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Pattorn Stitchcs

Front Post Single Crochet (FPscJ:

Insert hook from front to back to front around post (sec Stitch Guide on page 4) of st indicated; YO. draw up Ip, YO and draw through both Ips on hook—f Psc madę.

Back Post Single Crochet (BPsc):

Insert hook from back to front to back around post (sec Stitch Guide on page 4) of st indicated; YO, draw up Ip, YO and draw through both Ips on hook—BPsc mado.

Size:

Abouł 9" wide x 6'A* high Materials:

Worsted weight yarn. 3 oz <210 yds, 90 gms) Bcdspread-weight crochet cotton. iwo 225-yd balls Noto: Ono of our photographcd purscs was mado with Red Mcort* dassic’” Black *12 and J. & P. Coats' Knit-Cro-Sheen* Black,Silvcr *12S; the other was madę with Red Hcart’ Dassic’” Warm Brown #336 and Southmaid’ Camel #433.

Size E (3.5mm) crochet hook. or size reguired for gauge

Size 16 tapestry needlo One 9* matching zipper One brass dccoratnzc sun trim (optional)

Sewing needlo and matching thread

Gauge:

13 sc » 3-

Instructions

Notę: Purse is worked holding one strand of yarn and one strand of thread tog, unless other-wise specified.

Body

Notę: Body is worked in joined rows.

Starting at bonom of body, with both strands held tog, ch 84; join to form a ring.

Row 1 (right sideł:

Ch 1, sc in same ch as joining and in each rem ch; join in First sc—84 sc. Ch 2 (counts as an hdc on following rows), turn.

Row 2:

Hdc in each sc; join in 2nd ch of turning ch-2—

84 hdc. Ch 1. tum.

Row 3:

Working in 8ls only, sc in each hdc; join in first sc. Ch 2. turn.

Row 4:

Hdc in each sc; join in 2nd ch of turning ch-2.

Ch 1, turn.

Row 5:

FPsc (see Panem Stitches) around post of turning ch; BPsc (sec Pattcrn Stitchcs) around ncxt hdc;

» FPsc around next hdc; BPsc around next hdc; rep from * 40 times morę; join in first FPsc. Ch 1, turn.

Row 6:

Sc in each st; join in first sc. Ch 1, tum.

Row 7:

Working in BLs only, sc in each sc; join in first sc. Ch 2, turn.

Row 8:

Hdc in each sc; join in 2nd ch of turning ch-2.

Ch 1, turn.

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