Free Crochet Patterns
MISS SIXTY
Making a shoulder bag and mittens is a good combination of crochet projects. Suitable for own use or as a gift.
One colour shade can work with a mix of different crochet stitches. Crochet cable is a great technique that adds extra texture to the projects. Make it more fun by adding buttons or wooden beads.
Miss Sixty Mittens
Finished size: medium
Materials
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Aran yarn, purple print (60g)
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6 dark brown wooden buttons (10mm diameter)
Left mitten
Start the mitten by making a wristband as follows.
Row 1: ch 6, dc on 2nd ch from hook, dc in the next 4 sts (5 sts)
Rows 2-22: ch 1, turn; bdc in each st across (5 sts)
Sew both ends of the wristband together and then crochet upward from one edge of the wristband by following the instruction below.
Rnd 1: ch1, htr in the same st as ch 1, htr in the next 21 sts, ss (22 sts)
Rnd 2: ch 1, htr in the same st as ch 1, 9 loops puff in the next st, [htr in the next st, 9 loop puff in the next st] 10 times, ss (22 sts)
Rnd 3: Repeat Rnd 1
Rnd 4: Repeat Rnd 2
Rnd 5: Repeat Rnd 1
Rnd 6: ch 1, htr in the same st as ch 1, [9 loops puff in the next st, htr in the next st] 2 times, htr in the next 12 sts, [9 loops puff in the next st, htr in the next st] 2 times, 9 loops puff in the next st, ss (22 sts)
Rnd 7: ch 1, htr in the same st as ch 1, [9 loops puff in the next st, htr in the next st] 2 times, htr in the next 12 sts, [9 loops puff in the next st, htr in the next st] 2 times, 9 loops puff in the next st as ch 1, ss (22 sts)
Rnd 8: ch 1, htr in the same st as ch 1, [9 loops puff in the next st, htr in the next st] 2 times, * fpdtr (but skip the last step) on 6th st of Rnd 6, yoh and insert hook into the 6th st of this round, draw the yarn through the st, yoh and draw the yarn through all loops on hook. htr in the next 2 sts, fpdtr (but skip the last step) on the same st as the previous fpdtr , yoh and insert the hook into the st after the previous htr, yoh and draw the yarn through all loops on hook (the steps from * forms the bottom half of a diamond), repeat from * but on the 10th st on Rnd 6 to form the next bottom half of a diamond, repeat from * but on the 14th st on Rnd 6 to form the next bottom half of a diamond, [9 loops puff in the next st, htr in the next st] 2 times, 9 loops puff in the next st, ss (22 sts)
Rnd 9: ch 1, htr in the same st as ch 1, 9 loops puff in the next st, htr in the next st, *ch 4, skip the next 4 sts, htr in the next 10 sts (steps from * forms a thumb holder), [9 loops puff in the next st, htr in the next st] 2 times, 9 loops puff in the next st, ss (22 sts)
Rnd 10: ch 1, htr in the same st as ch 1, 9 loops puff in the next st, htr in the next st, dc in the next 4 chs, htr in the next st, * fpdtr (but skip the last step ) on the 1st fpdtr of Rnd 8, fpdtr (but skip the last step ) on the 2nd fpdtr of Rnd 8 (there are now 4 loops on hook), yoh and insert hook into the st after the previous htr of this round, draw the yarn through the st, yoh and draw the yarn through all loops on hook (steps from * form the top half of a diamond), htr in the next 3 sts, repeat from * twice to form the 2nd and 3rd diamond, 9 loops puff in the next st, htr in the next st, 9 loops puff in the next st, ss (22 sts)
Rnd 11: Repeat Rnd 1
Rnd 12: Repeat Rnd 2
Rnd 13: Repeat Rnd 1
Rnd 14: Repeat Rnd 2
Rnd 15: ch 1, dc in each st around, ss and fasten off (22 sts)
Right mitten
Make a wristband as the left mitten.
