Crochet a Cozy Pigeon Purse: A Free Whimsical Crossbody Bag Pattern

The Lower Body (with Dark Gray)

Row 1: Join Dark Gray. sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (16 sts)
Row 2: sc dec, sc to end. (15 sts)
Row 3: sc inc, sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (15 sts)
Row 4: sc dec, sc to end. (14 sts)
Row 5: sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (13 sts)
Row 6: sc dec, sc to end. (12 sts)
Row 7: sc inc, sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (12 sts)
Row 8: sc dec, sc to end. (11 sts) Fasten off Dark Gray.

The Tail (with Black)

Row 1: Join Black. sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (10 sts)
Row 2: sc dec, sc to end. (9 sts)
Row 3: sc inc, sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (9 sts)
Row 4: sc dec, sc to end. (8 sts)
Row 5: sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (7 sts)
Row 6: sc dec, sc to end. (6 sts)
Row 7: sc inc, sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (6 sts)
Row 8: sc dec, sc to end. (5 sts)
Row 9: sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (4 sts)
Row 10: sc dec, sc to end. (3 sts) Fasten off Black.

Body Border

Once your first body piece is done, go all the way around the edge with a round of single crochet, changing yarn colors to match each section. This gives a super neat finish! Repeat all the steps above to make a second body piece. For this second piece, designate the opposite side as the Right Side (RS) so that when you sew them together, the right sides face out. Do the sc border on the RS of both pieces.

The Wing (Make 2!)

Row 1: With Light Gray, ch 10 + 1.
Row 2: sc inc, sc across to last st, sc inc. (12 sts)
Row 3: sc inc, sc across to last st, sc inc. (14 sts)
Row 4: sc in each st.
Row 5: sc inc, sc across to last st, sc inc. (16 sts)
Rows 6-8: sc in each st. (3 rows)
Row 9: sc inc, sc to end. (17 sts)
Rows 10-12: sc in each st. (3 rows)
Row 13: sc inc, sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (17 sts)
Row 14: sc in each st.
Row 15: sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (16 sts)
Row 16: sc in each st.
Row 17: Join Black (don’t cut Light Gray). sc inc, sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (16 sts)
Row 18: sc dec, sc to end. (15 sts)
Row 19: Switch back to Light Gray. sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (14 sts)
Row 20: sc dec, sc to end. (13 sts)
Row 21: Switch back to Black. sc inc, sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (13 sts)
Row 22: sc dec, sc to end. (12 sts)
Row 23: Switch back to Light Gray (cut Black). sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (11 sts)
Row 24: sc dec, sc to end. (10 sts)
Row 25: sc inc, sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (10 sts)
Row 26: sc dec, sc to end. (9 sts)
Row 27: sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (8 sts)
Row 28: sc dec, sc to end. (7 sts)
Row 29: sc inc, sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (7 sts)
Row 30: sc dec, sc to end. (6 sts)
Row 31: sc across until 2 sts remain, sc dec. (5 sts)
Row 32: sc dec, sc to end. (4 sts)

Go around the edges of the wing with a round of sc using Light Gray. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Make a second wing, making sure to designate the opposite side as the RS so they are a mirror pair.