Watermelon purse
knitting patterns
by Amanda Berry
You will need
2 x 5.5mm (Us9) straight knitting needles Less than 25g of Stylecraft Special Chunky yarn in fondant pink, meadow green and white Black yarn to embroider details A darning or tapestry needle 1 x 18cm (or longer) closed end zipper, cotton thread and sewing needle Optional decoration - a bead and embroidery thread to add a zipper pull.
Abbreviations
P Purl p2tog (Decrease) - Purl two stitches together st(s) Stitch(es) WS Wrong side [.—] Repeat the sequence in square brackets by the number indicated. (.. sts) The number in round brackets indicates the number of stitches per row.
Pattern notes
·The finished purse is 16.5cm wide at the top, and 10cm deep. ·The tension used was 15 sts x 21 rows for a 10 x 10 cm square in stockinette. are protected by international copyright laws. Any unauthorised copying will constitute an infringement of copyright. All rights reserved.
Knitting Patterns
Purse Make 1. Cast on 6 sts in pink on straight 5.5mm needles. Row 1: p (6 sts, wS) Row 2: [kfb] x 5, k1 (11 sts) Row 3: p (11 sts) Row 4: [k1, kfb] x 5, k1 (16 sts) Row 5: p (16 sts) Row 6: [k2, kfb] x 5, k1 (21 sts) Row 7: p (21 sts) Row 8: [k3, kfb] x 5, k1 (26 sts) Row 9: p (26 sts) Row 10: [k4, kfb] x 5, k1 (31 sts) Row 11: p (31 sts) Row 12: [k5, kfb] x 5, k1 (36 sts)
k Knit
kfb (lncrease) - Knit twice into the stitch by knitting into the front and the back
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Row 13: p (36 sts) Row 14: [k6, kfb] x5, k1 (41 sts) Row 15: p (41 sts) Row 16: [k7, kfb] x 5, k1 (46 sts) Row 17: in white, P (46 sts) Row 18: in white, [k8, kfb] x5, k1 (51 sts) Rows 19, 20 and 21: in green,P (51 sts) Row 22: in white, k (51 sts) Row 23: in white, p1, [p2tog, p8] x 5 (46 sts) Row 24: in pink, k (46 sts) Work all remaining rows in pink Row 25: p1, [p2tog, p7]x5 (41 sts) Row 26: k (41 sts) Row 27: p1, [p2tog, p6] ×5 (36 sts) Row 28: k (36 sts) Row 29: p1, [p2tog, p5] x5 (31 sts) Row 30: k (31 sts) Row 31: p1, [p2tog, p4] x5 (26 sts) Row 32: k (26 sts) Row 33: p1, [p2tog, p3] x5 (21 sts) Row 34: k (21 sts) Row 35: p1, [p2tog, p2] x5 (16 sts) Row 36: k (16 sts) Row 37: p1, [p2tog, p1] x5 (11 sts) Row 38: k (11 sts) Row 39: p1, [p2tog] x5 (6 sts) Break the yarn leaving a 20cm tail, and thread this onto a darning needle. Sew through all the live stitches ontheknitting needle, pulling them off the needle and onto the yarn as you go. Then gather the stitches together firmly and secure the thread on the wrong side. Then using another piece of yarn gather the cast on stitches together on the other side to mirror the cast off side.
Purse trim
This is the white trim which is sewn onto the zipper tape. In white, and with the right side of the work facing you, pick up and knit 31 stitches along the top edge of one side. Then cast off all stitches knit-wise. Repeat with the other side to finish the trim.
Zipper
Line up your zipper with the top of the purse tucking the ends inside. If you need to trim your zipper to fit, cut the open end so that it is about 4cm longer than the purse (see below), you can trim it shorter when you have finished to neaten it. Using a cotton thread and sewing needle, sew the zipper tape to the white trim along each side. Make sure the zipper teeth do not catch the knitting when it is pulled along. When finished, use pinking shears to trim the zipper tape ends on the inside of the purse so they do not fray.
Finishing
To finish the purse, embroider the pips in black wool. Finally, if you wish to add a zipper pull, thread a bead onto embroidery thread and tie through the zipper pull.
