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Hemp Purse with Wooden Beads Free Crochet Pattern
MATERIALS:
2 ball of 400 feet 48 lb hemp cord (found in the jewelry isle in most craft stores), H hook or hook to obtain gauge, 3 pkg of 160 count 8 mm round wood beads in brown, tan and off white, large snap, two 1\2” silver purse handle loops, needle and invisible thread.
GAUGE: 4 sc = 1”, 3 rows sc = 1”
FINISHED SIZE: 6” tall X 8-1\2” long
PURSE:
Thread half of the beads onto one ball of hemp in brown, tan, off white sequence. The hemp will be stiff enough that a needle will not be requires. Thread remaining beads onto the second ball of hemp.
ROW 1: With hemp and H hook loosely ch-26, sc 2 nd ch from hook, sc next 11 ch, slide bead, sc next 13 ch, ch-1, turn. (25 sts)
ROW 2: Sc next 10 sts, (slide bead, sc next st) 3 times, sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 3: Sc next 10 sts, (slide bead, sc next st) 5 times, sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 4: Sc next 9 sts, (slide bead, sc next st) 7 times, sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 5: Sc next 8 sts, (slide bead, sc next st) 9 times, sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 6: Sc next 7 sts, (slide bead, sc next st) 11 times, sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 7: Sc next 6 sts, (slide bead, sc next st) 13 times, sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 8: Sc next 5 sts, (slice bead, sc next st) 15 times, sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 9: Sc next 4 sts, (slide bead, sc next st) 17 times, sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 10: Sc next 3 sts, (slide bead, sc next st) 19 times, sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 11: Sc next 2 sts, (slide bead, sc next st) 21 times, sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 12: Sc next st, (slide bead, sc next st) 23 times, sc last st, ch-1, turn.
ROW 13: Rep row 12.
ROW 14: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 15-40: Rep row 13-14 alternating,
ROW 41-79: Rep row 14. End row 79 fasten off.