Sweet Nothings Crochet: SIMPLY SHELLED PURSE

SIMPLY SHELLED PURSE

It’s Women’s day and I just put a blog up today with another really lovely purse pattern.. and a little later today, we sisters are meeting up at mum’s to have lunch together and enjoy the day. I made this quick project for mum and thought I’d share this with you too.

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Materials used : polyester silk purse yarn in cones ~one cone , with a 3.5 mm crochet hook ; fabric glue to seal ends ; zipper

For Indians : You could use Anchor , Red ros e or unbranded knitting cotton as well

General yarn info : This polyester yarn is available only in India.

The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.

You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.

International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn.

Stitches used

Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw

Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs

How to hold your yarn in crochet : https://youtu.be/FwOlCbGdbqY

What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY

Foundation Single Crochet : fsc : To refresh your skill on the fsc, please view this video https://youtu.be/mcT85fwh4mA

Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);

[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo

Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0

Pattern Instruction

I had this lovely sunshine yellow / ochre yarn and thought that it would go really well for this pattern, along with a nice contrast gold flap.. so here goes.

Inspired by http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/90138AD.html.

This lovely simple shelled purse below seems to be made in a cotton yarn - so I'd think that our Indian Laura cotton with a 4 mm crochet hook will look wow as well.

Shell stitch : The designer has used the following stitch as a shell stitch which is [dc ; (ch 1, dc) ; rep (to) 2 times] all in the same st or ch-sp.

So what did I do differently?

Instead of the sc in each sc all through, I decided to do the Linen stitch – and if you’re wondering what that is, here’s a video tutorial

Linen Stitch : Here is an easy video tutorial for the linen stitch at https://youtu.be/ui2s0V-dGPg

If you decide to use two colours with the linen stitch, here's what you could do

Linen Stitch using two colours of yarn : Here is an easy video tutorial for the linen stitch using multiple colours of yarn at https://youtu.be/-nfw19DeOjU

So a quick summary of what I did for the body of my purse.

Like I said at the start, I was inspired by the pattern link, but worked the linen stitch.

I then worked the pattern for the flap from the pattern link. Easy enough, right?

The stitch count is in multiples of 5 + 1.

Start with fsc in in multiples of 5 + 1

(depending on the length you want for your purse - i.e from side to side). Turn.

Row / Round 1 : In this first row / round, we will work first across the fsc row ;

and then at the end we will TURN 90°, and work 5 sc in that last st ;

then we will TURN 90° again and work at the bottom of our fsc row ;

and then TURN 90° one last time to work 4 sc in that last / 1^st st.

We will then join with a sl-st – so from this row on, we will work in rounds.

At this point, please count and check that you have an even number of sts

Round 2 : sc in the 1^st sc ;

*ch 1, sk next sc, sc in the next sc* ;

rep *to* till end all around.

Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Round 3 : sl-st in the 1^st ch-sp, sc in that same 1^st ch-sp ;

*ch 1, sk next sc, sc in the next ch-sp* ;

rep *to* till end all around.

Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Rep Rounds 3, till your project is of the length you desire.

Once you are done with the lower portion, we will work the shelled flap.

Before you start on the flap, work at least one rounds of sc all around.

You will work an sc in each sc and an sc in each ch-sp all around.

For a neater finish, work a second round of sc, with 1 sc in each sc all around.

Join with a sl-st to the 1st st.

Sweet Nothings Crochet free crochet pattern, free crochet purse pattern, photo of the full finished opened Simply Shelled Purse

For the flap, please visit the link given above for the Perfect Purse from Lion brand or http://www.lionbrand.com/lby_freedownload/download/link/product_id/113711/

Check out this great video on how to make a button using a smooth pebble

Finishing :

Here are a few links on how you can finish your bag up if you so decide.

Once you have got the rectangle neatly completed, use the links below to work the finishing.

1. How to line the bag : View the link below to see how to easily line your handbag. http://pattern-paradise.com/2014/06/12/tutorial-how-to-line-a-crocheted-bag/

2. Easiest I-cord : Check out this video for a really easy I-cord at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_AQ9m0QeZI

3. How to attach a zipper :Check this link at http://frogknitting.blogspot.se/2013/08/att-sy-i-dragkedjor-installing-zippers.html?m=1

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