I’m thrilled to share with you a project that’s been close to my heart and has kept my fingers busy for quite some time now – the Figs Handbag pattern!

⭐️ I’m making it in this YouTube tutorial: https://youtu.be/RTSsDaXb9oA

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Materials
YARN: DROPS PARIS, yarn group C / aran / worsted, 50 g / 75 m, 100% cotton
20 skeins of yarn = 1000 g / 35 oz; 1500 m / 1632 yds
Hook: 5 mm / H-8
Yarn needle, scissors, measuring tape, stitch markers

Gauge
13 fpdc sts = 10 cm
10 fpdc rows = 10 cm

Finished size
Width (when flat): 45 cm (18 inches)
Height: 25 cm (10 inches)
Height with handles: 48 cm (19 inches)

Stitch Key (US terminology)
ch = chain
yo = yarn over
sc = single crochet
st = stitch
sts = stitches
slst = slip stitch
slsts = slip stitches
dc = double crochet
7 dc = 7 double crochet stitches in one stitch
fpdc = front post double crochet
fpdc 5 = front post double crochet in next 5 stitches
bpdc = back post double crochet
bpdc 2 = back post double crochet in next 2 stitches
2 fpdc = 2 front post double crochets in the same stitch
fbdc2tog = front post double crochet two stitches together
fpdc3tog = front post double crochet three stitches together

Specialty Stitch & Technique Key
None.

Notes
Working with two strands of yarn at once.
Ch 2 doesn’t count as a stitch.
Crocheted from the base up.
Working in joined rounds on the base and body.
Working in spiral rounds on the upper edge and handles with sl st blo. Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch.