Magic with hook and needles

Rainbow purse - free tutorial

By Vendulka - April 27, 2015

Hi my dears,

you wrote me quite often, that my free patterns in pdf are hard to download. I am sorry for the troubles. I checked it maybe million times but all looks that, it should be no problem with downloading. Sometimes these IT's (information technologies) makes me crazy... but I don't want to complain on it, because thanks IT's I could be in touch with you :-)

So I made the decision to write all my free patterns directly on the blog, to be no troubles with downloading anymore. And of course, I will make the revisions of these patterns - because, as I am saying: "Always it is something, what could be done better! :-)"

Today I will share with you my free pattern of Rainbow purse for little treasuries. It was my very first purse I made for my Natalka. I used bright colors and after the years I still like it.

Rainbow purse for little treasury

Used material:

100% cotton - Catania Solids by Schachenmayr SMC

Yarn weight: Sport / 5 ply (12 wpi)

Yardage: 136 yards (124 meters)
Unit weight: 50 grams (1.76 ounces)
Gauge: 26.0 sts = 4 inches

You will need small amount of these colors:
205 green, 219 light green, 222 light pink, 114 cyclamen, 397 light turquoise, 146 turquoise, 281 orange, 113 violet, 208 yellow You will need about 40 g of yarn totally.

Hook: 3 mm

Other material: wooden beads

Size of finished purse: this purse is quite little. It's size is: height 14 cm/5,5 inches and width 16 cm/ 6,3 inches

Note: if you would like to make your purse a little bit bigger, just repeat the rounds 14 - 22 and use the colors, following your own imagination or use another yarn e.g. worsted yarn, 100% cotton Lily sugar and Cream, hook 5 mm and follow the instruction. The size will be bigger and the shape will stay symmetrical.

Level of the pattern: beginner

Abbreviations used (US terminology):

Chain (CH)
Slip stitch (SlSt)
Single crochet (SC)
Half double crochet (HDC)
Double crochet (DC)

At the beginning of this purse I made African flower. I used African flower pattern designed by Lounette Fourie and Anita Roussouw. I made some little changes in the original pattern, but still the credit gives to them of course.

Instruction

Work in circular rounds. Begin with African flower and continue from down to top direction.

Beginning: use light blue yarn and make 5 CH, join first CH with 1 SlSt to form a ring.

Round 1: 3 CH (count as first DC), 1 DC in the middle of the ring, [1 chain stitch, 2 DC in ring] - repeat it 5 times totally, 1 CH, make 1 SlSt to first DC (you will get 6 shells), end the work.

Round 2: use turquoise yarn, insert the hook in 1CH space from previous round and make all stitches in same 1 CH space [3 CH as a first DC +1 DC + 2 DC] - picture of the left

Then you will make: [2 DC + 1 CH + 2 DC + 1 CH] - all stitches in one 1 CH stitch from previous round. Repeat it to the end of the round. Make 1 SlSt to first DC. You will have 6 groups of: [2 DC + 1 CH + 2 DC +1 CH] - picture on the right

Round 3: continue with turquoise yarn and crochet [7 DC first 1CH space from previous round, 1 SlSt in next 1 CH space from previous round] repeat to the end of the round (6 times totally). Make 1 SlSt to first 1 CH space from previous round and end the work. You will get 6 petals.

Round 4: use apple green yarn, insert a hook in first 1CH space round 2 and make 1 CH, then crochet [1 SC in next 7 stitches from previous round, then make 1 SlSt in 1 CH space from round 2] - repeat it to the end of the round. Make 1 SlSt to the first stitch of this round, end the work. You will get 48 stitches.

Round 5: Don't insert a hook in SlSt from previous round, you will skip these stitches. Use light green yarn, insert a hook in first SC from previous round and crochet: [1 SC in next 3 stitches, inc, 1 SC in next 3 stitches, skip one stitch] - repeat 6 times totally (you will have 48 SC). Make 1 SlSt to the first SC, end the work. You will have 48 SC.

