*~Flower Power Backpack Pattern~*

Materials:
Yarn: Cream (), Light Pink or Light Purple (), Pink or Purple (), Dark Pink or Dark Purple, Yellow (), Teal ().
4 Ply Yarn or thicker 3 Ply will work fine.

Hook: 5 mm

Flowers:
How to do the Petals:

As you start the 2nd rounds of the flowers make sure to look at the map to see where to join petals
together. Simply do the petal chain, remove your hook from the loop, using your fingers slip the chain
through the other flower chain loop, reattach the loop onto your hook, pull through, slip stitch into the
next stitch, and repeat all the way around. Not every petal will be connected if they are on the outside
so make sure to look at the symbol map while crocheting.

Large Flower: 72” Cream and about 198” color per flower

Colors: Round 1 is cream. Round 2 is the color specified on the symbol map depending on where it is.

0. Magic Circle
1. Chain 3. 15 Dc into the magic circle. Slip stitch with first stitch.
2. Chain 10. Slip Stitch into next stitch. Repeat until there are 16 petals.

Small Flower: about 82” per flower

Colors: Check the symbol map to know which color to use.

0. Magic Circle
1. Chain 1. 7 Sc in the Magic circle. Slip stitch with first stitch.
2. Chain 6. Slip Stitch into next stitch. Repeat until there are 8 Petals.
First make the 5 by 3 flower mat, then you will start working in the round.

I recommend starting with connecting the row of 3 large flowers, next adding the 4 little flowers one by
one, then the 5 large flowers and so on.
This will be worked in the round turning the flat piece into a sphere so keep the stitches consistent.

1. Attach the Dark Pink or Dark Purple to the right free chain space of the outer small light pink
flower. Chain 1. Sc in each outer petal chain that is not attached to another flower all the way
around. Slip stitch to end round (Blue row in symbol map)
2. Chain 2. HDc in the next 6 stitches. 2 HDctog. HDc in the next 4 stitches. 2 HDctog. HDc in the
next 4 stitches. 2 HDctog. HDc in the next 10 Stitches. 2 HDctog. Hdc in the next 4 stitches. 2
HDctog. HDc in the next 10 stitches. 2 HDctog. HDC in the next 4 stitches. 2 HDctog. HDc in the
next 4 stitches. 2 HDctog. HDc in next 10 stitches. 2 HDctog. HDc in the next 4 stitches. 2
HDctog. HDc in the next 4 stitches. 2 HDctog. Hdc in the next 4 stitches. Sl St with first stitch to
end round.
3. Chain 2. Hdc in each stitch around.

Repeat round 3 in the following color sequence

4. Yellow

5-7. Pink or Light Purple

8-10. Teal

11-12. Cream

13-15. Light Pink or Purple

Working back and forth now for flap:

16. Chain 2. Hdc in each of the next 36 stitches

17-19. Chain 2. Hdc across each of the stitches.

20-21. Attach Cream. Chain 2. Skip the first stitch then Hdc across each of the stitches.

22-23. Repeat in Teal

24-25. Repeat in Pink or Light Purple.

Working all around the flap and opening of the bag:

26. Attach Dark Pink or Dark Purple. Chain 1. Sc across all the stitches and into the sides of the flaps
all the way around the flap and the opening until you get to your first stitch. At the top middle of the
flap in between the 2 middle stitches, do a chain 4. (This will be used with the bead to fasten the
backpack flap). Slip stitch to end round.

Little Accessory Flowers for Flap:

Colors: Round 1 is done in cream and round 2 is petal color.

0. Magic Circle
1. Chain 1. 6 Sc in the circle.
 2. Chain 1. Sc in the same stitch, chain 3, Sc in the same stitch. [Sc in the next stitch, Chain 3, Sc in
the same stitch] Repeat in brackets until you have 6 petals. Slip stitch with first stitch to end
round

Backpack Straps:

Long Top Strap done twice

1. Start with about a 12” long tail of string before your knot. Chain 50
2. Chain 2. Turn work. Dc in the 3rd chain from the hook. Dc in each chain across.
3. Turn work. Chain 2. Dc in each stitch all the way across. Leave a 12” tail.

For Adult Size do an additional 3 rows so there are 6 rows of Dc.

Short bottom Strap done twice

1. Start with about a 12” long tail connected to the knot. Chain 30
2. Chain 2. Turn work. Dc in the 3rd chain from the hook. Dc in each chain across.
3. Turn work. Chain 2. Dc in each stitch all the way across. Leave a 12” tail.

For Adult Size do an additional 3 rows so there are 6 rows of Dc.

Once you have all the straps formed, sew the top straps on the last 3 rounds before starting the flaps.
Sew the bottom short straps into the cream center of the bottom flower. Sew securely with both ends,
tie a knot after and cut ends on the inside of the backpack.

Sew 2 buttons on the ends of each top and bottom strap.

Fastener:

Sew a Large oval Bead into the 2 middle stitches of round 7 (top pink or light purple round) of the
Backpack.

Lining:

Lay the backpack flat with the flap open over 2 layers of fabric. Leave about ½ inches extra fabric around
the backpack and 1 ½ inches around the flower horizontal side section to make up for the overlap of the
flowers when it’s laid flat. Cut the two pieces out at the same time. The top fabric should go only ½ inch
higher than the opening of the backpack and the bottom fabric should go ½ inch higher than the
extended flap height. Starting at the opening of the backpack sew all the way around to the other side of
the opening of the backpack. Turn the fabric inside out and hand stitch with a coordinating color around
the opening and flaps folding in the raw edge so you cannot see it.

16 Dc = 58 in

150+90+20=260 Dc= 942 in