Stand out from the crowd with this lightning bolt motif zip purse, worked with alternating yarns for a bold striped background.
YARN AND MATERIALS
DMC Baby Cotton (100% cotton) DK (light worsted) weight, approx 106m (116yd) per 50g (13⁄4oz) ball
1 ball each of:
Royal Blue shade 798 (A)
White shade 762 (B)
Small amounts of cotton DK (light worsted) in each of:
Yellow (C)
Pink (D)
Turquoise (E)
16cm (61⁄4in) closed end zip
HOOKS AND EQUIPMENT
5.5mm (US size I-9) Tunisian crochet hook
3.25mm (US size D-3) standard crochet hook
Yarn needle
Sewing thread and needle
Pins
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
18 x 11cm (7 x 41⁄4in)
TENSION (GAUGE)
14 sts x 15 rows = 10 x 10cm (4 x 4in) in Tunisian Simple
Stitch using a 5.5mm (US size I-9) hook.
STITCHES USED
Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS)
Motif is created using double crochet (dc)
Purse
Foundation chain and forward pass: Using 5.5mm (US size I-9) Tunisian crochet hook and A, ch26, starting in second ch from hook, working into back bumps of chain, pick up 25 sts for foundation row. (26 loops on hook, 26 sts)
Return pass: Yrh, draw through first st, *yrh, draw through next 2 sts on hook; rep from * to end. (1st on hook)Row 1: Starting in second st, TSS in each st to last vertical bar, work end st. (26 sts)
Work Return Pass.
Row 2: Change to B, starting in second st, TSS in each st to last vertical bar, work end st. (26 sts)
Work Return Pass.
Rep Row 1 and Return Pass in A, then Row 2 and
Return Pass in B, 14 more times.
Next row: Change to A, starting in second st, TSS in each st to last vertical bar, work end st. (26 sts) Work Return Pass. On next Forward Pass row, cast (bind) off in TSS using A.
This project is from Tunisian Crochet For Beginners by Laura Strutt. To get more great blog posts like this one - direct to your inbox – be sure to sign up to our mailing list here.