Pop it all in a purse!

Bump up your charity stall stock with woven stitch purse…

EASY TO KNIT YOU WILL NEED

■ Any DK yarn in

Yarn A White

Yarn B Purple

Yarn C Yellow

Yarn D Pink

Yarn E Green

We used approx 20m of white and 10m of each of the other yarns

■ A pair of 3.5mm needles

■ Purse clasp, approx 6cm wide

■ PVA glue

TENSION

20 sts and 32 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over st st using 3.5mm needles

MEASUREMENTS

9.5x9cm (3¾x3½in) long

COIN PURSE LINEN STITCH PATTERN

Row 1 *K1, yfwd, sl1, ybk; rep from * to last st, K1.

Row 2 P1, *P1, ybk, sl 1, yfwd; rep from * to end.

MAIN BODY

Cast on 5 sts using 3.5mm needles and

Yarn A.

Row 1 and every WS row (WS) Purl. Row 2 Kfb, K to last st, kfb. [2 sts inc’d] Cont to inc on every RS row as set until you have 15 sts.

Next row Kfb into next 7 sts, K1, kfb to end of row. [29 sts]

Next row Purl.

Start working in linen stitch pattern for every row following this striped pattern: 4 rows Yarn A, 2 rows Yarn B, 4 rows Yarn A, 2 rows Yarn C, 4 rows Yarn A, 2 rows Yarn D, 4 rows Yarn A, 2 rows Yarn E, 8 rows Yarn A, 2 rows Yarn E, 4 rows Yarn A, 2 rows Yarn D, 4 rows Yarn A, 2 rows Yarn C, 4 rows Yarn A, 2 rows Yarn B, 4 rows Yarn A. Next row (K2tog) 7 times, K1, k2tog to end of row. [15 sts]

Next row and every alt row Purl. Next row K2tog, K to last 2 sts, k2tog. [13 sts]

Cont to dec every alt row as set until you have 5 sts.

Cast off.

MAKING UP

With RS facing, sew up the side seams along the linen stitch part only. Weave in all the loose ends.

Apply a line of glue along the st st edge, then carefully put the glued end into the purse clasps and hold for a few minutes until dry. Repeat for the other side.