Ruffled looking crochet purse 3.2.2012

Ruffle Bag Pattern

Front
Ch 62
Row 1:  DC in 4th ch, DC rest (total 60)
Row 2:  Ch1, sc in each DC
Row 3:  Ch 3, in front loops only, dc in 1st sc, Ch 1, *2 dc in next sc, ch1* repeat across to last sc, (dc, ch3, sl st) in last sc, turn
Row 4:  Ch 1, working in unused back loop of Row 2, sc in each loop across, turn
Row 5:  Ch 3, dc in each sc across, turn
Row 6:  Ch 1, sc in each dc across, turn
Rows 7- 58 [repeat rows 3-6] 13 times
Rows 59-67 [repeat rows 5-6] 4 times
Row 68: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, fasten off

Back
Ch 62
Row 1:  DC in 4th ch, DC rest, turn (total 60)
Row 2:  Ch1, sc in each DC, turn
Row 3:  Ch3, Dc in each sc, turn
Row 4:  Ch 1, sc in each dc, turn
Row 5-67 [repeat rows 3-4] 31 times
Row 68:  Ch 1, sc in each sc across, fasten off

Attach front to back.  I tend to sew them together inside out.

Strap
Ch 11
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch, sc across, turn (10)
Row 2: ch 3, dc in each sc across, turn (10)
Row 3: Ch 1, miss dc, sc across, turn (9)
Row 4: Ch 3, dc in each sc across, turn (9)
Row 5: Ch 1, miss dc, sc across, turn (8)
Row 6: Ch 3, dc in each sc across, turn (8)
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in each dc (8)
Row 8: Ch 3, dc in each sc across, turn (8)
Row 9 - required length [repeat rows 7-8]
next row: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st dc, sc in rest dc across, turn (9)
next row +1: Ch 3, dc in each sc (9)
next row +2: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st dc, sc in each dc across, turn (10)
next row +3: Ch 3, dc in sc across, turn (10)
next row +4: Ch 1, sc in dc across, fasten off.

I am attaching the handles on the