| Materials: 2 skeins each
of black, blue, rose, and drab coarse purse twist; 8 skeins of the
spangled silk for the top part of the bag and strings; the tassel for
the bottom is made of the silks that are left; rings.
Work over a ring in double crochet, with
black, 48 stitches and fasten off; this is for the centre ring. Then
with the rose colour take a ring and work 24 stitches in double
crochet as before, take a second ring, and work 24 double crochet over
it without cutting off the silk, work over 4 more rings in the same
manner, then work on the other side of the rings to correspond, join
the first and last ring together, and sew in the centre ring; this
completes the 1st circle. Work 12 more rounds in the same way, 3 rose
colour, with drab centre, 3 blue with black, 3 drab with rose centre,
3 black with blue, join 6 circles of the alternate colours to the 1st
circle, 1 to each ring, then sew the second ring to the corresponding
one of the next circle, till the 6 are united; join
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the other 6 circles in the following manner: join one ring to the
second from the one that was sewed to the 1st circle, join the next
ring to the corresponding one of the next circle (which will be the
one opposite to the one sewed in the 1st circle), and repeat, joining
the other 5 in the same way.
For the small diamond make a chain of
5 stitches and unite it, work 4 long stitches into the circle, make 2
chain, work 1 single stitch to the centre of the ring missed in
joining the last circle, make 2 chain, work 4 long into the circle,
make 2 chain, and work a stitch of single crochet to the centre of the
next ring, make 2 chain, work 4 long into the same place, make 5
chain, work 4 long into the same place, make 2 chain, and work a
stitch of single crochet to the next ring, make 2 chain, and join it
to the first of the long stitches; this completes the diamonds; work 5
more, joining them in the same way, then work over 12 rings, and join
one on each side of every diamond; this completes the lower part of
the bag. For the top part of the bag work 3 stitches of double crochet
to the centre of each ring, make 5 chain, and repeat. 1st round: Work
1 long stitch, make 1 chain, miss 1 loop, and repeat. Work 12 more
rounds in the same way, working the long stitch into the chain stitch
of last row. Run some cord in the top of the bag to match one of the
colours used, and make the tassel for the bottom from the silk that is
remaining after working the crochet.
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