As I sit here typing this blog post, albeit late again, I stop and think that although I am late , I am here and I am thankful that I can continue to do what I set out to do.
This quote caught my eye while browsing the net. I don’t know who said this but it resonated very well with me. I believe that this can apply to all of us! Compassion for ourselves for what we went through in the past, gratitude for every thing happening now and this thankfulness which in turn kindles fresh hope in us !
Let’s get started with the third pattern in this series:)
Heavenly Dust
In this purse , I did not hide the back stitching that I used to attach the purse to the lining!
Materials
4 Ply Grey Cotton Chenille yarn from YarnKart (1 sample was made with 44 gms of yarn)
No affiliation here:) just loved using this yarn
Crochet hook size 3mm
Yarn needle to weave in the ends
Sewing needle and matching sewing thread to hand stitch the lining
A pair of scissors
Finished size 7.5″ wide by 5″ tall
Gauge: (FpDc, FpSc, FpDc, FpSc, FpDc)= 1″ wide and 1 pattern repeat (3 rows)is 1″ tall
Stitches and Abbreviations
Yo – Yarn over
St – Stitch
Sp – Space
Ch – Chain
Sl st – Slip stitch
Sc – Single crochet
Hdc – Half double crochet
Dc – Double crochet
FpSc – Front post single crochet
FpDc – Front post double crochet
Notes
1: The instructions are given to match the canvas pouch that I used for the lining. If you are using something different or are sewing your own lining, you can change the width by changing the number of chains at the start.
2: You can use any yarn of your choice but the final product may not fit the readymade canvas pouch.
3: The rounds 2, 3 and 4 can be repeated more times to get a taller purse or make fewer repeats to get a smaller purse.
4: Ch1 at the beginning of the round does not count as stitch.
5: Stitch count is given at the end of each round.
6. Whatever yarn you intend to use, I would suggest to go down a hook size or two to get a tighter weave of the stitches.
Difficulty level : Advanced Beginner
Instructions
Round 1: Ch 30, 2 sc in the second chain from the hook (working into the back bump of the chain), 1 sc in each of the next 27 chains, 3 sc in the last chain, working on the other side of the foundation chain, 1 sc in each of the next 27 chains, 1 sc in the same st as the first 2 sc. Join with sl st to the first sc – 60 sc.
Round 2: Ch1(does not count as st), hdc in the first st, and in each st around. Join with sl st to the first hdc – 60 hdc
Round 3: Repeat round 2.
Round 4: Ch1 (does not count as st), FpDc in the stitch one round below, *1 FpSc in the next st **, 1 FpDc in the next st one round below, repeat from * around ending the last repeat at **. Join with sl st to the first FpDc – 30 FpDc, 30 FpSc.
Repeat rounds 2, 3 and 4 till you get to the desired height ending the repeats after finishing round 4.
Edging
Round 1: *Ch1, sl st in the next st, repeat from * around.
Fasten off. Weave in the ends.
Finishing
The Canvas pouches such as these or these are the ones that I used for lining. I bought them from Amazon. This is an affiliate link ! Pictures are from Amazon!
Weave in the starting end if you haven’t already done so while working the first round of the purse.
Insert the pre-made canvas pouch into the crochet purse , making sure to line up the pouch just below the slip stitch round. Thread the sewing needle with matching sewing thread and hand stitch the lining to the crochet purse. I also made sure to stitch under the zipper so that the stitches are not visible when you open the purse.
Weave all ends and you are done!
Optional : you can add a tassle to the zipper pull to make it more attractive.
Hope you enjoy making this cute little purse. I am going to leave you with some additional pictures. Do drop a comment if you need anything clarified! The first picture below is the wrong side! I was sorely tempted to use this as the right side!
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