Shell Coin Purse

What do you do on a February afternoon when you are bored of all your big projects and fancy some quick gratification? You make a shell coin purse! It's a great way to stash bust those left over balls of yarn.

Shell Coin Purse

You need 50g dk yarn, a 3mm crochet hook and a 5/8" (15mm) button.

(British crochet terms used)

Make 20ch.

ROW 1 - DC into second ch from hook. Dc into each chain to end. Turn.

ROW 2 - 3ch, 2tr at base of 3ch. *Skip 2sts, dc in next st, skip 2sts, 5tr in next st. Repeat from * once more. Skip 2sts, dc in next st, skip 2 stitches, 3tr in next st. Turn.

ROW 3 - 1ch. Dc at base of 1ch. *SKip 2sts, 5tr in next st, skip 2sts, dc in next st. Repeat from * twice more. Turn.

Repeat rows 2 and 3 9 times.

Row 22 - 1ch, slst into next 3sts, skip 2sts, 5tr in next sts, skip 2 sts, dc in next sts, skip 2 sts, 5tr in next st, skip 2sts, dc in next sts. Turn.

Row 23 - 1ch, slst in next 3sts, skip 2 sts (2tr, 2ch, 2tr) in next st, skip 2sts, dc in next sts. Fasten off.

Weave in ends. Fold up bottom half of purse to within an inch of where the flap shaping starts. Sew side seams. Sew on button. The 2ch space in the shell on the last row forms a button hole.

Copyright Clair Louise Coult 2008. For personal use only.