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Filet Stitch Bag & Coin Purse Designs by Margaret Hubert

Skill LevelIntermediate

TechniqueLace and open weave

Finished SizeBag: 9 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches, excluding HandleCoin Purse: 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches

GaugeSize G hook: Flower = 1 3/4 inches in diameterSize H hook: [Dc, ch 1] 9 times = 4 inches; 5 dc rows = 3 inches

Pattern NotesWeave in loose ends as work progresses.Join rounds with a slip stitch unless otherwise stated.

 

Materials  Sirdar Country Style DK (light) weight yarn (3

1/2 oz/348 yds/100g per skein): 1 skein #505amethyst

  Sizes G/6/4mm and H/8/5mm crochet hooksor size needed to obtain gauge

  Tapestry needle  Sewing needle  Matching thread  1 3/4-inch matching button  1/2-inch matching button  9 x 24-inch piece matching felt  Straight pins

Special Stitch

Shell: 5 dc in st indicated.

Bag

Body

Row 1: With size H hook, ch 43, dc in 5th ch fromhook (first 4 chs count as 1 dc, ch-1), [ch 1, sk 1 ch, dcin next ch] across, turn. (21 dc, 20 ch-1 sps) 

Rows 2-44: Ch 4 (counts as first dc, ch-1), dc in nextdc, [ch 1, dc in next dc] across, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-4. (21 dc, 20 ch-1 sps) 

Row 45: Ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, [sc in nextch-1 sp, sc in next dc] 9 times, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 18(button lp), sk next dc, [sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in nextdc] 10 times. Fasten off.

Assembly

Pin felt lining to Body of Bag and sew in place. Fold

Bag up 10 inches, leaving 4 inches for flap and pin in place.

With RS facing and size G hook, attach yarn with a sl

st at bottom right corner, ch 1, working through boththicknesses, sc up right side to top edge of doublethicknesses, working through 1 thickness of inside ofopening, sc across top of front to opposite edge,

working through both thicknesses, sc down left edge to bottom. Fasten off.

Flower

Make 24. 

Rnd 1: With size G hook, ch 4, join to form a ring, ch1, 10 sc in ring, join in beg sc. (10 sc)

Rnd 2: [Ch 2, 3 dc in next st, ch 2, sl st in next st] 5times, leaving a 10-inch length of yarn. Fasten off.

Using photo as a guide, sew 11 Flowers to front flap, 9

down side edge of back and rem 4 to lower front edgeof Bag or as desired.

Sew 2-inch button to center front of Bag in line with

 button lp.

Strap

Make a Twisted Cord for Bag Strap. Using 8 strands ofyarn each 10 yds long, hold strands tog, fold in half,anchoring the folded end, twist these strands until they become very tightly wound. Being sure not to let go of

ends, bring both ends tog, hold up and allow it to twistinto a cord. Tie each side tightly about 2 inches from

each end and sew ends to inside of Bag.

Coin Purse

Row 1: With size G hook, ch 19, sc in 2nd ch fromhook, sc in each rem ch across, turn. (18 sc) 

Row 2: Ch 1 (counts as first sc), sk first sc, sc in eachof next 17 sc, turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, sk first sc, sc in each of next 16 sc, sc intop of ch-1, turn.

Rep row 3 until Coin Purse measures 5 inches from beg of row 1.

Row 4: Ch 1, sk first sc, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) innext 2 sc, sc in each of next 12 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc,sc in top of beg ch-1, turn. (16 sc) 

Row 5: Ch 1, sk first sc, sc dec in next 2 sc, sc in each

sc across to last 3 sts, sc dec in next 2 sc, sc in top of beg ch-1, turn. (14 sc) 

Rows 6-9: Rep row 5. (6 sc) 

Row 10: Ch 1, sk 1 sc, [sc dec in next 2 sc] twice, scin top of beg ch-1, turn. (4 sc) 

Row 11: Ch 1 (does not count as first st), [sc dec innext 2 sc] twice, turn. (2 sc) 

Row 12: Ch 1, sc dec in next 2 sc. Fasten off. (1 sc) 

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Fold row 1 of Coin Purse up to first dec row (row 4)and pin in place to secure. With WS of Coin Pursefacing and working through both thicknesses, attachyarn in bottom left corner with sc, sc evenly spaced to

row 1, working around flap, sc evenly spaced to pointof row 12, (sc, ch 6, sc) in row 12, sc evenly spacedacross opposite edge of flap, working through boththicknesses, sc down right edge of Coin Purse. Fasten

off.

Cut a 2 1/2 yd length of yarn, draw strand through topcorner of Coin Purse and fold in half, starting at CoinPurse using the double strand and size G hook, ch 38,attach with sl st the end of ch to Bag at top side edge

near Strap, fasten off. Sew button to Coin Pursecentered below ch-5 lp.

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