Description
Worked in mosaic crochet, this purse uses three colors to highlight the stitch pattern. The body is worked as a rectangle, then the side seams are slip-stitched together and the bottom is squared off.
Finished Size: 14½” wide, 10¼” high (excluding strap).
Yarn: Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet Thread size 10 (distributed by Coats & Clark) (100% mercerized cotton; 350 yd [320 m]): #492 burgundy (MC), 3 balls; #856 peacock (CC1), 2 balls; #435 silver (CC2), 2 balls.
Yarn Weight: #0 – Lace
Needles: Size 5 (1.9 mm) steel hook. Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
Notions: Yarn needle; 27″ x 16″ piece of fabric; sewing needle; matching thread; magnetic clasp.
Gauge: 39 sts and 45 rows = 4″ in patt.
Originally Published: Interweave Crochet, Winter 2014
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