Gotta try this!

  4. Debbie says:

    You state sc in second back loop from chain and across then you also state, sc in fl only in each chain? Now my ??? how we going to bp across and then sc fl across??? And this in Row 1

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