Yarny Notes

“This is a wonderful day. I have never seen this one before.” ― Maya Angelou

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And then there are a few who stay to pull us through!

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When I started designing these purses , I wanted something simple , something that will be easy to follow and quick to make.

Continuing with that train of thought , this pattern is also reversible and uses Cluster stitch to add some texture to the pattern.

Let us get on with today’s purse pattern!

Shimmering Moon

Materials

4 Ply white Cotton Chenille yarn from YarnKart . The yarn comes in 100 gm hanks and yardage is 200 yds per hank. (1 sample was made with 50 gms of yarn approx 100 yds )

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: 2 Cluster sts = 2″ and 2 pattern repeat = 1.5″ tall

Stitches and Abbreviations

Yo – Yarn over

St – Stitch

Sp – Space

Beg – Beginning

Ch – Chain

Sl st – Slip stitch

Sc – Single crochet

FpSc – Front post Single crochet worked around the Cluster stitch

Dc – Double crochet

Cl – Cluster stitch worked as follows –

Yarn over insert hook in the stitch indicated, yo , pull up a loop, yo pull through 2 loops, yo insert hook in the same stitch, yo, pull up a loop, yo , pull through 2 loops, yo , pull through all loops on the hook.

Note : When you start a round with Cluster stitch , you will ch1 and work the above, The ch1 is not counted as a st.

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 starting chain.

2: You can use any yarn of your choice but the final product may not fit the readymade canvas pouches.

3: By repeating more number of rounds 3 and 4 you can increase the height to get a taller purse or make fewer repeats to get a smaller purse. The sample consists totally of 6 repeats plus 2 rounds of edging.

4: Stitch count is given at the end of each round.

5. 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: Ch3( counts as first dc), dc in the next st, and in each st around. Join with sl st to the top of beg ch3 – 60 dc.

Read note regarding the first cluster stitch for the next round!

Round 3: Cl in the first st, ch1 , sk next st, * Cl in the next st, ch1, sk next st. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to the Beg Cl – 30 Cl , 30 Ch1 sp.

Round 4: Ch1 (does not count as st), FpSc around the first Cl, dc in the skipped st one round below(make sure to grab the ch1 of the previous round in the stitch), *FpSc in the next Cl , dc in the next skipped st of the previous round. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to the first FpSc – 30 FpSc, 30 Dc.

Round 5: Sl st into the next dc, Cl in the same st, ch1 , sk next FpSc, * Cl in the next st, Ch1, sk next FpSc. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to the first Cl – 30 Cl, 30 ch1 sp.

Repeat Rounds 4 and 5 for desired height ending with round 4.

Edging

Round 1: Ch1(does not count as st) sc in same st, sc in each st around. Join with sl st to the first sc – 60 sc.

Round 2: *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!