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Jeweled Bag #S-643
Oval-bottom bag with sc side piece, scalloped pearl-drop strips, crocheted ring handles, felt lining, and crown zipper. Uses Coats & Clark's O.N.T. Speed-Cro-Sheen. Originally published in Hats and Bags, Book No. 310.
Materials
- Milwards Steel Crochet Hook · No. 2/0 (double zero)
Pattern instructions
Bag
BAG ... Starting at center of bottom, make a chain 4 inches long.
1st rnd: 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across, 3 sc in last ch; now, working along opposite side of starting chain, sc in each ch across.
2nd rnd: Sc in each sc around, increasing 3 sc evenly on each rounded end.
Repeat 2nd rnd until piece measures 8½ inches long.
Side Piece
SIDE PIECE... 1st rnd: Picking up back loop only, sc in each sc around.
2nd rnd: Sc in each sc around.
Repeat 2nd rnd until Side Piece measures 1 inch.
Next rnd: Sc in each sc, increasing 1 sc on each side every inch until 5 increased rnds have been made.
Continue to work without increasing until Side Piece measures 7¾ inches, sl st in next sc. Turn and sl st in each sc around. Break off.
Make 3 scalloped strips long enough to reach around bag, having first strip at top and 2nd and 3rd strips set 1½ inches apart. Make another strip to reach around bottom. Sew pearl drops to strips and sew strips in place.
Handle
HANDLE (Make 2)... Starting at one end, ch 7. Join with sl st to form ring.
1st rnd: Ch 1, sc in each ch around.
2nd rnd: Sc in each sc around.
Repeat 2nd rnd until piece measures 14½ inches. Break off. Sew Handles in place.
Finishing
Line Bag with felt, cutting lining 1 inch deeper than side piece of bag. Cut a piece of cardboard ½ inch smaller than bottom of Bag, cover with felt and sew in place. Sew zipper in place on top edges of felt.
