Nylon Cord Shells Wristlet Bag

[mrsvickers]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/mrsvickers/shellbag2.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/mrsvickers/shellbag1.jpg
Shells Wristlet Bag


La Espiga nylon cord, 1 spool
H/5mm crochet hook
Stitches needed:
Slip stitch (sl st)
Single crochet (sc)
Single crochet decrease (sc dec)
Double crochet (dc)
Note: worked in continuous rounds, do not join or turn work until you get to the straps.

Chain 16

Round 1- sc in 2nd chain from hook and in each of next 13 stitches (14 sc made), work 3 sc in last stitch, working in other side of foundation chain, sc in each of next 13 stitches. 3 sc in last stitch.

Round 2- 2 sc in turning chain (corner turned), sc in each of next 13 stitches, 2 sc in each of next 3 stitches (corner turned), sc in each of next 14 stitches.

Round 3- 2 sc in each of next 3 stitches (corner turned), sc in each of next 15 stitches, 2 sc in each of next 3 stitches (corner turned), sc in each of next 16 stitches.

Round 4- * 2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next stitch *, repeat from * to * two more times, sc in each of next 16 stitches, * 2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next stitch *, repeat from * to * two more times, sc in each of next 15 stitches.

Round 5- * 2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next stitch *, repeat from * to * three more times, sc in each of next 17 stitches, * 2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next stitch *, repeat from * to * three more times, sc in each of next 19 stitches.

Round 6- * 2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in each of next 2 stitches *, repeat from * to * two more times, sc in each of next 19 stitches, * 2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in each of next 2 stitches *, repeat from * to * two more times, sc in each of next 26 stitches.

Round 7- place stitch marker in next stitch to mark as beginning of round, sc in each stitch around.

Round 8- * skip next 2 stitches, 5 dc in next stitch, skip next 2 stitches, sc in next stitch (shell made)*, repeat from * to * around to first shell.

Round 9-Round 24- * skip next 2 stitches, 5 dc in next stitch (in top of shell of previous round), skip next 2 stitches, sc in next stitch *, repeat from * to * around for 16 rounds moving stitch marker after each round.

Work one more shell moving stitch marker to end of this shell.

Round 25- sc in each stitch around up to stitch marker.

First Strap

Row 1- sc in each of next 15 stitches, ch1, turn.

Row 2- sc dec in first 2 stitches, sc in each of next 11 stitches, sc dec in last 2 stitches ( 13 stitches made), ch 1, turn.

Row 3- sc in each stitch across, ch 1, turn.

Row 4- sc dec in first 2 stitches, sc in each of next 9 stitches, sc dec in last 2 stitches ( 11 stitches made), ch 1, turn.

Row 5- repeat row 3.

Row 6- sc dec in first 2 stitches, sc in each of next 7 stitches, sc dec in last 2 stitches ( 9 stitches made), ch 1, turn.

Row 7- repeat row 3.

Row 8- sc dec in first 2 stitches, sc in each of next 5 stitches, sc dec in last 2 stitches ( 7 stitches made), ch 1, turn.

Rows 9 and 10- repeat row 3.

Finish off.

Second Strap

Row 1- on body of bag after first strap, skip 1 stitch, join yarn with a sl st in next stitch, ch 1, sc in same stitch, sc in each of next 14 stitches (15 stitches made), ch 1, turn. Note: this row may be worked over tail of yarn.

Row 2- repeat as for first strap rows 2 through 10, do not finish off.

Rows 11 through 22- sc in each stitch across (7 stitches made), ch 1, turn.

Row 23- sc in each stitch across (7 stitches made), finish off.

Third Strap

Work same as for second strap.

Fourth Strap

Row 1- on body of bag after first strap, skip 1 stitch, join yarn with a sl st in next stitch, ch 1, sc in same stitch, sc in each of next 14 stitches (15 stitches made), ch 1, turn. Note: this row may be worked over tail of yarn.

Rows 2 through 10- work same as for first strap.

Finish off.

Finishing

Sew or crochet tops of straps together (short to short, long to long).

Work a sc edging around strap openings.

Pull long strap through short strap.

Enjoy!

Danielle

P.S. If there are any errors in this pattern please let me know.

[Knittykim]

:yay
Wow!! That is "tres jolie"!! Quite attractive and looks like it can be used for dressier occassions. Where do you get your cording?? I can't find much around Florida, unless it's at Home Dept!!:think

[Berniluvscrochet]

I am sooo excited :woo Can't wait to try this one!
Berni :)

[PJ]

ooh, pretty! :clap

[crochetaddict033]

oh, thanks so much for posting this!!! I can't wait to try it! Another great wristlet pattern!!!!:hook

[MiCountess]

That is a beautiful purse :heart Thanks for sharing your pattern
Michelle

[mumbles17]

thats very pretty!

Fiona

[YaYa Yarnhood]

Thank you for sharing! :cheer

[threeolivemartini]

very nice !

