Size: One Size

Level of Difficulty: Advanced

Abbreviations: ch.: chain, st.: stitch, sts.: stitches, r.: row, inc.: increase.

Stitches used: Chain (ch). Slip stitch (sl st.): Insert hook, yarn over, pull through stitch and loop on hook. Single crochet (sc.): Insert hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over again and pull through both loops on hook. Half double crochet (hdc.): Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through all loops on hook. Double crochet (dc.): Yarn over, insert the hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over again and pull through the remaining 2 loops. Treble crochet (tr.): Yarn over twice, insert the hook, * yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops * (repeat from * to * twice), yarn over again and pull through the remaining 2 loops. Fantasy stitch: Follow the chart.

Gauge: A 10 cm (4 in) square in fantasy stitch following the chart and using a 4.5 mm hook = 17 sts. x 10 rows.

Instructions: Purse – The purse is worked in one single piece, starting from one of the sides. With Nautico Poly Slim yarn in Forest Green color, make a foundation chain of 128 ch. + 1 ch. to turn, and begin working in fantasy stitch following the chart. Work the 1st and 2nd rows as shown in the chart. From the 3rd to the 15th row, decreases are made. Keep in mind that the motifs are staggered: the 1st row has 16 full motifs; the 3rd row starts and ends with a half motif. With the decreases, the number of motifs is reduced every 2 rows. Work the decreases as follows: Even rows from the 2nd to the 26th row: work in sl st. across all stitches. 3rd row: work 5 sc. at the beginning of the row, then follow the chart starting the motif with 1 hdc.; Leave the last 4 sts. Unworked. 5th row: work 5 sc. at the beginning, then follow the chart starting the motif with 1 hdc. Leave the last 4 sts. Unworked. 7th row: work 5 sc. at the beginning, then follow the chart from * to *. Leave 4 sts unworked at the end. 9th row: work 5 sc. at the beginning, then follow the chart starting the motif with 1 hdc. Leave 4 sts unworked. 11th row: work 5 sc. at the beginning, then follow the chart starting the motif with 1 hdc. Leave 4 sts unworked. 13th row: work 5 sc. at the beginning, then follow the chart starting the motif with 1 hdc. Leave 4 sts unworked. 15th row: work 5 sc. at the beginning, follow the chart from * to *, leave 4 sts unworked. At this point, you should have 15 full motifs. 17th, 21st, and 25th rows: begin and end the row with half a motif, with 8 full motifs in between. 19th and 23rd rows: work 9 full motifs. 27th row: begin with the motif, and at the end of the row, ch. 5. 28th, 30th, 32nd, 34th, 36th, 38th, and 40th rows: work in sl st. as shown in the chart, and ch. 5 at the end. 29th, 31st, 33rd, 35th, 37th, 39th rows: start with a motif and ch. 5 at the end of the row. 41st row: start with the motif, repeat the section from * to * 16 times, and fasten off.

Finishing – Line the purse while it is still open. Fold the piece in half along the dotted line indicated on the template and using Nautico Poly Slim yarn in Forest Green color, work 1 row of sc. to join the sides, starting at the fold. Once one side is joined, continue working sc. on the other side up to the fold and fasten off. Flap – With Nautico Poly Slim yarn in Forest Green color, work 9 rows of 12 sc. each along the straight edge of the purse opening. Fasten off. Attach one part of the clasp to the center front of the purse (opposite side of the flap), 3 cm (1.2 in) from the opening, and the other part to the center of the last row of the flap.

Designer: Kathia Beillo