SIZES/FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 

Lara Tote • Purse (one size): 26" around (13" flat)

Salena Baca Crochet x 12" long
• Strap: 36" (shoulder), 46" (crossbody)

STITCH KEY
• St/Sts = stitch/stitches
• Sl St = slip stitch
• Ch = chain
• Sc = single crochet
• Hdc = half double crochet

SPECIALTY STITCHES & TECHNIQUES

KEY
• Adjustable Loop
• BLO = Back Loops Only

NOTES:
• Purse worked from the bottom up.
Strap created separately, attached
once purse is complete.
• For pattern support:
Salena.Baca@gmail.com
YARN
Lion Brand yarns 24/7 Cotton,
Medium Weight #4 yarn (100%
mercerized cotton, 186 yds/170 m per
3.5 oz/100 g Skein):
• Purse with 36" straps: Charcoal x 2
• Purse with 46" straps: Charcoal x 3

HOOK & OTHER MATERIALS

• US Size G/6 (4.00mm) crochet hook 
• Scissors
• Stitch markers

GAUGE
• 10 Hdc rows = 3.75”
• 21 purse pattern rows = 8”
• 26 purse pattern Sts = 6”
• 22 BLO Sl St = 4”

INSTRUCTIONS
Form adjustable loop
Round 1 (Right Side): Ch 1 (not a St, here
and throughout), work 10 Hdc into
loop, Sl St into top of first Hdc to join -
10 Hdc
Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 Hdc into each St
around, Sl St into top of first Hdc to
join - 20 Hdc
Round 3: Ch 1, [Hdc into 1 St, work 2 Hdc
into following St] 10 times, Sl St into
top of first Hdc to join - 30 Hdc
Round 4: Ch 1, [Hdc into 2 Sts, work 2
Hdc into following St] 10 times, Sl St
into top of first Hdc to join - 40 Hdc
Round 5: Ch 1, [Hdc into 3 Sts, work 2
Hdc into following St] 10 times, Sl St
into top of first Hdc to join - 50 Hdc
Round 6: Ch 1, [Hdc into 4 Sts, work 2
Hdc into following St] 10 times, Sl St
into top of first Hdc to join - 60 Hdc
Round 7: Ch 1, [Hdc into 5 Sts, work 2
Hdc into following St] 10 times, Sl St
into top of first Hdc to join - 70 Hdc
Round 8: Ch 1, [Hdc into 6 Sts, work 2
Hdc into following St] 10 times, Sl St
into top of first Hdc to join - 80 Hdc
Round 9: Ch 1, [Hdc into 7 Sts, work 2
Hdc into following St] 10 times, Sl St
into top of first Hdc to join - 90 Hdc
Round 10: Ch 1, [Hdc into 8 Sts, work 2
Hdc into following St] 10 times, Sl St
into top of first Hdc to join - 100 Hdc
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Round 11: Ch 1, [Sc, skip 1 St, work 3 Dc
into next St, skip 1 St] 25 times, Sl St
into top of first Sc to join - 100 Sts; 75
Dc + 25 Sc
Round 12: Ch 3 (first Dc, here and
throughout), Dc into same St, [skip 1
St, Sc, skip 1 St, work 3 Dc into next St]
24 times, skip 1 St, Sc, skip 1 St, Dc into
first St of round, Sl St into top of first Dc
to join - 100 Sts; 75 Dc + 25 Sc
Repeat rounds 11 and 12 until 31 rounds
complete (ending on a round 11
repeat).
Round 32: Ch 1, work 1 Sc into each St
around, Sl St into top of first Sc to join -
100 Sc
Repeat round 32 one more time, until 33
rounds complete.
Round 34: Ch 1, Hdc into 20 Sts, Ch 3,
skip 3, Hdc into next 4 Sts, Ch 3, skip 3,
Hdc into next 40 Sts, Ch 3, skip 3, Hdc
into next 4 Sts, Ch 3, skip 3, Hdc into
last 20 Sts, Sl St into top of first Hdc to
join - 100 Sts; 88 Hdc + 12 Ch
Repeat round 32 two more times, until 36
rounds complete, fasten off.
Strap 36” (46”)
Ch 201 (256)
Row 1: Skip 1 Ch (not a St), Sl St into BLO
of each St across - 200 (255) Sl St
Row 2: Ch 1 (not a St), turn, Sl St into BLO
of each St across - 200 (255) Sl St
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Repeat row 2 one more time, until 3 rows

complete, fasten off. Turn strap, skip 15
Sts, place 1 St marker.

Ch 15

Row 4: Sl St into BLO of marked St, Sl St

into each St across until 15 left
unworked, Ch 15 - 170 (225) Sl St + 30
(30) Ch

Row 5: Ch 1 (not a St), turn, Sl St into BLO

of each St across - 200 (255) Sl St

Repeat row 5 two more times, until 7

rows complete, fasten off.

Finishing:

Strap Placement
• Assure strap is not twisted. 
• From the inside of the purse out, feed
each split end of strap through
adjacent Ch-3 gaps of round 34.

Tassel (repeat for each end of strap)

• Cut 12 pieces of yarn, each 10” in
length.
• Feed 2 pieces of yarn evenly through
each row end of strap (6 end rows
total).
• Assure split ends are not twisted; fold
adjacent split ends evenly together.
• Use all yarn ends to create one knot,
covering the strap end rows and
securing all yarn ends.
• Trim excess.

Finishing
• Weave in ends, trim excess.


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