The Bermuda Triangle Purse

Hook: I

Material: size 4 worsted weight

Gauge: 9” wide by 6” tall & 2 trs = 1” 8 rows = 3”

Hints & Tips:

-          When working the flap, be very careful when reading the instructions. You only decrease on the starting side. If your stitch count comes out wrong, check that you didn’t do a decrease on both ends.

Special stitches:

-          Beginning Triangle Stitch – YO, pick up a loop in first st, YO, pick up a loop in next st, YO, pick up a loop in next st, YO and pull through all 7 loops on hook, ch 2

-          Triangle Stitch – YO, pick up a loop in previous worked st, YO, pick up a loop in next st, YO, pick up a loop in next st, YO and pull through all 7 loops on hook, ch 2

o   Difference between BegTrs and Trs: the beg trs uses 3 unworked loops where the trs uses the previous st as its first st

-          Triple Crochet Triangle Stitch – *YO twice, insert hook in st, pull up a loop* three times, YO and pull through all loops on hook, ch 2

o   This stitch works the same as the regular triangle st but is a little longer

Abbreviations:

-          Ch – chain

-          Sc – single crochet

-          Sl st – slip stitch

-          Fphdc – front post half double crochet

-          Beg trs – beginning triangle stitch

-          Trs – triangle stitch

-          Trc-trs – triple crochet triangle stitch

Round 1) Ch 25, 3 sc in 2^nd ch from hook, sc to last ch, 5 sc in last ch, sc back down other side of ch, 2 sc in last ch, join to first sc with sl st –  54 sc

Round 2) Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, 3 sc in next st, 24 st, 3 sc in next st, sc in next st, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 24 st, 3 sc in last st, join to first sc with sl st – 62 sc

Round 3) Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in next st, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 26 st, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 3 st, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 26 st, 3 sc in next st, sc in last st, join to first sc with sl st – 70 sc

Round 4) Ch 1, fphdc in every st around, join to first hdc with sl st – 70 hdc

Round 5) Ch 1, beg trs, trs 34 times, join to first trs with sl st – 35 trs

Round 6) Ch 1, 2 sc in every ch 2 sp around, join to first sc with sl st – 70 sc

Round 7 - 20) Repeat rounds 5 and 6 and tie off

Flap:

Row 1) Join in edge of purse, ch 1, sc in next 31 st – 31 sc

Row 2) Ch 1, turn, sc in every st across – 31 sc

Row 3) Repeat row 2

Row 4) Ch 1, turn, scdec in first 2 st, sc to last 2 st, scdec last 2 st – 29 sc

Row 5) Ch 1, hdc in first st, ch 1, beg trs, trs 12 times ending with a ch 1, hdc in last st – 13 trs

Row 6) Ch 1, sc dec in 1^st st and 1^st ch sp, 2 sc in every ch 2 sp to the end, sc in last ch sp and last st – 27 sc 

Row 7) Repeat row 5 – 12 trs

Row 8) Repeat row 6 – 25 sc

Row 9) Repeat row 5 – 11 trs

Row 10) Repeat row 6 – 23 sc

Row 11) Repeat row 5 – 10 trs

Row 12) Repeat row 6 – 21 sc

Row 13) Repeat row 5 – 9 trs

Row 14) Repeat row 6 and tie off – 19 sc 

Strap:

Row 1) Ch 6, sc in 2^nd ch from hook and across – 5 sc

Row 2) Ch 1, hdc in first st, ch 1, trc-trs in next 3 st, hdc in last st – 1 trc-trs

Row 3) Ch 1, 2 sc in ch sp, sc in trs st, 2 sc in ch 2p – 5 sc

Row 4 – 5) Ch 1, sc in every sc across – 5 sc

Row 6 – ½ the desired length) Repeat rows 2 – 5 until you have ½ the desired length and then repeat these instructions on the opposite side of the ch

Edging: Crab stitch around the flap and opening of the purse – ch 1 and sl st in every st around strap.

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