Easy Crochet Bag for Beginners - Crochet a Purse with Raffia

Free pattern HERE - The Reel Deal Summer Bag is an easy crochet bag for beginners and is the perfect straw bag for summer. Raffia paper ribbon is used to crochet this crochet bag design. The bag is worked in the round in two pieces with a join as you go gusset. The crochet bag handle uses the Romanian Cord technique for a strong and unique crochet strap. DIFFICULTY: EASY Written in Standard American Terms BUY THE PATTERN RAVELRY - ETSY - RIBBLR - YARN Raffia Ribbon- Kraft Matte Paper Ribbon - 218 yds - Folded ribbon width: 1/4 inch; unfolded ribbon width: 1.5 inch Buy on Amazon US LINK - CDN LINK - _LC3UlXknzl4wtTQDBK10Q HOOK - USE CODE MJS15 FOR 15% OFF US J/10 (6mm) or size needed to obtain gauge Metal Streamline - or Odyssey recommended - MATERIALS -FIND THEM HERE Tapestry Needle Stitch Markers Scissors Measuring Tape Steamer GAUGE 12 sts and 4.5 rows equal to 4“ in dc *contains affiliate links at no cost to you MUSIC BY: @ikson Ikson - Last Summer Music by: Find and follow me on Social for Daily Inspiration! Links Below Blog - Etsy - Ravelry - FB- IG - Twitter - Pinterest - TikTok - @mjsoffthehook