Joyce A. Hodnett, Copyright © 2005
Materials: Cotton Yarn, 1 ball, size G hook, tapestry needle, & Velcro
Finished Size: Approx. 8 inches long X 6 inches high, folded
Special Stitches Used:
Beginning V-Stitch: Chain 4, dc in same
space.
V-Stitch (V-St): Dc, ch 1, dc in space
indicated.
Beginning Shell: Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc
in space indicated.
Shell: 3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc in space indicated.
HDC Decrease (hdc dec): YO hook, insert hook into stitch indicated,
draw up a loop, insert hook in next stitch, YO and draw
thru
all loops on hook.
Back Loops Only: BLO
Rnd 1: Chain 30, 3 sc in 2nd chain from hook,
sc in the next 27 chains, 3 sc in last ch (33)
Working along
opposite side of beginning ch, sc in the
next 27 chs; do not join; mark the beginning of
each
round (60 sc)
Rnd 2: *(sc in the next sc)
3 times, *sc in the next 28 sc;
repeat
between * once more, 2 sc in the next 26 sc.
Do not join rounds (68)
Rnd 3: *(2 sc in the next sc) 6 times, *sc in the next 27 sc;
repeat
between * once more, sc in the next 27 sc. (78)
Rnd 4: Sc in each sc around. (78)
Rnd 5: Sc in the BLO of the next 4 sc, *2 sc in BLO of the
next sc, sc in the BLO of the next 4 sc, 2 sc in
BLO of
the next sc*, sc in the next 34 stitches. Repeat between
*, sc in the next 28 sts, Join with slst
in both loops of
the next stitch.
Rnds 6-9: Sc in each sc around. Join with sl st in the next st.
(83)
Rnd 10: Ch 4, dc in the same stitch (Beginning V-St made),
skip the next 2 sc, *work dc, ch 1, dc
in the next sc
(V-st made). Skip the next 2 sc, repeat from
*around.
Join in the 3rd ch of beg. ch-4. (28 V-Sts).
Rnd 11: Sl st into the next ch-1 sp, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc (Beg
Shell
made), in the same sp, *work 1 sc in the next V-St
sp. In the next V-St sp work a shell (3 dc,
ch 1, 3 dc).
Repeat from * around. Join to the 1st ch of beginning
ch-3.
Rnd 12: Sl st into the 1st ch-1 sp, ch 1, sc in the same sp, ch 1,
*work a V-St in the next sc, ch
1, sc in the next ch-1
sp,
ch 1. Repeat from *around, join to the beginning sc.
Rnd 13: Ch 4, dc in the same ch-1 sp, ch 1,
(make
a sc in the next V-St, ch 1,
make
a V-St in the next sc, ch 1) around.
Join
with sl st in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch-4.
Rnd 14: Sl st in the sp of the next V-St, make a beginning shell,
(sc in the next sc, shell in the next
V-St) around.
Join
with sl st to the top of the beginning ch-3.
Rnd 15: Sl st into the next ch sp, ch 1, sc in the same sp,
(ch 1,
make a V-St in the next sc, ch 1, sc in the next
ch-1 sp) around, ch 1, join with a sl st to the
1st sc.
Rnd 16: Sc in each sc, each sp, and each dc around.
Join with a sl st to the beginning sc.
Rnd 17: Ch 2, (hdc in the next sc) around. Join with sl st to
beginning ch-2. (84)
Rnd 18-22: Ch 2, hdc in each hdc around. Join as before.
Finish off. Weave in ends.
FLAP:
Row 1:
Fold the purse body
so that the front and back are even across the top. Flatten it so that both sides
are also even and the back is facing you. Attach
yarn with a sl st at the 1st st at the top right side edge (the back of the purse is still facing you), and hdc
across so that you will stop where it will be even at the left side edge (approximately 40 hdc across). This makes the beginning of the Flap. You will understand when
you get to that point. At the end this Row 1, chain 2 and turn.
Rows 2-4: Hdc in each hdc across the back Flap, making a hdc in last chain 2. Ch 2, turn.
Row 5: Hdc in each
hdc across with last hdc in the ch 2, turn.
Rows 6-8: Work a hdc decrease over the first 2 hdc,
hdc across to the last 2 hdc, hdc decrease in the last
2 hdc. Ch 2, turn.
At the end of Row 8,
ch 1, turn.
Row 9: With the Flap open and right side facing you, work sc
evenly across the Flap and around entire bag opening
edges. Sl st in the beginning ch 1 to join. Fasten off.
Weave in ends.
CLOSURE:
I used Velcro as closures
for this bag: Sew approximately a 1 inch square of Velcro
near each end edge and at the center on the wrong side of the Flap and to the outside face of the bag to correspond in placement.
Website: "Joyce's Crochet Joint"
