Purse Pattern #2713

MATERIALS: CHADWICK’S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, 4 balls (1 oz. balls) of Rambler Rose ... J. & P. COATS OR CLARK’S O.N.T. PEARL COTTON, Size 5, 1 ball of Hunter Green for leaves ... Bone Crochet Hook No. 5 ... ¼ yard each of buckram and felt for lining ... 1 ¾ yards of ribbon ... 8 bone rings.

GAUGE: 5 sc make 1 inch; 5 rnds make 1 inch.

BAG-Front ••• Starting at center, ch 5. Join. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 14 dc in ring. Join with sl st in top st of ch-3. 2nd rnd: Ch 3, dc in joining st, * 2 dc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join. 3rd rnd: Ch 3, * 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join (45 dc, counting ch-3 as 1 dc). 4th rnd: Ch 3, dc in each dc around. Join. 5th rnd: Sc in joining st, sc in next dc, * 2 sc in next dc, sc in next 2 dc. Repeat from * around (60 sc). 6th rnd: Sc in each sc around. 7th rnd: * 2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around (90 sc). 8th, 9th and 10th rnds: Sc in each sc around. 11th rnd: Sc in next 2 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 25 sc (top section), 3 sc in next sc, sc in each sc to end of rnd. 12th and 13th rnds: (Sc in each sc to center sc of next 3-sc group, 3 sc in center sc) twice, sc in each sc to end of rnd. Sl st in next sc. Break off.

BACK ••• Work exactly as for Front.

GUSSET ••• Starting at short end, ch 11. 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat the 2nd row until piece measures 17 ½ inches. Break off.

With right sides facing, pin Gusset around bottom of Front from 3-sc group to 3-sc group. Working through both thicknesses, make sc evenly across long sides. Join Back in same way.

ROSE (Make 2) ••• Starting at center, ch 5. Join. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 11 dc in ring. Sl st in top st of ch-3. 2nd rnd: * Ch 3, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc. Repeat from * around, join (6 loops). 3rd rnd: In each loop make sc, half dc, dc, half dc and sc. Join. 4th rnd: Ch 1, * sc on back of bar of next dc, ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join. 5th rnd: In each ch-5 loop make sc, half dc, dc, tr, dc, half dc and sc. Join. 6th rnd: Ch 2, * sc in back of bar of next tr, ch 7. Repeat from * around. Join. 7th rnd: In each ch-7 loop make sc, half dc, dc, 3 tr, dc, half dc and sc, Sl st in 1st sc. Break off.

LEAF (Make 12) ••• With 4 threads of Green, ch 8. 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, half dc in next ch, dc in next 3 ch, half dc in next ch, sc in last ch. Break off.

Sew 3 groups of 2 leaves at edge of 3rd rnd on each side of bag. Sew a Rose to each center on each side of bag.

RING (Make 8) ••• Make 16 sc over each bone ring. Sl st in 1 st sc. Break off.

Sew rings evenly across top of bag.

Cut a strip of buckram the size of gusset and tack on wrong side. Line bag with felt. Draw ribbon twice through rings and tie ends in a bow.