orange purse

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I drew out a grid pattern and then wrote a text (crochet) pattern for a small purse with an orange on it. I started working on it afterwards but it didn't look the way I wanted. I mean, it did look like an orange with a stem & leaf, just not the way I wanted my own purse to be. So... I'm going to re-do it. But I still think it's a good pattern, so here it is for anyone who wants to try it out.

I worked it in an F hook with worsted weight yarn in yellow, hot orange, and dark green.


grid pattern




text pattern

ORANGE PURSE
© 2003 mmm-fruit!

MAIN BAG
(as pictured in the grid)

with yellow, ch 29

row 1-3: sc in each chain (28 sc), ch1 & turn,
row 4: 16 yellow sc, 2 green sc, 10 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 5: 11 yellow sc, 1 green sc, 16 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 6: 15 yellow sc, 2 green sc, 11 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 7: 12 yellow sc, 1 green sc, 15 yellow sc. ch1 & turn,
row 8: 15 yellow sc, 1 green sc, 1 yellow sc, 3 green sc, 8 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 9: 7 yellow sc, 6 green sc, 4 orange sc, 11 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 10: 10 yellow sc, 6 orange sc, 5 green sc, 7 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 11: 6 yellow sc, 4 green sc, 9 orange sc, 9 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 12: 8 yellow sc, 12 orange sc, 2 green sc, 6 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 13-17: 8 yellow sc, 12 orange sc, 8 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 18: 9 yellow sc, 10 orange sc, 9 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 19: 10 yellow sc, 8 orange sc, 10 orange sc, ch1 & turn,
row 20: 11 yellow sc, 6 orange sc, 11 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 21-28: 28 yellow sc across, ch1 & turn,

row 29: working in front loops only - 28 orange sc, ch1 & turn
row 30-33: 28 orange sc across, ch1 & turn,
row 34: working in working in back loops only - 28 orange sc, ch1 & turn,

row 35-42: 28 yellow sc across, ch1 & turn,
row 43: 11 yellow sc, 6 orange sc, 11 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 44: 10 yellow sc, 8 orange sc, 10 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 45: 9 yellow sc, 10 orange sc, 9 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 46-50: 8 yellow sc, 12 orange sc, 8 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 51: 6 yellow sc, 2 green sc, 12 orange sc, 8 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 52: 9 yellow sc, 9 orange sc, 4 green sc, 6 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 53: 7 yellow sc, 6 green sc, 6 orange sc, 10 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 54: 11 yellow sc, 4 orange sc, 6 green sc, 7 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 55: 8 yellow sc, 3 green sc, 1 yellow sc, 1 green sc, 15 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 56: 15 yellow sc, 1 green sc, 12 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 57: 11 yellow sc, 3 green sc, 15 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 58: 16 yellow sc, 1 green sc, 11 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 59: 10 yellow sc, 2 green sc, 16 yellow sc, ch1 & turn,
row 60-62: 28 yellow sc across, ch1 & turn. on last row, fasten off.

STRAP
(but you can go about this any which way you like)

with yellow, ch 28.
with orange, ch length of strap.
with yellow, ch 28.

do 6 rows of sc in corresponding colors. fasten and tie off.

COMPLETION

fold bag at rows 29 and 34 and stitch ends of strap onto the sides.

ta-da! finished bag!