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Vintage 1940s Two-Timer
Handbag #242
Quick & easy to
create, this delightful handbag is “2-bags-in-1” & will become a
season-spanning favorite…you‘ll want to recreate in many colors!
MATERIALS:
4
-75 yd spools Black Corde
4
-75 yd spools White Corde
[Interchangeable
with Soutache, Bagtwist, or Straw]
#5
Steel Crochet Hook
Lining
Material [if desired]
Handle
BAG:
Ch 12”.
Ch 12”.
Sk
first st. Work 1 sc in each st. Ch, turn [work back half of st].
Ch
1, turn, dec 1 st on one side only til 9 sts rem.
Make
2 pieces black & 2 pieces white.
Make
1 row of sc around piece of same color.
Join
1 black & 1 white tog with black.
Do
same to other 2 pieces, leaving the starting rows open, face the white to the
white, leaving the 9 st piece extending at each end & join at bottom in
black.
WITH
WHITE:
Join
at top of bag, ch 3, work 6 dc in 3rd ch from hook, * sk 2 st, work
1 sc, sk 2 st, work 7 dc in same st, rep from * on 3 sides.
Work
1 row of sc in black, st for st.
LINING:
Make
paper patt for each crocheted piece & lay aside to be used later.
Cut
lining according to paper patts & sew tog.
Shirr
lining bag form to correspond with crocheted bag.
Insert
finished lining in bag.
Note: Cardboard
or lightweight plastic may be inserted between bag & lining to give shape
of bag extra support.
TAB:
Ch
6, work in sc for 3”.
Make
1 white & 1 black.
Sew
to top of bag.
Insert
Handle in tabs.
ENJOY!
HANDY ABBREVIATIONS:
* repeat
the instructions following the single asterisk as directed
* * repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as
directed or repeat
from a given set of instructions
” inch(es)
Alt alternate
Approx approximately
Beg begin/beginning
Bet between
Bl back loop(s)
Bo bobble
Bp back post
Bpdc back post double crochet
Bpsc back
post single crochet
Bptr back
post treble/triple crochet
Ca color
A
Cb color
B
Cc contrasting color
Ch chain stitch
Ch refers to chain or space previously
made:
e.g ch-1 space
ch-sp chain space
Cl cluster
Cm centimeter(s)
Compl complete
Cont continue
Dc double crochet
Dc2tog double crochet 2 stitches together
Dec decrease/decreases/decreasing
Dtr/Dtrc double
treble/triple crochet
fl front loop(s)
Foll follow/follows/following
Fp front post
Fpdc front post double crochet
Fpsc front post single crochet
Fptr front post treble/triple crochet
G gram
Hdc half double crochet
Hk hook
Inc increase/increases/increasing
Incl inclusive
K knit
lp(s) loop(s)
M meter(s)
M mesh
Mc main
color
Meas measure
Mm millimeter(s)
O over (yarn over)
Oz ounce(s)
P picot or purl
Pat(s)
or patt pattern(s)
Pc st or Pc popcorn stitch
Pm place
marker
Prev previous
PSSO pass slip stitch over
Rem remain/remaining
Rep repeat(s)
Rnd(s) round(s)
Rs right side
Sc single crochet
Sc2tog single crochet 2 stitches together
Sdc short
double crochet (half double crochet)
Sk skip
Sl st slip stitch
Sp(s) space(s)
St(s) stitch(es)
Tch or t-ch turning
chain
Tbl through
back loop
Tog together
Tr or
Trc treble/triple
crochet
Trtrc
or T Trc triple treble/triple crochet
Ws wrong side
YB yarn back
Yd(s) yard(s)
YF yarn forward
Yo yarn over
Yoh yarn
over hook
