Sweet Love Handbag

👜 A crochet tapestry that celebrates love with a playful twist — a charming tote handbag adorned with three bold hearts, rendered in a vibrant Barbie-inspired palette of pink, red, and purple. Sweet Love Handbag is a whimsical, feel-good make for romantics, handbag lovers, and crafters of all ages.

The design uses five colours to build genuine dimension — deep purple outlines define each element with crisp clarity, while rose and dusky pink shading give the bag a surprisingly three-dimensional quality for a flat tapestry. Even the handle buckle detail is stitched in, making this as close to a real handbag portrait as crochet gets.

⭐ Why You'll Love This Pattern

• Beginner-friendly with 5 colours — manageable colour changes and straightforward stitches make this a great first tapestry project
• Multiple instruction formats — written instructions, colour block notation, and charts/graphs all included in the 29-page PDF
• Playful, versatile theme — perfect for Valentine's Day, gifting, children's rooms, or anywhere that could use a splash of joyful colour
• Highly adaptable — works beautifully as a wall hanging, pillow panel, blanket motif, or even on a real tote bag for a bag-within-a-bag moment 💕
• Widely available yarn — made with everyday DK weight, easy to source in your preferred colourway

📋 Pattern Details

• Finished size: 60 x 72 cm (approx. 23.6" x 28.3"), diagonal ~93.7 cm (~36.9")
• Hook: 4.5 mm (main), 4.0 mm (border/strap)
• Yarn weight: DK (8-ply)
• Yarn: Peto Everyday DK — White 999, Purple 984, Red 994, Soft Pink 935, Orchid 940
• Total yarn: approx. 500g / 1,475m across 5 colours (100g / ~295m per colour)
• Colours: 5 (White, Purple, Carbon Red, Rose, Dusky Pink)
• Includes: comprehensive 29-page full-colour PDF with charts (whole chart + 2-page + 4-page versions), written instructions, and colour block notation

*This listing is for a digital PDF download only. No physical item will be sent.*