“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall” – Confucius.
Sometimes the hardest thing to do is getting started. When we do get the courage to start , sometimes imposter syndrome kicks in! This is when we give ourselves a little shake and say loudly ” I believe in myself” and put our best efforts out there:)
Like I mentioned in my post titled Navaratri , I initially planned to put one pattern a day for each of the 9 days of the festival! That fell through 😦 Then I decided that I will publish them leading up to the festival of lights , Diwali! Couldn’t complete that either:(
I stuttered and stammered to get to November 6th but after that post I decided to take the bull by it’s horns and commit to post till I am done. Just commit to posting , no date to make it by! This seems to have worked for me this time. I am just 2 patterns away from completing this endeavor!
Let’s begin our next purse pattern!
This one is named as Sparkling Gem and the stitches that came together to make this pattern make it look like a gem set in an open setting:)
Materials
4 Ply Pink Cotton Chenille yarn from YarnKart . The yarn comes in 100 gm hanks and yardage is 200 yds per hank. (1 sample was made with 65 gms of yarn approx 130
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 FpDcCrSt in a row = 4″ and 5 pattern repeats = 4″ 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
FpDcCrSt – Front post double crochet Crossed Stitch worked as follows:
Ch1(does not count as st) Fpdc in the 3rd dc of the 3dc group, ch1, FpDc in the first dc of the same 3dc group.
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: The FpDcCrSt is worked in every 3dc group using the 3rd dc and the 1st dc of the group.
4: Make more repeats of rounds 3 and 4 to increase the height of the purse or make fewer repeats to get a smaller purse. The sample consists totally of 6 repeats plus 2 rounds of edging.
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 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 st), 2 dc in same st, sk next 2 sts, *3 dc in the next st, sk next 2 sts, repeat from * around. Join with sl st to the 3rd ch of the beg ch3 – 20 3dc groups.
Round 3: Ch1(does not count as st), *1FpDcCrSt, working from behind, 1dc in each of the skipped sts one round below, repeat from * around. Join with sl st to the first FpDc of the first FpDcCrSt – 20 FpDcCrSt, 40 dc.
Round 4: Sl st to the ch1 sp, ch3(counts as first dc), 2dc in the same ch1 sp, sk next 2 sts, *3 dc in the next ch1 sp, sk next 2 sts. Join with sl st to the 3rd ch of the beg ch3 – 20 3dc groups.
Repeat rounds 3 and 4 for desired height ending with round 3.
Edging
Round 1: Ch1 ( does not count as st), sc in each st (sk all the ch1 sps) 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 and 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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