Rnds 1-8: Repeat the Rnds 1-8 of the left mitten
Rnd 9: ch 1, htr in the same st as ch 1, [9 loops puff in the next st, htr in the next st] 2 times, htr in the next 10 sts, * ch 4, skip the next 4 sts, 9 loops puff in the next st (steps from * form the beginning round of a thumb holder), htr in the next st, 9 loops puff in the next st, ss (22 sts)
Rnd 10: ch 1, htr in the same st as ch 1, 9 loops puff in the next st, htr in the next st,
* fpdtr (but skip the last step) on the 1st fpdtr of Rnd 8, fpdtr (but skip the last step) on the 2nd fpdtr of Rnd 8 (there are now 4 loops on hook), yoh and insert hook into the st after the previous htr of this round, draw the yarn through the st, yoh and draw the yarn through all loops on hook (steps from * form the top half of the 1st diamond), htr in the next 3 sts, repeat from * twice to form the 2nd and 3rd diamond, dc in the next 4 chs, 9 loops puff in the next st, htr in the same st, 9 loops puff in the next st, ss (22 sts)
Rnds 11-15: Repeat Rnds 11-15 of the left mitten
For the thumb holder, repeat the same instruction as the left mitten.
Thumb holder
Rnd 1: 10 dc around the thumb holder, ss (10 sts)
Rnd 2: ch 1, dc in each st around and fasten off (10 sts)
Miss Sixty
Finished size: 25x28x10cm
Handle
Materials
Rnd 1: Yarn A; ch 121, 2dc in the 2nd ch from hook, dc in the next 118 chs, 4dc in the last ch, turn to work along other side of ch, dc in the next 118 chs, 2dc in the next ch (244 sts)
Rnd 2: ss in each st around (244 sts)
Rnd 3: ch 1, [2dc in the next 2 sts, dc in the next 118 sts, 2dc in the next 2 sts] 2 times (252 sts)
Rnd 4: ss in each st around and fasten off (252 sts)
Sew the ends of the handle to the inner side of the bag.
Bag
Rnd 1: Yarn A; ch 31, 2dc in the 2nd ch from hook, dc in the next 28 chs, 4dc in the last ch, turn to work along other side of ch, dc in the next 28 chs, 2dc in the next ch (64 sts)
Rnd 2: [2dc in the next 2 sts, dc in the next 28 sts, 2dc in the next 2 sts] 2 times (72 sts)
Rnd 3: [dc in the next st, 2dc in the next st, dc in the next st, 2dc in the next st, dc in the next 28 sts, 2dc in the next st, dc in the next st, 2dc in the next st, dc in the next st] 2 times (80 sts)
Rnd 4: [dc in the next 2 sts, 2dc in the next st, dc in the next 34 sts, 2dc in the next st, dc in the next 2 sts] 2 times (84 sts)
Rnd 5: [dc in the next 3 sts, 2dc in the next st, dc in the next 34 sts, 2dc in the next st, dc in the next 3 sts] 2 times (88 sts)
Rnds 6-10: dc in each st around (88 sts)
Rnd 11: dc in each st around, ss (88 sts)
Rnd 12: ch 2, [9 loops puff in the next st, htr in the next st, beaded dc in the next st, htr in the next st] 21 times, 9 loops puff in the next st, htr in the next st, beaded dc, ss on the 2nd ch of the 1st 2 chs of this round (88 sts)
Rnd 13: ch 1, dc in each st around, ss (88 sts)
Rnd 14: ch 2, 9 loops puff in the same st as ch 2, htr in the next st, beaded dc in the next st, htr in the next st, [9 loops puff in the next st, htr in the next st, beaded dc in the next st, htr in the next st] 21 times, ss on the 1st 9 loops puff of this round (88 sts)
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Rnd 15: ch 1, dc in each st around, ss (88 sts)
Rnd 16: ch 3, dtr in the next st, skip the next 4 sts, dtr in the next 2 sts, work behind the last two dtrs, dtr in the 3rd skipped st, dtr in the 4th skipped st, [skip the next 2 sts, dtr in the next 2 sts, work behind the last two dtrs, dtr in each of the skipped sts] 20 times, work in front of the 1st 2 sts of this round, dtr in the 1st skipped st of this round, dtr in the 2nd skipped st of this round, ss on the 3rd ch of the 1st 3 chs of this round (88 sts)
