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I'm going to start work on a new Tapestry crochet purse, pattern from Carol Ventura. Titled, "Right Way Market bag".
From Crochet-World Magazine April 2009
I really tried to finish this before Halloween, but, things in life have a way of changing ones schedule. LOL But, I finished the purse straps today. The pattern is from the book, "Crochet Liberation Front". It is a pattern from Carol Ventura done in Tapestry crochet.
Boy, I wish I did have this finished for Halloween as I could really put a lot of loot in this bag.
I took this photo with the dollar bill so you can see size of this great purse. I still have to "block" the purse, but really wanted to get the photo up.
If I wanted to sell this purse, I would have to say at least $100, due to it's size.
This is the book I got in Sept that has the pattern for the skull purse.
Tho I am not a knitter, this hat was just so nice, I decided to not only put the article up, but the pattern. My challenge to not only knitters, but crocheters is show me your berets. If you haven't made one, now is the time. You can knit, crochet, sew whatever, but show your berets off . . . Let's show "Hollywood" we can do it better
This slouchy knit beret practically defines 'effortless.' Light and fluffy, it's a look favored by Sienna Miller and the Olsen twins, to name a few.
WE were in the studio, getting ready to shoot the beret layout you're looking at on the opposite page. We had a stack of sophisticated designer caps, all lint-rolled, brushed and fluffed to perfection.
Then in walked the makeup artist -- in a hat that stole the shoot.
Garen Tolkin was wearing a charmingly floppy beret she had just finished knitting the night before. She spotted it at A Mano Yarn Center in Mar Vista -- "I saw it and I just had to make it," she said. And we felt the same way.
It was designed by Shannita Williams-Alleyne, who owns A Mano with her partner Annette Cutrono. Williams-Alleyne had noticed the slouchy beret around town on everyone from skater kids to celebrities. "People love them," she says. "So many people were coming in looking for the pattern, so I started playing around and ended up with a hat that I like a lot."
The result is a more relaxed version of the traditional beret associated with private school uniforms and mimes. With a slightly droopy shape, it is definitely more weekend boho than Left Bank chic, with a careless slouch that complements effortlessly styled ensembles. It's the hat that the Sienna Miller and the Olsen twins have been sporting with tuxedo blazers and high-waisted jeans, raggedy T-shirts and leggings. It looks just as cozy as it feels and easily hides a mess of unwashed hair.
With these unusually cold days, the nubby beret is a great accessory to keep warm without the drama of an insulated earflap hat. And it can be worn even when you've come inside from the cold. Just push it back on your head a little, and it will just rest in a way that ties together your whole look.
Then in walked the makeup artist -- in a hat that stole the shoot.
It was designed by Shannita Williams-Alleyne, who owns A Mano with her partner Annette Cutrono. Williams-Alleyne had noticed the slouchy beret around town on everyone from skater kids to celebrities. "People love them," she says. "So many people were coming in looking for the pattern, so I started playing around and ended up with a hat that I like a lot."
The result is a more relaxed version of the traditional beret associated with private school uniforms and mimes. With a slightly droopy shape, it is definitely more weekend boho than Left Bank chic, with a careless slouch that complements effortlessly styled ensembles. It's the hat that the Sienna Miller and the Olsen twins have been sporting with tuxedo blazers and high-waisted jeans, raggedy T-shirts and leggings. It looks just as cozy as it feels and easily hides a mess of unwashed hair.
With these unusually cold days, the nubby beret is a great accessory to keep warm without the drama of an insulated earflap hat. And it can be worn even when you've come inside from the cold. Just push it back on your head a little, and it will just rest in a way that ties together your whole look.
How to make the boho beret
Adapted from Shannita Williams-Alleyne, A Mano Yarn Center, Los Angeles
Time: About 5 hours
Size: Medium (Large)
Materials: 2 skeins Trendsetter Tonalita or SWTC Karaoke, or any worsted-weight or heavy-worsted-weight yarn, about 150 yards total
Needles: U.S. size 7 and U.S. size 9 16-inch circular needles; U.S. size 9 double-pointed needles
Here's a list of terms used in the pattern:
K: knit
P: purl
Tbl: through the back loop
M1: make one
YO: yarn over
K2TOG: knit 2 together
SKP: slip, knit, pass the slipped stitch over
DPN: double-pointed needles
I-cord (sometimes called the idiot-cord): It's done by knitting the remaining stitches on a DPN and at the end of the row, instead of turning your work, slide the stitches to the opposite end of the DPN and knit again in the same order.
"When necessary": When knitting on circular needles becomes difficult, switch to DPNs, which allow you to knit in the round over smaller spaces.
1. Using the size 7 needle, cast on 88 (96) stitches. Join for knitting in the round and knit in 1x1 twisted rib for 1 1/2 inches (Note: Twisted rib is K1, tbl, P1, repeat from * to end of round). Place a marker.
2. Change to size 9 needles and increase as follows:
*K2, M1, repeat from * around to end of round.
3. Knit even until hat measures 2 1/2 inches from beginning then begin eyelet pattern:
Row 1: *YO, K2tog, repeat from * around
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: *YO, SKP, repeat from * around
Row 4: Knit
Repeat eyelet pattern once more (or until eyelet insert is as wide as you want it to be). Then knit even until hat measures 5 1/2 inches from the beginning.
4. Begin decreases as follows (remember to change to double point needles when necessary):
Decrease round 1: Decrease 2 stitches -- once at the beginning of the round and once about halfway through the round. Work even for 1 inch.
