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Felted Purse With Flower

Here’s what you need:

• Cascade 220 worsted weight wool yarn
• H hook / 5 mm
• Tapestry needle

Finished bag measures approx. 8 in. high and 5¾ in. wide

Click here to reference the Crochet Abbreviations Chart.

Purse

With main color, ch 30 (counts as 26 chains and 1st dc of Round 1).
Round 1: Work 4 dc in 4th chain from hook, 1 dc in each of the next 25 ch, 5 dc in last; working on opposite side of chain, 1 dc in each of the next 25 ch, join — 60 sts.
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), work 2 dc in each of the next 3 sts, 1 dc in each of the next 27 sts, 2 dc in each of the next 3 sts, 1 dc in each of the next 26 sts, join — 66 sts.
Round 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), work 1 dc in next st and each st around — 66 sts.
Rounds 4 through 13: Repeat Round 3.
Round 14: Join accent color; ch 2 (counts as hdc), 1 hdc in next st and each st around, join — 66 sts.
Round 15: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), work 1 hdc in each of the next 12 sts, ch 30, skip next 20 sts, 1 hdc in each of the next 13 sts, ch 30, skip next 20 sts, join — 26 sts and 2 ch-30 handles.
Round 16: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 1 sc in same st as join and in each of the next 12 sts, work 40 sc over ch-30, 1 sc in each of the next 13 sts, 40 sc over ch-30 — 106 sts.
Round 17: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 1 sc in same st as join and in each of the next 12 sts, work 40 sc over the sc from previous round, 1 sc in each of the next 13 sts, 40 sc  over the sc from previous round — 106 sts.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Flower

With accent color, ch 6 and join in furthest chain from hook to create a ring.
Round 1: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 15 sc in ring, join — 15 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1 (does not count as st), sc in same st as join, *ch 4, skip 2 sts, 1 sc in next, rep from * 3 more times, ch 4, join in first st — 5 ch-4 loops.
Round 3: Work [1 sc, 1 hdc, 3dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc] in each ch-4 loop, join — 5 small petals.
Round 4: Working behind the petals just made, join main color in 1st skipped st from Round 1; ch 1 (does not count as st), 1 sc in same st as join, *ch 5, skip next unworked st from Round 1, 1 sc in the next unworked st, rep from * around, join in 1st sc — 5 ch-5 loops.
Round 5: Work [1 hdc, 5 dc, 1 hdc] in each ch-5 loop, join — 5 medium petals.
Round 6: Working behind the petals just made, join accent color in next unworked st from Round 1; ch 1 (does not count as st), 1 sc in same st as join, *ch 5, 1 sc in the next unworked st from Round 1, rep from * around, join in 1st sc — 5 ch-5 loops.
Round 7: Work [1 hdc, 1 dc, 5 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc] in each ch-5 loop, join — 5 large petals.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Next we are going to felt our pieces using one of the methods described in How to Felt (or Full) Your Piece. I prefer to leave the flower unattached until after felting because I feel like it gives me more control in shaping the pieces.

Some before pics …

Once you’ve felted the pieces and gotten the excess water out, shape them as desired. I stuffed the purse with some crumpled newspapers and hung it on a knob to shape the handles nicely. I gave my flower petals some little tugs until they were just how I wanted them and then waited for both pieces to dry. 

Now just sew your flower to your purse!