An adorable little felted purse pattern … and best of all, there is no lining needed! This little purse is great for when you only need to carry a few things. I also love giving it as a gift to the young ladies in my life! And for the times when you need something bigger, try this larger felted tote. I included the flower pattern I used in the directions below, but feel free to switch it up with any of these free crochet flower patterns.
Felted Purse With Flower
Here’s what you need:
- two colors 100% wool worsted weight yarn (not superwash!), shown here in Cascade 220
- US H-8 / 5 mm crochet hook
- tapestry needle and scissors
Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern: Crochet Abbreviations, U.S. to U.K. Crochet Conversion Chart, Felting Knitting & Crochet.
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Finished bag measures approx. 8 in. high and 5¾ in. wide
Purse Pattern
With main color, ch 30 (counts as 26 chains and 1st dc of Round 1).
Round 1: Work 4 dc in 4th chain from hook, 1 dc in each of the next 25 ch, 5 dc in last; working on opposite side of chain, 1 dc in each of the next 25 ch, join — 60 sts.
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), work 2 dc in each of the next 3 sts, 1 dc in each of the next 27 sts, 2 dc in each of the next 3 sts, 1 dc in each of the next 26 sts, join — 66 sts.
Round 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), work 1 dc in next st and each st around — 66 sts.
Rounds 4 through 13: Repeat Round 3.
Round 14: Join accent color; ch 2 (counts as hdc), 1 hdc in next st and each st around, join — 66 sts.
Round 15: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), work 1 hdc in each of the next 12 sts, ch 30, skip next 20 sts, 1 hdc in each of the next 13 sts, ch 30, skip next 20 sts, join — 26 sts and 2 ch-30 handles.
Round 16: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 1 sc in same st as join and in each of the next 12 sts, work 40 sc over ch-30, 1 sc in each of the next 13 sts, 40 sc over ch-30 — 106 sts.
Round 17: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 1 sc in same st as join and in each of the next 12 sts, work 40 sc over the sc from previous round, 1 sc in each of the next 13 sts, 40 sc over the sc from previous round — 106 sts.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Flower
With accent color, ch 6 and join in furthest chain from hook to create a ring.
Round 1: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 15 sc in ring, join — 15 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1 (does not count as st), sc in same st as join, *ch 4, skip 2 sts, 1 sc in next, rep from * 3 more times, ch 4, join in first st — 5 ch-4 loops.
Round 3: Work [1 sc, 1 hdc, 3dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc] in each ch-4 loop, join — 5 small petals.
Round 4: Working behind the petals just made, join main color in 1st skipped st from Round 1; ch 1 (does not count as st), 1 sc in same st as join, *ch 5, skip next unworked st from Round 1, 1 sc in the next unworked st, rep from * around, join in 1st sc — 5 ch-5 loops.
Round 5: Work [1 hdc, 5 dc, 1 hdc] in each ch-5 loop, join — 5 medium petals.
Round 6: Working behind the petals just made, join accent color in next unworked st from Round 1; ch 1 (does not count as st), 1 sc in same st as join, *ch 5, 1 sc in the next unworked st from Round 1, rep from * around, join in 1st sc — 5 ch-5 loops.
Round 7: Work [1 hdc, 1 dc, 5 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc] in each ch-5 loop, join — 5 large petals.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Next we are going to felt our pieces using one of the methods described in Felting Knitting & Crochet. I prefer to leave the flower unattached until after felting because I feel like it gives me more control in shaping the pieces.
Some before pics …
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Once you’ve felted the pieces and gotten the excess water out, shape them as desired. I stuffed the purse with some crumpled newspapers and hung it on a knob to shape the handles nicely. I gave my flower petals some little tugs until they were just how I wanted them and then waited for both pieces to dry.
Now just sew your flower to your purse!
I liked how this one came out so much that I made another one for myself. You can find my bag and pattern here.
Check out more of my felted crochet and knitting projects!
Cuteness! Fun colors, girl!
Yes Yes.. This is my style.. Wonderful crochet bag..:))
Thanks so much for sharing this pattern! Very cute and I love felting pieces–especially bags. It makes them so sturdy!
What a cute purse!! What yarn did you use to make it? I think I might just try it. Thanks so much for the pattern and info!
So cute!
Both before and after felting are looking pretty ! 🙂 the blend of colours in the purple yarn is more clearly visible in the felted purse.
For crochet purses, sometimes I put a lining. Does the bind of felted purse closes all the gaps in the design so that we can do away with lining?
Thanks for sharing the pattern:)
Great purse! But personaly I like it better before felting 😉
xx
So fun and cute! I love the colors and the flower finishes it off perfectly 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Hugs,
Stephanie
That is such a cute little purse. Thanks for sharing your pattern. 🙂
Very cute! Thanks for sharing the pattern!