[Yarnster]

Awesome!! Thank you so much for sharing your pattern! :manyheart I love your bag so so much :clap I'm trying it tonight :yay

-Wendy

[bythehook]

Very beautiful bag. Thanks for sharing the pattern.

[lilacsandroses]

Thank you for sharing. Printing it out as I type.

[deneen]

Thank you for sharing, it's very pretty~

[TepperWear]

Thanks so much, I love that pattern, can't wait to make it.

[crochetdiva]

Very pretty, must try it too! Especially since I just learned how to crochet in rounds....why didn't someone tell me it was so easy?? LOL


Great Pattern!!:manyheart

[mrsvickers]

:) Thank you all for the wonderful comments! :)
Knittykim, I get my nylon cord at Hobby Lobby. Wal-Mart also has some but only in black or white. I haven't found an online source yet, but, if anyone else knows of one please share.
Danielle

[truelove730]

Thanks for sharing. I have some of this cording and can't wait to make this purse with it. Thanks so much!

[mrsvickers]

:clap Ifound some online! Find it at www.craftsetc.com , and also at an ebay store called The 3rd Zone Inc. Look for La Espiga nylon cord or thread #18.

Danielle

[Tiffany]

What a lovely pattern!! Thanks for sharing. :)

[Jewels]

awesome looking wristlet bag!! thanks for sharing:clap

I'm on round 7 so far...

[SquirrelWolfs]

This is great!!!!!:clap Thank you for sharring.

[crochetfun]

Lovely pattern.:ty

[starbright57]

Thank you for sharing your great pattern. Love it! Mary

[mimicat]

Wow Danielle! :cheer such a cute bag, I'll make one too! :hiCan't make it in nylon cord though :(, that'll be too expensive for me. Thanks for the pattern! :U

[Dani]

Thanks so much Danielle for the pattern. I've been wanting to make one of these but in the round. It is working up so easy. I'm on the 3rd strap and hope to finish today. I'm going to take it to my crochet get together tomorrow night to show it off.
Thanks again for a great pattern,
Dani

[2goofy]

I love it! :clap

[bjz]

I am waiting for my thread to arrive tomorrow from craftsetc. I am glad to have found this thread and the beautiful!!!
I will be starting mine later in the week. Thanks for the great pattern. ~ Brenda

[yarncat]

So cool,Danielle!Thanks for the pat!!

[mimi_mia]

:ty for the beautiful pattern, I've seen a few of the wristlet purses and I have to say by far yours is the nicest one. Take a bow:bow
Maria

[LadyyOftheOak]

http://www.coatsandclark.com/find_a_product/knitting_crochet/size18.htm

This is the place online I found but my local Hobby Lobby is starting to carry more and more colors. I love this stuff for purses.. very cute wrist bag :)

[DeAnna]

This is too Cute!!!

[ullenastar13]

love it thanks for the pattern!

[EugeneClarence]

http://www.coatsandclark.com/find_a...chet/size18.htm (http://www.coatsandclark.com/find_a_product/knitting_crochet/size18.htm)

This is the place online I found but my local Hobby Lobby is starting to carry more and more colors.



Hobby Lobby carries a nylon thread made by Omega under the trade name "Hilos La Espiga". It is exactly the same as the Coats and Clark but comes in many more colors, bright yellows, greens, pinks, etc. It also is 197 yards per spool instead of 150 yards for the Coats & Clark. I use it quite a bit and it is a great product.

EugeneClarence

[CrochetObsesser]

Aww, how pretty! I can't wait until I master crochet and then I can actually do it;):cheer :hook

[LuCee]

Hey, I really like that one, think I will try making me one. Thanks for shareing the pattern:clap Lucee

[jacqui]

Thankyou for sharing its the prettiest pattern of its type i've seen.

[sewmom]

VERY pretty! Love the shells look.

[brenmichelle20]

cute purse, just like the aj wristlette ones too, want to make them but haven't had much time...working on a 50 star afghan and this along with some hats are on the to do list... It just keeps getting bigger and bigger this to do list...

[Yasmin]

Thats a beauty! Nice work. Thanx for the pattern.
Yasmin.

[misskitty27526]

Love it and I'am going to give this a try. It is so pretty to me.

Debra

[Creations of Cris]

Beautiful! This would be so nice for an evening out or just running errands. Added to my wims :) Thanks for sharing.
Cris~

[Riohnna]

Very pretty!! Thank you for sharing the pattern!!!

[happy stitcher]

I found a place that carries this nylon yarn, and thought I'd share:

http://www.crochetstyleetc.com/index.htm

BTW - the wristlet bag is great! I'm going to have to add that to my ever-growing list!