Decrease round 2: *K2, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round. Work even for 1 inch.
Decrease round 3: *K1, K2tog, repeat from * around. Work even for 1 inch.
Decrease round 4: *K2tog, repeat from * around. Work even for 1 inch.
Decrease round 5: *K2tog, repeat from * around. Work even for 3/4 inch.
Decrease round 6: Repeat round 5. Knit 1 round even.
5. Repeat round 6 until you have 4 to 6 stitches remaining. Place all remaining stitches on 1 double-point needle and knit in 1-cord for 3 inches. Bind off. Weave in ends. Tie 1-cord into a knot.
Alternative ending (without top knot): End round with 5 or 6 stitches. Cut yarn and pull tail through remaining stitches. Pull tight. Weave in ends.
Time: About 5 hours
Size: Medium (Large)
Materials: 2 skeins Trendsetter Tonalita or SWTC Karaoke, or any worsted-weight or heavy-worsted-weight yarn, about 150 yards total
Needles: U.S. size 7 and U.S. size 9 16-inch circular needles; U.S. size 9 double-pointed needles
Here's a list of terms used in the pattern:
K: knit
P: purl
Tbl: through the back loop
M1: make one
YO: yarn over
K2TOG: knit 2 together
SKP: slip, knit, pass the slipped stitch over
DPN: double-pointed needles
I-cord (sometimes called the idiot-cord): It's done by knitting the remaining stitches on a DPN and at the end of the row, instead of turning your work, slide the stitches to the opposite end of the DPN and knit again in the same order.
"When necessary": When knitting on circular needles becomes difficult, switch to DPNs, which allow you to knit in the round over smaller spaces.
1. Using the size 7 needle, cast on 88 (96) stitches. Join for knitting in the round and knit in 1x1 twisted rib for 1 1/2 inches (Note: Twisted rib is K1, tbl, P1, repeat from * to end of round). Place a marker.
2. Change to size 9 needles and increase as follows:
*K2, M1, repeat from * around to end of round.
3. Knit even until hat measures 2 1/2 inches from beginning then begin eyelet pattern:
Row 1: *YO, K2tog, repeat from * around
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: *YO, SKP, repeat from * around
Row 4: Knit
Repeat eyelet pattern once more (or until eyelet insert is as wide as you want it to be). Then knit even until hat measures 5 1/2 inches from the beginning.
4. Begin decreases as follows (remember to change to double point needles when necessary):
Decrease round 1: Decrease 2 stitches -- once at the beginning of the round and once about halfway through the round. Work even for 1 inch.
Decrease round 2: *K2, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round. Work even for 1 inch.
Decrease round 3: *K1, K2tog, repeat from * around. Work even for 1 inch.
Decrease round 4: *K2tog, repeat from * around. Work even for 1 inch.
Decrease round 5: *K2tog, repeat from * around. Work even for 3/4 inch.
Decrease round 6: Repeat round 5. Knit 1 round even.
5. Repeat round 6 until you have 4 to 6 stitches remaining. Place all remaining stitches on 1 double-point needle and knit in 1-cord for 3 inches. Bind off. Weave in ends. Tie 1-cord into a knot.
Alternative ending (without top knot): End round with 5 or 6 stitches. Cut yarn and pull tail through remaining stitches. Pull tight. Weave in ends.
Here is the latest crochet purse I finished. Now this one was fun as the instructions were in Japanese. But, the symbol instructions are univeral, so I followed those. I do not read japanese, but I think I did ok in following how it was crocheted and put together. I guessed at the size of the hook and what kind of yarn, but I like it. I would say it would hold a cell phone and a small wallet and maybe car keys.
I will say that the pictures in the Japanese books are very detailed and easy to follow. The designers do a wonderful job. I bought several Japanese crochet pattern books as some of their patterns are some I haven't seen here! Also in this book is a pattern for a "pineapple purse" done in granny squares. I really want to try that one. It would be so cute to have that purse and walk down at the beach!!!! Early in 2007 I will try to make that one!!
Right now I am trying to use up leftover yarn, (so I can buy more), and I am making triangle shawls, which are a bit longer than regular ones. Using a larger hook-off I go. I am on #3. And with this last one, I have depleated my stores of extra yarn!! When I finish the shawls off I will take some pictures of them
I will say that the pictures in the Japanese books are very detailed and easy to follow. The designers do a wonderful job. I bought several Japanese crochet pattern books as some of their patterns are some I haven't seen here! Also in this book is a pattern for a "pineapple purse" done in granny squares. I really want to try that one. It would be so cute to have that purse and walk down at the beach!!!! Early in 2007 I will try to make that one!!
Right now I am trying to use up leftover yarn, (so I can buy more), and I am making triangle shawls, which are a bit longer than regular ones. Using a larger hook-off I go. I am on #3. And with this last one, I have depleated my stores of extra yarn!! When I finish the shawls off I will take some pictures of them
Here is the next tapestry purse I am doing. I am using hot pink and white wool yarn and a size D hook. when Iget to the where the hot pink is the background, I will use a soft pink for the ribbons. The pattern says that any color can be used to do the ribbons, so this purse can be made up for any cause. Cool huh? The pattern calls for beads for the ribbons, but I wanted to try it out without first. If Whimbeads comes to the next gem show, I can get some size 8 beads and different thread. But for now, I will just try out the pattern. the pattern is in Carol Ventura's latest book-Felted Tapestry Crochet. I love her books and patterns.
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