MY FIRST PATTERN!

 This is my very first written pattern. Please feel free to use it any way you like but do not post it or claim it as your own. Please link back to this blog. Thank you!

 THIS PATTERN HAS NOT BEEN TESTED EXCEPT BY ME. PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH ANY PROBLEMS. THANK YOU

CHANGE PURSE PATTERN    by Annette McKitrick

SMALL AMOUNT OF WORSTED WEIGHT YARN  (I USED COTTON WW)

SIZE G CROCHET HOOK

BODY:

CHAIN 18

1.  SINGLE CROCHET IN SECOND CH FROM HOOK AND IN EACH CH ACROSS..  CH 2 TURN

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2.  HDC IN EACH ST TO END.  WORKING AROUND OTHER SIDE OF PIECE, 1 HDC IN SIDE END, HDC IN EACH ST LOOP ACROSS BOTTOM OF WORK, HDC IN SIDE END. Continue to work around - do not close off each row.

3.     CONTINUE TO HDC IN EACH STITCH AROUNG UNTIL PIECE MEASURES  3.5 INCHES

4.      PIECE HAS FORMED CYLINDER. TO FORM THE FLAP,  ON

NEXT ROW, HDC ON ONE SIDE ONLY 17 STITCHES – CH 2 TURN

5.  DEC HDC IN FIRST STITCH, HDC EACH ST TO LAST 2 HDC, DEC HDC, CH 2 TURN  15 STS

6.  HDC IN EACH ST ACROSS, CH 2 TURN  15 STS

7.     DEC HDC IN FIRST ST, HDC IN EACH ST ACROSS, DEC HDC IN LAST 2 ST.  CH 2 TURN  13 ST

8.     REPEAT ROW 7 - 11 STS

9.     TO WORK BUTTON LOOP -SLIP ST IN FIRST 5 STS, CH8, SS INTO 6^TH  ST, SS IN REMAINING STS  -  END WORK.  WEAVE IN ENDS.

10.   FOLD FLAP DOWN,  SEW BUTTON IN APPROPRIATE SPOT

ENJOY!!