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Patterns Written in US Terms
drop lavender, pick up white, sc next 4, * rep bet ** 4 times, sc next 5, ch-1, turn.
ROW 21: Sc next 5 sts, * sc next 4, drop white, pick up lavender, Fpdc next st, drop lavender, pick up white, sc next 3, drop white, pick up lavender, Fpdc next st, drop lavender, pick up white, sc next 7, drop white, pick up lavender, Fpdc next 3, drop lavender, pick up white, sc next 5, drop white, pick up lavender, Fpdc next 3, drop lavender, pick up white, sc next st, * rep bet ** 4 times, sc next 5 sts, ch-1, turn.
Rep row 6-21 for a total of 4 times.
Then sc across for 4 rows and fasten off.  With needle and yarn sew short ends tog to form a tube.
PURSE BOTTOM:
RND 1: With white yarn and F hook ch-27, dc 3rd ch from hook, dc next 23 ch, 2 dc last ch, turn piece so you are now working across the bottom of the foundation ch (in bottoms of sts just made), dc ea ch across, sl st top beg ch-3 (does not count), turn.  (50 sts)
RND 2: Ch-3, 2 dc next 2 sts, dc next 22, 2 dc next 3, dc next 22, 2 dc last st, sl st top beg ch-3, turn.  (56 sts)
RND 3: Ch-3, 2 dc next 2 sts, dc next 23, 2 dc next 5, dc next 23, 2 dc last 3 sts, sl st top beg ch-3, turn.  (66 sts)
RND 4: Ch-3, (2 dc next st, dc next st) 3 times, 2 dc next, dc next 24, rep bet () 4 times, 2 dc next, dc next 24, 2 dc next, dc last st, sl st top beg ch-3, turn.  (76 sts)
 RND 5: Ch-3, 2 dc next st, dc next 27, (2 dc next, dc next) 5 times, 2 dc next, dc next 27, rep bet () 5 times, sl st top beg ch-3, turn.  (88 sts)
RND 6: Ch-3, (2 dc next st, dc next st) 7 times, 2 dc next, dc next 27, rep bet () 8
times, 2 dc next, dc next 27, 2 dc next, dc last st, sl st top beg ch-3, turn.  (104 sts)
RND 7: Ch-3, dc ea st around, sl st top beg ch-3, turn.
RND 8: Ch-3, (2 dc next st, dc next 2 sts) 6 times, 2 dc next, dc next 33, rep bet () 6 times, 2 dc next, dc next 33, sl st top beg ch-3, turn.  (118 sts)
RND 9: Ch-3, 2 dc next st, dc next 31, (2 dc next, dc next 2) 9 times, 2 dc next, dc next 31, rep bet () 9 times, sl st top beg ch-3, fasten off.  (138 sts)
With needle and yarn sew bottom to bottom of purse.
PURSE STRAP:
1ST RING: With crochet thread and 7 hook ch-10, sl st to form a ring, ch-1, work 25 sc in ring, sl st top beg sc, fasten off.
NEXT RING: with crochet thread and 7 hook ch-10, insert ch into previous made ring, sl st to form a ring, ch-1, work 25 sc in ring, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.
Make 2 straps of 20 rings.  Sew to ea side of purse.