Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-03
IRISH CROCHET HANDBAG.

Dear Sisters of the Corner I hn~a just finished an Irish crochet handbag that is so pretty am going to seHd directions to the Corner, so that others of the Sisters may make one if tirsy wish.
 The materials are three spools mer- cerized cotton, in fawn color, and rather fine steel crochet hook. The bag is lined with blue
 To make the rose; Chain S, join in ring.
 Chain Ca double in ring, chain 8 times. Join by slipstitch to sd of s chain.
 2-In each space work 1 singlA doubles, 1 single.
 s-Chain 6. fssten with single be- tween petals, letting chain pass at back; repeat times.
 4-Make 1 single, 3 doubles, single under each loop.
 5Same as Sd row, with loops of chain.
 s-Make 1 single 1s doubles. single in each chain loop.
 The rose being finished, the picot loops come next A picot loop is made by chain 2, fasten back in 5th stitch for picot chain 8, fasten back in 9th stitch for picot, chain 2, fasten in work ID making the picots a slip stitch Is always used to fasten them, while the picot loops are fastened to the work by single crochet stitches
 1-Sli ipstitch to the 4th double in first petal, make picot loop, miss doubles, fasten. Make 'picot loop fas- ten in 4th double of next petal, repeat around making 12 loops.
 2--Chatn 4, catch between pAcots of next loop, chain 8, fasten between picots of next loop, chain 1 turn, ls singles under chain, chakn 2, turn, double in each following single (Iz in alp, chain 2, faEten in sfStch where the chain started, ma4re picot loop, fas- ten between pico1s, twice. Then chain for the next shell, and repeat around. making four sheils with two loops be- tween each she11. Fasten last loop where the first shell starts, and slfp- stitch to the top of the first doutle in shell.
 S-Make pscot loop, fAsten in center of shell. Picot loop, fRshen in Iast double of shell. Pic1ot loon. fasten be- tween ptcots of Dext lcop twice; ptoot loop, and fasten in first double of nsxf shell. and repeat from beginning of row around.
 ESame as second row, but win four pfcot loops between shells. oa[lo As oo fVWs put WlIn hYA picOt loops between shells, and two over each shell.
 Continue in this way until ro~s of shells have been made. Finish by q row of the loops. This makes cue side. Make another to correspond, | place the two sides together and | fasten by working into each loop of the sides and bottom. | 1-Chain 8, catch back in 5th stitch for pdcot, chain 8, faeten in next loon Repeat. Then work the same around the top edges.
 2-Chatn 4, single crochet in picot of last row, cbsln s, single in sans place, chain '. single in same plara chain 5, single in same, chain 4, faster in the fastening single of het row. Re. l peat around
 Cord or ribbon may be used az q drawstring for the bag, and the bottom finished with fringe or crochet balls as preferred. Mine has the baIlH Si1 across the bottom, three at each tor cOrner and three smaller ones at thf center of the rose in front For tho small balls maEe a chain of k tolu chain 3, 12 doubles in ring, fo1n. make three irows of singles, then a row miss ing every 9d stitch. row missing e,w- cry other stitch, fill with cotton, talk. up each stitch on the needle, draw thread through and fasten. Make I chains of 6, 10 and 6 double cha4r stitch to fasten to rose. The large. balls are made in same way, but staxt- ing with chain of s. join and i'll rfnr with 16 doubles, then make five ruwS of singles, taking up both loops of eacf stitch Fill with cotton, make tws narrowing rows and draw up.
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