Rnd 17: ch 2, htr in the next st, [fphtr in the next 2 sts, htr in the next 2 sts] 21 times, fphtr in the next 2 sts, ss on the 2nd ch of the 1st 2 chs of this round (88 sts)
Rnd 18: ch 2, fphtr in the next st, [htr in the next 2 sts, fphtr in the next 2 sts] 21 times, htr in the next 2 sts, ss on the 2nd ch of the 1st 2 chs of this round (88 sts)
Rnd 19: ch 2, fpdtr in the same st, fpdtr in the next st, work behind the last 2 fpdtrs, dtr in the 87th st of the previous round, dtr in the 88th st of the previous round, [skip next two sts, fpdtr in the next 2 sts, work behind the last 2 fpdtrs, dtr in each of the previous skipped sts] 21 times, ss on the 1st fpdtr of this round(88 sts)
Rnd 20: ch 2, fphtr in the same st, fphtr in the next st, htr in the next 2 sts, [fphtr in the next 2 sts, htr in the next 2 sts] 21 times, ss on the 1st fphtr of this round (88 sts)
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Rnd 21: ch 2, htr in the next st, fphtr in the next 2 sts, [htr in the next 2 sts, fphtr in the next 2 sts] 21 times, ss on the 2nd ch of the 1st 2 chs of this round (88 sts)
Rnd 22: ch 2, skip the next st, fpdtr in the next 2 sts, work behind the last 2 sts, dtr in the same st as the 1st 2 chs of this round, dtr in the skipped st, [skip the next 2 sts, fpdtr in the next 2 sts, work behind the last 2 sts, dtr in each of the 2 skipped st] 21 times, ss (88 sts)
Rnd 23: ch 2, fphtr in the same st, fphtr in the next st, htr in the next 2 sts, [fphtr in the next 2 sts, htr in the next 2 sts] 21 times, ss on the 1st fphtr of this round (88 sts)
Rnd 24: ch 1, dc in each st around (88 sts)
Rnds 25-31: dc in each st around (88 sts)
Rnd 32: dc in each st around, ss and fasten off (88 sts)
Bag flap
Rnd 1: Work on the right side and top row of the back of the bag; dc across 32 sts that centre the top row (32 sts)
Rnds 2-6: ch 1, turn; dc in each st across (32 sts)
Rnd 7: ch 1, turn; dc2tog, dc in the next 28 sts, dc2tog (30 sts)
Rnd 8: ch 1, turn; dc2tog, dc in the next 26 sts, dc2tog (28 sts)
Rnd 9: ch 1, turn; dc2tog, dc in the next 24 sts, dc2tog (26 sts)
Rnd 10: ss in each st around the edge of the flap and top edge of the bag and fasten off.
Rnd 11: Work on the right side of the flap starting from the bottom right corner (42 sts from this point to the other end on the left), dc in the next 8 sts, 2dc in the next st, dc in the next 24 sts, 2dc in the next st, dc in the next 8 sts and fasten off (44 sts)
Rnd 12: Work on the right side of the flap and start from the right corner, ss in the next 10 sts, ch 5 and skip the next 4 sts, ss in the next 6 sts, ch 5 and skip the next 4 sts, ss in the next 6 sts, ch 5 and skip the next 4 sts, ss in the next 10 sts and fasten off (each 5 chains loop forms a buttonhole)
Sew the buttons on the top front of the bag.
Abbreviations
2dc: double crochet increase by having 2 dc in the same stitch or chain
bdc: back loop double crochet
ch(s): chain(s)
dc: double crochet (US single crochet - sc)
dc2tog: two double crochet together
dtr: double treble crochet (US treble crochet - tr)
fpdtr: front post double treble crochet
fphtr: front post half treble crochet
htr: half treble crochet (half double crochet in US style: hdc)
rnd(s): round(s)
ss: slip stitch
st(s): stitch(es)
tr: treble crochet (US double crochet - dc)
yoh: yarn over hook