Free Pattern - 1950s Elegant Beaded Purse #631

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1950s Elegant Beaded Purse #631

Quick & easy to crochet this exquisite beaded handbag…au courant, season-spanning, wardrobe favorite!

Materials:

Hiawatha Super Corde Art 38:  3 tubes

Hiawatha Plastic Bag Base # 6616

Hiawatha  Drawstrings # 6627 [1 pair]

Hiawatha  Large Round Wooden Beads, 3 strings [150 beads]

Hiawatha  Small Round Wooden Beads, 6 strings [600 beads]

#1 Steel Crochet Hook

GAUGE: 

6 sts = 1”

ABBREVIATIONS:                                      

BET    =          Between                                            

CH      =          Chain

DC      =          Double Crochet                                

DEC   =          Decrease

HDC   =          Half Double Crochet                       

HK      =          Hook

INC     =          Increase                                             

LP       =          Loop

MEAS =          Measure                                            

PATT  =          Pattern

REM   =          Remain                                              

REP    =          Repeat

SC      =          Single Crochet                                 

SK       =          Skip/Skipped

SL ST =          Slip Stitch                                          

SP       =          Space

ST       =          Stitch                                                  

TOG    =          Together

TRC    =          Triple Crochet                                   

YO      =          Yarn Over

BAG: 

Sl 2 strings of small beads on 1 strand of corde & 1 string of large beads on another strand.

1^ST RND:  Using corde with small beads, start at center of short end of base, work 4 sc in each hole [128 sts].  Sl st in 1^st sc. 

2^ND RND:  * Sc in each of next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st.  Rep from * around [144 sc].  Sl st in 1^st sc.  Turn.

F 3^RD RND:  From wrong side, sc in next st, sl bead close to work, sc in next st [beaded sc made] * plain sc in next st, beaded sc in next st.  Rep from * around [72 beads].  Mark beg of rnds.

4^TH & 5^TH RNDS:  Plain sc in each st, ending at marker.

6^TH RND:  Draw strand with large beads thru lp on hk, drop strand with small beads to inside, with large beads work plain sc in each of next 2 sts, * beaded sc in next st, plain sc in each of next 3 sts.  Rep from * ending with plain sc in last st [36 large beads].

7^TH & 8^TH RNDS:  Plain sc in each st, ending at marker.

9^TH RND:  Draw strand with small beads thru lp on hk, drop strand with large beads & work same as 3^rd rnd [be sure small beads are directly over small beads of 3^rd rnd].

10^TH THRU 14^TH RNDS:  Work plain sc in each st. 

Rep from F 3 more times.  Sl st in next st.

NEXT RND:  * Ch 5, turn, sk 2 sc, sl st in next st, turn, work 8 sc over ch-5, sc in each of next 4 sts, ch 5, turn, sk 2 sc, sl st in next st, turn, work 8 sc over ch-5, sc in each of next 8 sts.  Rep from * around [24 lps].  Sl st in next st.  End off.

FINISHING: 

Folding adjacent lps tog & beg at ends of oval, insert drawstrings, forming 12 pleats as shown.

Enjoy!