This was a project that almost happened accidentally. I just wanted to take a picture of myself crocheting, so I grabbed some blue yarn I had lying around and a hook and got started. Before long, I decided I was making a smallish handbag. And since the yarn was TARDIS-blue, I added some white and black embellishments to suggest the windows and "Police Call Box" sign of a TARDIS. I made one little loop at the top edge and one longer loop for handles. I can feed the longer loop through the smaller one to close the bag while I am carrying it. I'm very happy with the results!Materials
Caron Simply Soft Royal Blue
Caron Simply Soft White
Caron Simply Soft Black
Crochet Hook Size E
Directions
Start with Royal Blue
Bottom
Rnd 1: Sc 6 in a Magic Circle (6)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st (12)
Rnd 3: *Sc 1, 2 sc in next st*, repeat 5x (18)
Rnd 4: *Sc 2, 2 sc in next st*, repeat 5x (24)
Rnd 5: *Sc 3, 2 sc in next st*, repeat 5x (30)
Rnd 6: *Sc 4, 2 sc in next st*, repeat 5x (36)
Rnd 7: *Sc 5, 2 sc in next st*, repeat 5x (42)
Rnd 8: In the front loop of each stitch only, sc around (42) - creates nice edge on the bottom
Sides
Rnd 9: *Sc 21, 2 sc in next st*, repeat 1x (44)
Rnd 10-27: Sc around
Rnd 29: *Sc 2 with Royal Blue, sc 2 with White*, repeat 10x
Rnd 30-31: Repeat rnd 29
Rnd 32-33: Sc around with Royal Blue only
Rnd 34: *Sc 3 Royal Blue, 2 sc Black, 1 sc White, 2 sc Black, 1 sc White, 2 sc Black*, repeat 3x
Rnd 35-36: Sc around with Royal Blue only
Handles
Rnd 37: Sc 10, ch 10, skip next 5 st; starting with 6th st, sc 16, ch 40, skip next 7 st; starting with 8th st, sc 6 (94)
Rnd 38-40: Sc around
Fine print: Not guaranteed to be bigger on the inside.
