Crochet Child Flower Purse

Any little girl will love this crochet flower purse. This purse is done with a pretty accent layered flower with medium worsted yarn. 

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Supplies:
G hook

Caron Pink yarn and
Vanna White Purple yarn

Abbreviations:
hdc=half double crochet
ch=chain
sl st=slip stitch
rep=repeat
sc=single crochet
dc=double crochet
bpsc=back post single crochet

Instructions:
Body of the purse, G hook
ch 30,
rnd 1. hdc in the 2nd chain in the hook to the end, ch 2, turn
rnd 2. *hdc in each stitch across, ch 2, turn *repeat, until it measures 8 inches long

Shell the top of the purse:
rnd 3. ch 3, counts as 1st dc, skip next hdc, work 1 dc in next hdc, *skip 4 hdc, (dc,ch1,dc,ch1,dc,ch1,dc), in next st., -shell made. repeat from * across, end last rep skip 4 hdc , 2 dc in last hdc.
rnd 4. ch 3, turn, skip next dc, dc in next dc, *work shell in center of ch-1 space of shell; rep from * across, end 2 dc in last dc.

repeat last row until it measures 11 inches from the beginning. fasten off and weave in ends.

Fold the square in half and sew the seams together. I sewed a button in the center and glue on a rhinestone. I turn it right side out, so the sewed seams are in the inside after I sew it.

Flower:
G hook
Caron soft Pink yarn

Vanna White Purple yarn

rnd 1. ch 2, do 10 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, you can change colors if you choose to, sl st in beginning st.

rnd 2. sc in the same stitch, *ch 3, skip the next st., sc in the next st, *repeat, until you have 5(3 chain spaces) sl st.

rnd 3. *ch 1, do 6 dc in the chain 3 space, ch 1, sl st in the previous sc, *repeat until you have 5(6 pedals) sl st.

Next Flower:

rnd 4. *bpsc around round 2, ch 5, bpsc around the next sc, ch 5 *repeat, until you have 5(5 chain spaces) sl st in beg. chain
rnd 5. *ch 1, do 9 dc in the chain 5 space, ch1, slip st in the previous sc, *repeat until you have 5(9dc pedals) sl st.

optional: used a glue gun to glue on a rhinestone in the center of the flower.

Strap:
chain 90, attached to one side of the purse, and sc in the 2nd chain from the hook to the end and attach to other side of the purse. Fasten off and Weave in the ends.