Peppa Pig Crochet Handbag

Peppa Pig Crochet Handbag

Materials

Yarn (recommended for 4.0mm crochet)

Crochet hook (size 4mm) to knit handbag

Crochet hook (size 3mm) to knit Peppa Pig

Eyes

Stitch Markers  

Yarn needle 

Scissors

Part 1

Part 2

Instructions

Colour Light Pink

ROW 1: 35 chains, go up with 2 chains, make half double crochet and in the last stitch make 4 half double crochet in the same stitch. Keep making half double crochet and in the last stitch make 4 half double crochet in the same stitch.

ROWS 2 – 15: Directly knit 1 half double crochet order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

1 half double crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows. For each row directly knit 1 half double crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker. Row 15 is the only one that I close with a slip stitch.

Colour Dark pink

ROW 16: Go up with 1 chain, 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Directly knit 1 single crochet order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker. Keep making single crochet until the end of the row.

ROWS 17 – 21: 1 single crochet, 1 decrease, keep making single crochet, 1 decrease at the other end of the handbag and keep making single crochet until the end of the row.

ROW 22: 12 single crochet, 15 separation chains and miss 10 stitches of the previous row, make 24 single crochet, 15 separation chains, miss 10 stitches of the previous row and keep making single crochet until the end of the row.

ROWS 23 – 25: 1 Single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

Peppa Pig

Colour Light Pink

ROW 1: Magic ring of 10 single crochet. Directly knit 1 single crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

ROW 2: 1 increase for each stitch of the previous row.

ROW 3: 1 single crochet and 1 increase until the end of the row.

ROW 4: 2 single crochet and 1 increase until the end of the row.

ROW 5: 3 single crochet and 1 increase until the end of the row.

Nose  

ROW 6: 7 single crochet.

ROWS 7 – 10: Go up with 1 chain and single crochet.

ROW 11: 5 Single crochet and 1 increase (x 4 times). Keep making single crochet until you finish the nose, then close with a slip stitch.

Cut the yarn.

Ears (2)

ROW 1: Chain of 4, go up with 1 chain, single crochet, triple increase (that is 3 single crochet in the same stitch) and keep making single crochet.

•    Sew the ears to the head and using a darker pink make single crochet all around, including the ears

•    Make 11 separation chains and sew at the other end of the nose’s tip. Then with a needle attach the chain to the nose

•    With a needle pass yarn in the middle of the nose three times (inside the circle thus formed)

Eyes (2)

ROW 1: Magic ring of 6 single crochet in white colour.

ROW 2: With darker pink make 1 single crochet until the end of the row.

Attach the black eye to the white area of the eye, right in the middle.

Cheek

Use a Darker Pink

ROW 1: Magic ring of 6 single crochet.

ROW 2: Increases during the whole row and close with a slip stitch.

Mouth

Colour Pink

Make 1 chain of 10.

Building the head

Sew the eyes, the cheeks and the smile to the head.

Arms (2)

Colour Light Pink

1.            Chain of 10. Single crochet

2.            2 separation chains.

3.            2 separation chains on the other side.

4.            Insert crochet in the middle (where the V is) and make 2 separation chains.

Dress

ROW 1: Chain of 8, 1 single crochet for each stitch of the chain.

ROWS 2 – 7: Go up with 1 chain, 1 single crochet in the same stitch, keep making single crochet and 1 increase (last stitch)

ROWS 8 – 11: 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row.

Row of single crochet all around the knit.

·     Sew head to dress

·     Sew arms to dress

Assemble the handbag

1.Sew Peppa Pig to the bag in the light pink part.

2.Sew buttons to the bag in dark pink part.