1/3Woven Raffia Handbag (Hinata Akiko)
Original design by @芝女社niuniu
A woven raffia handbag made from 20 flat crocheted strips woven over an oval base - a summery, sturdy tote.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Hook
- 3.0mm (5/0)
- Yarn
- raffia
- Finished size
- 14 x 27 cm, 6cm gusset
Materials
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Stitches used: ch, sc, sl st, inc
Woven Raffia Handbag (Hinata Akiko) — Parts & Oval Base Finished size: 14 x 27 cm, 6 cm gusset. Gauge: 21 sc x 16.5 rows = 10 cm. Strips - Part A (make 20): foundation ch 33, work 5 rows of sc = 15.5 cm x 3 cm each. (On rows 2-4 crochet around a poly cord core.) Handles (make 2): shrimp-stitch cord, 22 cm. Oval Base (make 2): foundation ch 47, work in the round in sc: Rnd 1: 96 sc (inc 1 at each end) Rnd 2: 102 sc Rnd 3: 108 sc Rnd 4: 114 sc (inc 3 at each side) Rnd 5: 120 sc Symbols: oval = ch, X = sc, X-with-splay = 2 sc in one, filled oval = sl st.
Notes
Weaving-crochet bag: 20 flat sc strips are woven together over an oval base. Yarn: raffia/Eco Andaria beige ~120g, 5/0 hook, poly core in the strips. Base worked as a 5-round oval to 120 sc.
Woven Raffia Handbag — Assembly 1. Base: hold the 2 base pieces together and sc around once = 120 sc, inserting the base board partway. 2. Join the 20 A-strips to the base rim with sl st (alternate joining ☆ into 5 sts of both base + strip, and ◆ = 1 sl st into base only), around = 120. 3. Weave: cross each pair of adjacent A-strips and pin (round 1). Then shift by one strip and cross the next pairs the opposite way (round 2). Repeat around. 4. Opening: Row 1 - *5 sc across one A-strip, ch 1*, repeat 20 times around to join the strip tops (pick up the ch as a bundle). Row 2 - 120 sc even, no inc/dec. 5. Remove pins/clips and sew on the two handles inside with matching yarn. Symbols: oval = ch, X = sc.
Notes
Assembly of the woven bag: attach strips to base, weave adjacent strips over/under, then crochet the top opening and attach handles. Opening = 120 sts.
Crochet Diagrams
Frequently asked questions
How is the woven look created?
Twenty single-crochet strips are attached around an oval base, then crossed over and under each other and secured at the top opening.
