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Finally, here’s the pattern for the little red rose purse my caregiver made ages ago!

It is an improvisation of”Number 2713 Purse”, a purse pattern originally published by The Spool Cotton Company, Book No. 219, in 1945. You can find the original pattern in the FreeVintageCrochet website.

The purse was made from scrap yarn in hues of red and green. My caregiver crocheted it using two strands of yarn and a number 6 crochet hook. She worked the front, back, flowers and leaves of the purse as the original pattern but decided to improvise on the handle. Instead of making rings to hold the strap of the purse, she made two 1″ wide strips: one to serve as a kind of ‘hook’ and the other to go into the hook and serve as handle.

I thought that made the purse shape look really elegant.

Red Roses Purse
An improvisation by Fatima Lasay

Bag–Front:

Starting at center, ch 5. Join.

1st rnd: Ch 3, 14 dc in ring. Join with sl st in top st of ch 3.
2nd rnd: Ch 3, dc in joining st, * 2 dc in next dc.
Repeat from * around. Join.
3rd rnd: Ch 3, * 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join (45 dc, counting ch 3 as 1 dc).
4th rnd: Ch 3, dc in each dc around. Join.
5th rnd: Sc in joining st, sc in next dc, * 2 sc in next dc, sc in next 2 dc. Repeat from * around (60 sc).
6th rnd: Sc in each sc around.
7th rnd: * 2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around (90 sc).
8th, 9th and 10th rnds: Sc in each sc around.
11th rnd: Sc in next 2 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 25 sc (top section), 3 sc in next sc, sc in each sc to end of rnd.
12th and 13th rnds: (Sc in each sc to center sc of next 3 sc group, 3 sc in center sc) twice, sc in each sc to end of rnd. Sl st in next sc. Break off.

Back: Work exactly as for Front.

Gusset: Starting at short end, ch 11.

1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn.
2nd row: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat the 2nd row until piece measures 17 1/2 inches. Break off. With right sides facing, pin Gusset around bottom of Front from 3 sc group to 3 sc group. Working through
both thicknesses, make sc evenly across long sides.

Join Back in same way.

Rose (Make 2): Starting at center, ch 5. Join.
1st rnd: Ch 3, 11 dc in ring. Sl st in top st of ch 3.
2nd rnd: * Ch 3, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc. Repeat from * around, join (6 loops).
3rd rnd: In each loop make sc, half dc, dc, half dc and sc. Join.
4th rnd: Ch 1, * sc on back of bar of next dc, ch 5.
Repeat from * around. Join.
5th rnd: In each ch 5 loop make sc, half dc, dc tr, dc, half dc and sc. Join.
6th rnd: Ch 2, * sc in back of bar of next tr, ch 7.
Repeat from * around. Join.
7th rnd: In each ch 7 loop make sc, half dc, dc, 3 tr, dc half dc and sc. Sl st in 1st sc. Break off.

Leaf (Make 12): With 4 threads of Green, ch 8.
1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, half dc in next ch, dc in next 3 ch, half dc in next ch, sc in last ch. Break off.

Sew 3 groups of 2 leaves at edge of 3rd rnd on each side of bag. Sew a Rose to each center on each side of bag.

Purse strap:

Ch 9. Dc in 3rd ch from hook. Dc across. Turn.
Ch 3. Dc across.
Repeat until strip is 12″ long.

For enclosure:
Ch 7. Dc in 3rd ch from hook. Dc across. Turn.
Ch 3. Dc across.
Repeat until strip is 6″ long.

Sew shorter strip to center of opening of the purse on one side, and the longer strip on the other side, as shown in photograph.

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