Introducing “Huggy” a very simple, very demure, very classic and VERY ✨Y2K-vibes✨ bag that will only take you an hour or so to make! All you need is a couple of balls of chenille yarn held double, a hook and a bit of patience and you’ll end up with a really dense, satisfying handbag that you can customise as you wish. How cool is that? This bag is compact but also big enough to fit in a stand-sized smartphone, makeup, a paperback, your keys… You’ll manage to stuff them all in! Be careful though because you’ll want to make one in every colour of the rainbow. I really love the texture that working single crochet with yarn unders makes – combined with this velour yarn it looks like a sea of squishy bobbles – and you’ll stroke this bag all day long, trust me. I mean, just look:

Level: intermediate or very confident beginner.

Yarn and materials:

Two 100g balls of super-bulky chenille or velour yarn. I used Hobbii Toucan Sprinkle held double, using about 240 m (262 yds). I used different combinations of shades.

6.0 mm crochet hook, magnetic snap bag fastener, yarn needle, scissors.

Gauge: 11 stitches, 11 rounds to 10 cm/4″ in single crochet (yarn under).

Size: 7.5″ wide by 6″ high (19cm/15.5cm)

Skills: Chain stitch, single crochet (worked yarn under), slip stitch.