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Today’s pattern uses red cotton chenille yarn from YarnKart. This pattern is named Burning Fire!
Let’s get started!
Materials
4 Ply red Cotton Chenille yarn from YarnKart . The yarn comes in 100 gm hanks and yardage is 200 yds per hank. (1 sample was made with 37 gms of yarn approx 75 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: 5 FpVst = 4″ 2 pattern repeats = 2.5″ tall
Stitches and Abbreviations
Yo – Yarn over
St – Stitch
Sp – Space
Beg – Beginning
Ch – Chain
Sl st – Slip stitch
Sc – Single crochet
Dc – Double crochet
FpVst – Front post Vst using ( FpDc, ch1, FpDc)
Note : When you start a round with FpVst , you will ch1 and work the above, The ch1 is not counted as a st.
FpDc2tog – Front post Double crochet 2 together
worked using the two FpDc that form the Vst , as follows :
yo, insert hook around the leg of the stitch indicated from front to back and front again, yo , pull up a loop, yo pull through 2 loops, yo insert hook around the leg of the next stitch from front to back and front again, yo , pull up a loop, yo pull through 2 loops, yo pull through all loops.
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. Bear in mind to have the starting chain to be a multiple of 3 +1.
2: You can use any yarn of your choice but the final product may not fit the readymade canvas pouches.
3: Make more repeats of rounds 2, 3 and 4 to increase the height to get a taller purse or make fewer repeats to get a smaller purse. The sample consists totally of 3 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
Right side Wrong side
Instructions
Round 1: Ch 28, 3 sc in the second chain from the hook (working into the back bump of the chain), 1 sc in each of the next 25 chains, 5 sc in the last chain, working on the other side of the foundation chain, 1 sc in each of the next 25 chains, 2 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 FpVst for the next round!
Round 3: Ch1 (does not count as st), FpVst in the first st, sk next 2 sts, * FpVst in the next st, sk next 2 sts, repeat from * around. Join with sl st to the first FpDc of the first FpVst – 20 FpVst.
Round 4: Ch1 (does not count as st), 1 FpDc2tog (use the two FpDc of the FpVst), 1 dc in each of the 2 sts that were skipped in the previous round, *1FpDc2tog in the next FpVst, 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts that were skipped , repeat from * around. Join with sl st to the first FpDc2tog – 20 FpDc2tog, 40 dc.
Repeat rounds 2, 3 and 4 for desired height ending with round 2.
Edging
Round 1: 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 d
Round 2: *Ch1, sl 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!
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