Ribbon-Weaved Crochet Handbag

Note: Purse is worked in one piece, beg at the base. Always sk the st directly behind each complete FPtr, BPtr, or BPtr2tog to avoid increasing sts.

Ch 63. Rnd 1 (WS): Starting in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across to last ch, 5 ch in last ch; working across opposite side of foundation ch, sc in each st across, end with 4 sc in same ch as first sc; join with sl st to first sc -- 130 sts. Turn. Place a marker in 8th st at each side of center sc of 5-sc group at one end of piece -- 17 sts marked for diamond pat. Mark opposite end of piece in same way and move markers up as you work. Rnd 2 (RS): Ch 2 -- counts as hdc; hdc in each sc around; join with sl st to 2nd ch of starting ch-2. Fasten off. Turn. Rnd 3 (WS): With WS facing, join yarn in next hdc foll last st of marked 17 sts at one end of piece, ch 1, sc in same hdc and in each of next 47 hdc, *sk next 2 sts, BPtr around post of next st 2 rows below; sk st behind BPtr just made -- see Notes above; this instruction will not be repeated; sc in each of next 3 sts; (BPtr2tog, working first leg around same st as last BPtr just made, sc in each of next 3 sts) 3 times, BPtr around same st as last BPtr just made *, sc in each of next 48 hdc; work bet *s once more; join with sl st to first sc. Turn. Rnd 4 (RS): Sl in next st, ch 2--counts as hdc; hdc in each of next 16 sts, *[FPtr around post of next st 2 rows below, hdc in each of next 2 sts, FPtr around post of each next 4 sts 2 rows below, hdc in each of next 2 sts; FPtr around post of next st 2 rows below **, hdc in next st, FPtr around post of next st 2 rows below, hdc in each of next 2 sts, bobble in next st, hdc in each of next 2 sts, FPtr in next st 2 rows below, hdc in next st; rep from * twice more, end last rep at **]; hdc in each of next 17 sts; rep portion bet [ ]s once more; join with sl st to 2nd ch of starting ch-2. Turn. Rnd 5 (WS): Ch 1, sc in each of next 48 sts, *sc in each of next 2 sts, (BPtr2tog working first leg around post of next BPtr below and 2nd leg around post of next BPtr below -- diamond shape complete **, sc in each of next 3 sts) 4 times ***, end last rep at ** and sc in each of next 2 sts; sc in each of next 48 sts; rep from * once more, end at ***; join with sl st to first sc. Turn.