Round 6: work with yellow color yarn, insert a hook in first SC from previous round and make: 3 CH as a first DC, then 1 DC in same stitch, [then skip 3 stitches and crochet these stitches: [2 DC + 1CH + 2 DC + 1CH] in next stitch, then skip 2 stitches and crochet 2 DC in next stitch + 1 CH, skip one stitch and make 2 DC in next stitch + 1 CH] - repeat this part 5 times totally, then skip 2 stitches and crochet in these stitches [2 DC + 1CH + 2 DC + 1CH] in next stitch, skip one stitch and make 2 DC in next stitch + 1 CH, join first stitch of the round with 1 SlSt. In fact you will get 24 groups of (2 DC + 1 CH)

Note: OK - this round sounds crazy - but main point is to counted the gaps between groups of stitches, to the final shape will look symmetrically :-)

Round 7: continue with yellow yarn and make: 3 CH as a 1st DC, 1 DC in 1CH space from previous round, 1 CH, [2DC in 1CH space from previous round, 1CH ] - repeat to the end of the round (You will get 24 groups of 2 DC + 1CH). Make 1 SlSt to the first SC, end the work.

Round 8 - 9: use orange yarn and make: 3 CH as a 1st DC, 2 DC in 1CH space from previous round 1 CH, [3 DC in 1CH space from previous round, 1 CH ]- repeat to the end of the round. (You will get 24 groups of 3 DC + 1CH). Make 1 SlSt to the first SC. End the work after round 9.

Round 10: use hot pink yarn and make: [5 CH, 1 SlSt in 1CH space from previous round] – repeat to the end of the round. You will get 24 groups of (5 CH + 1 SlSt)

Round 11 - 13: continue with hot pink yarn and make: 5 CH, 1 SlSt in 5CH space from previous round – repeat to the end of the round. End the work after round 13. You will get 24 groups of (5 CH + 1 SlSt)

Round 14 -15: use purple yarn and make: 3 CH as a 1st DC, 2 DC in 5 CH space from previous round 1 CH, [3 DC in 5 CH space from previous round, 1CH ]- repeat to the end of the round. You will get 24 groups of (3 DC + 1CH). Make 1 SlSt to the first SC. End the work after round 15.

Round 16 -17: repeat round 14 – 15, use light pink yarn. You will have 24 groups of (3 DC + 1CH).

Round 18: use green yarn and make: [5 CH, 1 SlSt in 1CH space from previous round] – repeat to the end of the round. You will get 24 5 CH + 1 SlSt groups

Round 19 - 21: continue with green yarn and make: 5 CH, 1 SlSt in 5CH space from previous round – repeat to the end of the round. End the work after round 21. You will get 24 5 CH + 1 SlSt groups

Round 22: use turquoise yarn and make: 2 CH counts as 1st HDC, 2 HDC in 5Ch space from previous round, [ 3 HCD in 5CH space from previous round] - repeat 2 times totally, 2 HDC in 5CH space from previous round, [ 3 HCD in 5CH space from previous round - repeat 3 times totally, 2 HDC in 5CH space from previous round ] – repeat 5 times. Make 1 SlSt to the first HDC. You will have 66 HDC.

Round 23: continue with turquoise yarn and make: 1 SC in every stitch from previous round. Join with stitch of the round with 1 SlSt.

Round 24: continue with turquoise yarn and make: [1 SlSt, skip 1 stitch, 5 SC in one stitch, skip 1 stitch] - repeat to the end of round. Make 1 SlSt to the first stitch of the round and end the work. Neaten free threads.

String:

You yellow yarn and make 180 CH, end the work, let longer thread for adding he beads. Use needle with blunt tip and draw the string through round 23. Add the beads on the ends of the string.

Beads:

Draw the beads using needle with blunt tip. Then insert the needle into second and third bead (skip the first bead) and draw the needle to the string direction. The end of the string and needle are by yellow bead now. Then take the thinnest hook you have at home and make 1 SlSt into the stitch directly next of yellow bead, use the end of the string for making SlSt. Then pass the hook through the beads one by one and cut the string.

Strap:
Row 1: use light pink yarn and make about 83 cm (33 inches) long chain using CH, end the work.
Row 2: use red yarn and make 1 SlSt in every stitch from previous row, end the work.
Neaten free threads and and sew the strap inside the purse.

Your rainbow purse is finished!

Congratulation! :-)

Have fun with this pattern! ♥ And let me see your purses :-). I am very curious on every single one of them! You could add the picture to this boar on the Pinterest or you could easily send it to me at these e-mails: vendula.maderska@seznam.cz or vendula.maderska@gmail.com

Note: This pattern is for personal use only. The pattern or parts of it may be not reproduced, redistributed, resold, translated, published (online or printed), altered, shared or posted (for sale or free) over the Internet or offline! You are allowed to sell finished items based on this pattern in limited series, handmade by you. Please, write this text to your listing: "Based on pattern by Vendula Maderska, www.vendulkam.blogspot.com"

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Yours, Vendulka