1/2Dopamine Flower Bag and Charms
Original design by @TaeTae
A dopamine-colored flower bag made of join-as-you-go crochet flowers, in cheerful mixed brights.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Hook
- 3.0mm
- Finished size
- ~28 x 24 cm
Materials
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Stitches used: ch, hdc, dc, sc, sl st
Lily-of-the-Valley & Butterfly Charm — Butterfly & Lily Flower Butterfly Rnd 1: Ch 3 in ring, 2 hdc, ch 2, then 7x (3 hdc, ch 2) Rnd 2: in each gap work (3 ch, 2 hdc, ch 2, 3 hdc); 7x (3 hdc, ch 2, 3 hdc) Rnd 3: in each large gap (3 ch, 2 hdc, picot, 3 hdc, ch 2); in each small gap (sc, ch 2); repeat 8 groups Fold in half; work antennae and tie off Antennae: Ch 9, from 2nd ch 8 sl st, chain to desired length, Ch 9, from 2nd ch 8 sl st Lily of the Valley Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR (5) Rnd 2: ch 3, 5 (hdc, ch) Rnd 3: change color; in 6 gaps work 6 unfinished hdc, yarn over and draw through all loops at once, ch 1 (puff) Rnd 4: working between two petals, 6 (sc, 2 hdc, sc)
Notes
Handwritten hdc-based lace motifs for the flower bag. f=hdc, x=sc, sl=sl st, picot=狗牙针. Butterfly folded in half with chained antennae. Diagram shows the butterfly plus the first rounds of the lily.
Dopamine Flower Bag — Six-Petal & Five-Petal Join Motifs + Layout Hook: 3.0mm. Body ~28 x 24 cm. Lined with a canvas drawstring pouch. Six-Petal Flower Motif Rnd 1: In a magic ring, ch 2, hdc, ch 2, then 5x (2-dc bobble, ch 2); pull the ring tight and sl st to the first hdc. Rnd 2: ch 1 to start; in each of the 6 holes work: 6x (sc, ch 2, 3 sl st, ch 3, sc). Five-Petal Flower Motif Rnd 1: In a magic ring, ch 2, hdc, ch 2, then 4x (2-dc bobble, ch 2); pull tight and sl st to the first hdc. Rnd 2: ch 1; in each of the 5 holes work: 5x (sc, ch 2, 3 sl st, ch 3, sc). Assembly (join-as-you-go, joining flowers at their petals) Base: 4 six-petal flowers. Round 1: 3 six-petal flowers top and bottom, 3 five-petal flowers each side. Rounds 2-6: 12 six-petal flowers each. Total: 70 six-petal flowers + 6 five-petal flowers for the bag. Strap: a line of six-petal flowers (about 8, adjust for length) - 18 six-petal flowers total.
Notes
Join-as-you-go flower-motif bag (dopamine colors). Each flower = bobble-petal granny joined to neighbors at the ch loops. F=hdc, E=sl st, bobble=2-dc cluster, x=sc. ~28x24cm body, 3.0mm hook, canvas liner. Strap flower count adjustable.
Frequently asked questions
How many flowers does the bag take?
About 70 six-petal flowers plus 6 five-petal flowers for the body, and 18 more six-petal flowers for the strap.
Are the flowers sewn together?
No - they are joined as you go at their petal loops.