[um saif]

very cute

[Madamestitch]

Hi Mrsvickers,

Thanks so much for sharing the lovely pattern. I made one for myself and I simply love it!

http://widget.slide.com/rdr/1/1/4/S/20000000db241dd/1/239/xxPTyRJM7z_9SibN8i3cc7CZxERzJbHm.jpg (http://www.slide.com/s/0CEvIkyy7T-8zlXv96lDVf8cx6NrwvO_?referrer=hlnk)

[JCB]

:yay
Wow!! That is "tres jolie"!! Quite attractive and looks like it can be used for dressier occassions. Where do you get your cording?? I can't find much around Florida, unless it's at Home Dept!!:think

I'm also in search of nylon cording. I went to Home Depot but all they had was white and some day-glo colors... no black, which is what I am looking for.

Joan

[happy stitcher]

I made one, too!
I used some nylon cording that I got at the site I mentioned in my previous post: CrochetStyleEtc.com

Thank you for sharing the pattern! I made this for my DD (she picked out the colors!) and she loves it! :hook

http://pic14.picturetrail.com/VOL520/2719787/5441466/280370758.jpg

http://pic14.picturetrail.com/VOL520/2719787/5441466/280370760.jpg

[Madamestitch]

To prevent the wrist strap from being overly stretched when the bag is full, I pasted a non elastic skirt waistband behind my white wrist strap. Works wonders and the strap will not lengthen too much by the additional weight in the bag.

[boo1]

much too fast unless I win the Powerball! :D

[silkymist]

Very pretty, thanks for the pattern!

[joanieponytail]

The pattern is beautiful. Thanks for sharing it.

[mrsvickers]

Madamestitch, LOVE the tricolor bag, what a great idea!

happy stitcher, the varigated yarn makes an awesome looking bag!

Kudos to both of you!!!

Danielle

[Madamestitch]

Hi Danielle,

I actually made use of some excess yarn from another project to make this bag. I am so happy that it has turned out so nicely :)

Just to share with everyone here the other project which I actually bought the pink and white yarns for. I found this lovely "wedding cake" that doubles up as a dish cover from Berroco. I tried making one small layer for the fun of it...

The Original....

http://widget.slide.com/rdr/1/1/4/S/20000000eac72b1/1/211/FLI4KXTp1T9Pg0HzNgULG9UHvMT4HtZX.jpg (http://www.slide.com/s/qtxE1wmP0j-pAUFu2iuwrzFirKyfHp-3?referrer=hlnk)

My version....

http://widget.slide.com/rdr/1/1/4/S/20000000eac70be/1/21/_PNj2tMWtD_df1UbT0M5MbFPNelJr4Xu.jpg (http://www.slide.com/s/6LEeRYFoyz9IPYZHXcN90SBCeRooLHfw?referrer=hlnk)

http://widget.slide.com/rdr/1/1/4/S/20000000eac7108/1/314/8G9MXQ8R6z_-UP3iOZWwhOCikTvsxtlZ.jpg (http://www.slide.com/s/VkhGSBnp3T-eohiAwtgwk9fvherxxZsa?referrer=hlnk)

[happy stitcher]

Hi Danielle,
I found this lovely "wedding cake" that doubles up as a dish cover from Berroco. I tried making one small layer for the fun of it...


That's really pretty! I've never seeen anything like it!
:cheer

[MaryPat]

What's a "wristlet" bag? What's the final size?

It's very elegant looking. Your talent for design is evident.

[mrsvickers]

MaryPat,

A wristlet bag is a small bag that is worn on the wrist. This works well if you are wearing a shawl or poncho and a shoulder strap would be in the way. (I've also noticed that when it is full it might make a handy self defense weapon! ;) ) The dimensions of my bag lying flat are as follows: width-7.5 inches, length of pouch portion-7 inches, length of longer strap-6.5 inches, length of shorter strap-2.5 inches, oval base-3 inches wide by 6.5 inches long. It is just the right size to carry a few essentials. I hope this helps.

Danielle

[jcrochet]

I'm planning one of these in every colour! I love the tri-colour version too.

I'm not sure if this is an error, but the way I read Round 9 etc was that the shells were worked in the top stitch of the shell below, which "stacks" the shells, yet in your picture the shells are nested within each other. I should have looked at the picture while I was working... but didn't and I've gone too far to go back and frog it, and the stacked method looks almost as nice as your pictured method anyway, but maybe you could rephrase the pattern to make that clearer.

[sunflowermom1972]

Great!

[asabear]

Very pretty and very handy, good job.

[Katy_Ravensong]

I've got several patterns for a wristlet bag, but I think I like this one the best. I'm looking on ebay for a printer now. I worked mine to death :blush!

[msdbeach]

Love the pattern. Thanks for sharing with us. I'm going to try it in cotton.
Nancy

[hhensler]

What a fabulous pattern! I just love it...

[Lubba_my_kiddos]

Very nice pattern! I may to try this one out!

[Wildsky]

Thank you for posting such a cute pattern.

I started last night and just finished my purse. I used Coats & Clark Nylon cord - Natural.

I also made the longer strap a little shorter so the purse sits right under my hand. I lined the purse with a denim fabric with a slight stretch to it - and also included a little pocket.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z162/Mikcher/SANY0663.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z162/Mikcher/SANY0664.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z162/Mikcher/SANY0666.jpg