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Easy to knit in Garter Stitch, our Foliage purse has a ruffled flap that closes with a button.

Approximately 13” wide x 9 1/2” high (with flap closed)

MATERIALS

5 balls BERROCO FOLIAGE (50 grs), #5939 Japanese Maple

1 ball BERROCO SUEDE (50 grs), #3751 Kitty

Straight knitting needles, size 10 OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE

Crochet hook, size 7.00 mm (K)

One 1 1/4” button

GAUGE

9 sts = 4”;  18 rows = 4” in Garter St with 2 strands of Foliage held tog on size 10 needles

TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE

BAG

With straight needles, using 2 strands of Foliage held tog, cast on 25 sts.  Work even in Garter St until piece measures 16” from beg.  Mark beg and end of last row for placement of ruffle.

Shape Flap:   Dec 1 st at each end of next row – 23 sts.  Work even for 3”.  Dec 1 st at each end of next 3 rows – 17 sts.  Bind off.

Side Panels (Make 2):  With straight needles, using 2 strands of Foliage held tog, cast on 10 sts.  Work even in Garter St for 2”.  Dec 1 st at each end of next row – 8 sts.  Rep this dec every 2” twice more – 4”.  Work even until piece measures 8” from beg.  Bind off.

Ruffle:  With straight needles, using 2 strands of Foliage held tog, cast on 8 sts.

Rows 1 and 2:  Knit.

Row 3:  K6, turn.

Row 4:  K6.

Row 5:  K4, turn.

Row 6:  K4.

Row 7:  K2, turn.

Row 8:  K2.

Rep these 8 rows until shortest side of ruffle reaches from one marker, around edge of flap to the other marker, plus 5”.  Bind off.

FINISHING

Fold cast-on edge of bag up even with markers.  Sew one side panel to each side of bag with wider end at bottom and top end even with marker and cast-on edge.  Note:  When sewing on ruffle, leave 1” open at center of flap for buttonhole.   Starting and ending at markers, sew shorter edge of ruffle to edge of flap, leaving 2 1/2” of ruffle unsewn at beg and end.  Tack free ends of ruffle to back seam of side panel.  With crochet hook, using 2 strands of Foliage held tog, make two 4” long chains.  Fasten off.  Fold one chain in half and sew ends to center of side panel 2” down from top edge.  Repeat with second chain on the other side panel.

Strap:  Cut two 140” long strands of Suede (or 3 1/2 times the desired finished length).  Put strands tog and fold in half.  Tie ends in a knot.  Holding the knot in your hand, slip the loop over a hook and pull tight.  Slip a pencil through the knotted end and twist until cord is so tight that it can’t be twisted further and starts to double back on itself.  Put 1 finger in center of cord and carefully fold in half, letting 2 ends of cord twist tog.  Pull ends of cord through ruffle at each side and fasten to chain loops on side panels.  Sew on button.