Voodoo Purse Free Pattern
Click the banners below for more popular patterns, available via download!
Voodoo Purse
FP169
Easy Skill
Original Design By: Maggie Weldon
Size: 10" wide x 12" tall, including handle.
Materials: Super Bulky Weight Yarn
Ruby – 5 oz, 95 yds
(140 grams, 76 meters)
2 yd scrap of Worsted Weight Yarn
2 Black Purse Handles – 7 ¼" Black
¾ yd x ¾" wide Black Grosgrain Ribbon
Patons® Voodoo was used for our model.
Crochet Hook: Size N-13 (9 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge: 8 dc and 4 dc rnds = 4"
Abbreviations
ch |
chain |
Rnd |
round |
dc |
double crochet |
sl st(es) |
slip stitch(es) |
lp(s) |
loop(s) |
st(s) |
stitch(es) |
rep |
repeat |
yo |
yarn over |
Special Stitches
Double Crochet Decrease (dc dec): Keeping last lp of each st on hook, dc in next 2 dc, yo and pull through all 3 lps on hook.
Tip on working with Voodoo:
- Count your stitches after each rnd or row.
Directions
Rnd 1 (right side): Ch 17, ch 3 (counts as first dc, now and throughout), 2 dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next 15 ch, 6 dc in last ch; working in unused lps of starting ch, dc in next 15 lps, 3 dc in next lp; join with a sl st to first dc. (42 dc)
Rnds 2-8: Ch 3, turn, dc in each dc around; join with a sl st to first dc. (42 dc) Do not finish off.
First Flap
Row 1: Ch 3, turn, dc in next 20 dc. (21 dc)
Rows 2-3: Ch 3, turn, dc dec, dc across to last 3 dc, dc dec, dc in last dc. (19, 17 dc)
Row 4: Ch 3, turn, dc in next dc and in each dc across. (17 dc) Finish off.
Second Flap
Row 1: With right side facing, join with a sl st to first unworked dc of Rnd 8, ch 3, dc in next 20 dc. (21 dc)
Rows 2-4: Rep Rows 2-4 of First Flap.
Finishing
Place a Handle on wrong side of either Purse Flap. Fold Flap over Handle. Using a scrap of Worsted Weight Yarn, sew Flap Row 4 to Row 2. Repeat for other Flap. Weave in ends.
All Rights Reserved ©2015 Maggie Weldon
We have made every effort to make sure the instructions are accurate & complete. We cannot however be responsible for human error, variations in individual work or typographical mistakes.
No part of our publications or websites may be reproduced or distributed by any means, including but not limited to: screen shots, photocopies, photographs, tracings, scans, uploads, emails, recording of instructions by word of mouth through storage and retrieval systems, without the express written consent of the publisher.