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Beaded tiered purse
This delicate handbag is made even more elegant with tiers of beaded scallops.
By Doris Chan
SKILL LEVEL:intermediate
finished measurements
Approx 6 1/2"/16.5cm wide x 8"/20.5cm high x 2"/5cm deep, not including handles
what you'll need
YARN
Aunt Lydia\u2019s Fashion Crochet, size 5 crochet thread, (150 yard ball, 100% cotton): 6 balls 420 Cream
Coats Opera #5, size 5 crochet thread (191 yard ball, 100% cotton): 4 balls 502 Cream
CROCHET HOOKS
Size F/5 (3.75mm) and Size D/3 (3.25mm) crochet hooks or any sizes to obtain correct gauge
Size 13 or 14 steel crochet hook for beading
NOTIONS

\u202270 size 2/0 (6 mm) round pearl beads in cream/ivory
\u2022Two plastic lids from small coffee cans or similar lids, 4"/10cm diameter
\u2022Curved nail scissors or sharp pointed craft scissors
\u2022Emery board or fine sandpaper

gauge

20 sts and 22 rows = 4"/10cm over sc with 2 strands of thread held together using size F/5 (3.75mm)
crochet hook.
4 rows of trim pattern = 1 3/4"/4.5 cm with single strand of thread using size D/3 (3.25mm) crochet
hook (exact gauge is not critical)
Remember to check gauge for best results!

how to make a gauge swatch
With F/5 (3.75mm) hook and 2 strands of thread held together, ch 21.
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Row 1Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across \u2013 20 sts.
Row 2Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.
Repeat Row 2 twenty more times. Swatch should be approx 4" x 4"/10 x 10cm. If necessary, adjust
hook size to obtain correct gauge.
Abbreviations used in this pattern
ch chain
dc double crochet
hdc half double crochet
sc single crochet
sl st slip stitch
sp space
st(s) stitches
special abbreviations
Fpsc (front post single crochet)make single crochet by inserting hook from front to back and to
front again around post of next sc.
HB (hoist bead)drop loop from larger working hook, slip a bead onto steel hook, insert steel hook in
the dropped loop and draw loop through hole in bead, remove steel hook, replace beaded loop on
large working hook and tighten yarn.
BASE
With F/5 (3.75mm) hook and 2 strands of thread held together, ch 30.
Rnd 1 (right side) Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 27 ch, 3 sc in last ch; working along opposite
side of foundation chain, sc in next 27 ch, 2 sc in same ch as first sc; join with sl st in first sc \u2013 60
sts.
Rnd 2Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 27 sc, 2 sc in next 3 sc, sc in next 27 sc, 2 sc in last
sc; join with sl st in first sc \u2013 66 sts.
Rnd 3Ch 1, turn, *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 28 sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] twice; repeat from
* one more time; join with sl st in first sc \u2013 72 sts.
Rnd 4Ch 1, turn, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 29 sc, [2
sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc] twice, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 29 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in last sc;
join with sl st in first sc \u2013 78 sts.
Rnd 5Ch 1, turn, sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 30 sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc]

twice, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 30 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in last sc;
join with sl st in first sc \u2013 84 sc.
Fasten off.

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SIDES

With wrong side of base facing, F/5 (3.75mm) hook and 2 strands of thread held together, skip join- ing sl st and next 2 sc, join with sl st around next front post of next sc. Join should now be located at one side of bag.

Rnd 1 (wrong side) Ch 1, Fpsc around next 84 sc; join with sl st in first sc \u2013 84 sts.
Rnds 2-7 Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc around; join with sl st in first sc.
Rnd 8 (foundation round for trim)Ch 1, turn, sc in next sc, [ch 1, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc] 27

times, ch 1, skip next sc, sc in last sc; join with sl st in first sc \u2013 28 ch-1 sps and 28 skipped sc.
Rnd 9Ch 1, turn, sc in next sc, [sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next 2 sc] 27 times, sc in next ch-1 sp, sc
in last sc; join with sl st in first sc \u2013 84 sts.
Rnds 10-41Repeat Rnds 2-9 four more times.
Fasten off.
beaded trim
Work trim with right side facing and bag held upside down.
tier 1
With single strand of thread and D/3 (3.25mm) hook, join thread with sl st in first skipped sc after
joining stitch on Rnd 7 of bag.
Rnd 1Ch 1, sc in same sc as join, [ch 3, sc in next skipped sc] 27 times, ch 1; join with hdc in first
sc \u2013 28 ch-3 sps, counting last ch-1 and hdc as 1 sp.
Rnd 2Sl st in last ch-3 sp made, ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same ch-3 sp (1/2 shell made), [ch 2, 5

sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch-3 sp (shell made)] 13 times, ch 2, 5 sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, 2 dc in first ch-3 sp, ch 1; join with sc in top of beginning ch-3 (shell completed) \u2013 14 shells, counting last ch-1 and sc as 1 sp.

Rnd 3Sl st in last ch-sp made, ch 3, 2 dc in same ch-sp, [ch 3, skip next sc, sc in next 3 sc, ch 3, (3

dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp of next shell] 13 times, ch 3, skip next sc, sc in next 3 sc, ch 3, 3 dc in first
ch-sp, ch 1; join with sc in top of beginning ch-3.
Fasten off.

Rnd 4 (beading round)Sl st in last ch-sp made, ch 3, 3 dc in same ch-sp, [ch 4, skip next sc, sc in
next sc, ch 4, (4 dc, HB, 4 dc) in next sp] 13 times, ch 4, skip next sc, sc in next sc, ch 4, 4 dc in first
ch-sp, HB, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beginning ch-3.
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