FINISHED MEASUREMENT OF SAMPLE
- Approximately 15.5 inches-(38 cm) wide x 11 inches-(28 cm) high (without strap)
YARN USED FOR SAMPLE
Needful Yarns — Geranium
50% linen — 30% acrylic — 20% rayon
1.75 ounces-(50 grams) - 104 yards-(95 cm)
7 balls Main Color
2 STRANDS OF YARN ARE HELD TOGETHER
Contrast colors:
I used six contrasting colors A through F
- Contrasting Color A (the darkest contrast to the main color—used to outline the purse
- Contrasting Color B (a metallic yarn)
- Your choice of colors and how many of each.
I did not use Contrasting Color A for any flowers. The Main Color was used for knitting a few flowers. Contrasting Color B (metallic yarn) was used for the center of some flowers. Different textures and weights add interest.
Go to your stash and select coordinating colors for your flowers or purchase odds and ends.
Make approximately 23 flowers, a few leaves, and a few corkscrews in any color combinations you desire. Make some flowers using two colors. The flowers have to look pleasing to you, gauge is not important for the flowers. Try the yarn double and single and different size needles depending on the yarn.
SUGGESTED NEEDLE SIZES
- Size 5-(3.75 mm) needles
- Size 6-(4 mm) needles for sample; or size to obtain the correct gauge for the yarn you are using.
- Size H-(5 mm) crochet hook for purse
- Needles that work with your yarn for the flowers.
NOTIONS
- Gauge ruler
- Tracking sheet—included with pattern
- Tapestry needle
- Two 2 inch-(5 cm) O rings (If you want the option to switch between shoulder and hand-bag length straps, purchase opening O rings.
- Eight buttons to match rings—5/8 inch-(15 mm)
- Optional: 0.75 yard-(0.68 meters) lining for purse
- Zipperstop.com -a good resource (do not purchase until bag is completed)
GAUGE
-18 stitches 24 rows = 4 inches-(10 cm) in reverse stockinette stitch on size 6-(4 mm)
Exact stitch gauge and row gauge are essential for proper fit for most projects. For some projects the row gauge can be slightly different than called for in the written pattern, and in a few both the stitch and row gauge can be off.
For your purse to be the size of the sample, it is not the brand of yarn that matters, but the GAUGE that is important. It is best to refer to the yardage to determine how many skeins or balls to purchase
*THAT BEING SAID:
Two strands of yarn are held together to knit the sample for a firm body, worked on a size 6(4 mm) needles
The yarn label calls for: a single strand of yarn on size 10 or 11-(6-8 mm) needles with 11 to 15 stitches = 4 inches-(10 cm). There is a great difference using the same yarn, single, for a garment on the needle called for, or doubling the yarn and using a smaller needle to attain a weight suitable for a purse with a lot of body.
The yarn used for the sample has been discontinued. A yarn that has a large percentage of linen works well because of firmness. If the yarn is heavy there is no need to double the yarn.
If your gauge is different than the gauge used for the sample, your purse will be a different size.
If your gauge has less stitches and rows than the sample gauge has, your purse will be larger. If your gauge has more stitches and rows than the sample gauge has, your purse will be smaller. If you are satisfied with the finished size your purse will be and that the knitting gauge is not to rigid or not to droopy and most important is that you like it.
No matter what gauge you are using, the pattern is worked as it is written, with the same number of stitches and the same number of rows. To determine the finished size of your purse, see the purse schematic in pattern.
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