Spikes All Around purse or clutch

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Spikes All Around Purse

by Sue Usiatynski

Size: 9” tall, 9 ½ “ high not including handles

Materials:
Worsted weight yarn in 3 colors
A: 2 oz (burgundy)
B: 1 oz (rose)
C: 1 oz (cream)
G hook
Yarn needle

Abbreviations:
beg = beginning
ch = chain
rev = reverse
Rnd = round
sc = single crochet
sl st = slip stitch
st = stitch
yo = yarn over

Special stitches:
spike st: worked as a sc in row specified. Example: insert hook in next st one row below current row, yo, draw up loop, yo, pull through all loops on hook.
spike st #: the number after “spike st” indicates which row below the current row to make the spike st in.
spike st group: this is worked over 6 st. (sc, spike st 1, spike st 2, spike st 3, spike st 2, spike st 1)

Pattern:

With color A ch 28.

Rnd 1: 3sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 25 ch, 5sc in last ch, working on unused side of beg ch sc in next 25 ch, 2sc in last ch, join with sl st in 1st sc. (60 sc)

Rnd 2: ch 1, sc in joining, 2sc in next st, sc in next 27 sc, 2sc in next st, sc in next st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 27 st, 2sc in last st, join with sl st in 1st sc. (64 sc)

Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in joining, 2sc in next st, sc in next 29 st, 2sc in next st, sc in next st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 29 st, 2sc in last st, join with sl st in 1st sc. (68 sc)

Rnd 4: ch 1, sc in joining, 2sc in next st, sc in next 31 st, 2sc in next st, sc in next st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 31 st, 2sc in last st, join with sl st in 1st sc. (72 sc)

Rnd 5: ch 1, sc in joining and next st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 31 st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 3 st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 31 st, 2sc in next st, sc in last st, join with sl st in 1st sc. (76 sc)

Rnd 6: ch 1, 2sc in joining, sc in next 37 st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 37 st, join with sl st in 1st sc. (78 sc)

Rnd 7-10: ch 1, sc in joining and around, join with sl st in 1st sc. (78 sc)
Change to color B at the end of Rnd 10

Rnd 11: With color B, ch 1, sc in joining and next st, (spike st group) 6 times, sc in next 3 st, (spike st group) 6 times, sc in last st, join with sl st in 1st sc. (12 spike st groups, 6 sc)

Rnd 12-15: ch 1, sc in joining and around, join with sl st in 1st sc. (78 sc)
Change to color C at the end of Rnd 15

Rnd 16: repeat 11 with color C.

Rnd 17-20: repeat 12-15 with color C.
Change to color A at the end of Rnd 20

Rnd 21: repeat 11 with color A.

Rnd 22-25: repeat 12-15 with color A
Change to color B at the end of Rnd 25

For clutch version skip to Rnd 41, but do NOT make color change at end of Rnd 25. The handles are done with color A.

Rnd 26-40: repeat 11-25 three more times doing color changes as before.

Rnd 41: ch 1, sc in joining and next 11, ch 25 being careful not to twist ch, skip next 18 st, sc in next 21 st, ch 25 being careful not to twist ch, skip next 18 st, sc in next 9 st, join with sl st in 1st sc. (42 sc, 50 ch)

Rnd 42: ch 1, sc in joining and next 11, sc in each of the 25 ch, sc in next 21 st, sc in each of the 25 ch, sc in next 9 st, join with sl st in 1st sc. (92 sc)

Rnd 43: ch 1, sc in joining and around, join with sl st in 1st sc. (92 sc)

Rnd 44: ch 1, rev sc around, finish off and weave in all ends.