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This is a free crochet along pattern for creating the Purple Passion Project Purse. This pattern is divided into three parts that can be found below.

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Yet again, the bag slipped off her arm as the bus bounced over a rut in the road. Yarn and project spilled out onto the floor in a tangled mess.

“Shoot,” she muttered angrily under her breath.

A kindly grandmother sitting across from her witnessed the predicament. “Oh, no. That is most unfortunate.”

She forced a smile and said politely to the old lady, “Yes, but it’s okay. It happens a lot so I’m used to it.”

The old lady tisked at the mess. “That’s surely no way to live. Might I make a suggestion, dear?”

She looked up and narrowed her eyes at the old lady unsure of what she should expect. “I suppose…”

“Make yourself a project bag – one with a wide handle. You’ll find it doesn’t slip off your arm so easily in the future. Ah, here’s my stop.” The old lady gingerly gathered her belongings and shuffled off the bus without another glance back.

Do you need a project bag? Join in this crochet along to make one too! The crochet along is over, but the pattern is still available for free.

When I recently asked what my followers would like to see next as a crochet along it a very strong vote for a bag. Well, as always your wish is my command and I went right to it.

Luckily, I realized I really wanted to make a crochet project bag using one skein of Caron Big Cakes. It worked out perfectly as I used almost all of it.

Which means for this crochet along, also known as CAL, you will simply need one skein of any color combination of a Caron Big Cake and a 5mm hook.

Be sure to use the hashtag #PurplePassionProjectPurseCAL on social media, so I can follow along on your journey to create this awesome bag.

There are a few other materials you will need, but these are the basics. I have listed the rest below.

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If you do not want to join The Crochet Club, you can also purchase the ad-free printer-friendly PDF pattern at the links below. But IF you join the All-Access Membership you will automatically get this pattern.

In addition, I created a downloadable PDF that has all of the pictures separated from the pattern, so you can choose whether you want to print them or not. This can save you a lot of ink in the long run. You can buy the ad-free, printer-friendly PDF on Ravelry, Etsy, LoveCrafts, and my VIP crochet membership, The Crochet Club.

Furthermore, I you will need to know 3 different types of stitch patterns that are featured on this Purple Passion Project Purse. The great thing is, I will break up the pattern such that you will be working on one stitch pattern at the time.

First, we will be making the rectangular bottom of the purse which features the thermal stitch to provide a great amount of stability.

Next, we will work on the main bottom of the bag which has a beautiful textured due to the Tri Square stitch pattern.

And lastly, we will be finishing the bag using the Linked Treble Crochet stitch on the edge and handle of the bag. Finally, we are adding some buttons and then show off our beautiful crochet project bags to everyone.

I showed off this stunning Purple Passion Project Purse on my recent Facebook Live event and everyone seemed to love it. I even shared a sneak peak on Instagram and people went crazy for it.

Well, now it is finally the time to go to your local yarn store, unless you already have everything you need, and get a Caron Big Cake.

You will have 1.5 weeks to get all your items together. We will start on March 10th when the first part will be released. You will then have one week to finish part 1 before part 2 will be released. The same then goes for part 2 for part 3. Update: The Crochet Along is now finished and all parts are available for free by clicking the links to the parts below.

Furthermore, please join my Facebook Crochet Group so you can share your progress pictures with us and also get feedback or answers to questions you may have about this project or other ones in the future.

However, if you do not want to wait for all the parts to be released you can easily purchase the pdf for this pattern with all the parts included in one file.

In addition, I created a downloadable pdf for you all, that has all the pictures as references added to the back of the pattern. So you can choose whether you want to print them or not. That can save you a lot of ink in the long run.

So, let’s summarize everything up and quick and easy to read bullet points.

What you will need to know for the Purple Passion Project Purse Crochet Along

Material List:

• 1 Caron Big Cake
• 5.0mm hook
• scissors
• tapestry needle
• 3 buttons (I used 6 to have 2 on top of each other)

Final Size:

• 8 in height (without counting the handle  x 18 in diameter inches if lying flat
• bottom of bag is 5 inches x 12 inches

Schedule of the Crochet Along Parts Release times for the Purple Passion Project Purse:

March 10th : Part 1 (bottom of bag)

March 17th: Part 2 (body of the bag)

March 24th: Part 3 (edge, handle and buttons of the bag)

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