Page:Peterson's Magazine 1862.pdf/268

 PURSE

IN

COLORED

SILK

CROCHET.

BY MRS. JANE WEAVER.

THIS purse is not only pretty, but also strong and useful. It is in simple crochet, easily executed by any lady accustomed to the use of the crochet needle. The little tassels may be either formed of the thin large beads, which must be solid, for fear of breakage, or they may be made of silk. If preferred, a clasp may be substituted for the string, but the purse is complete 260

in either way. A more handsome effect is produced if two colored silks are employed in the work. Magenta and a rich blue contrast well together, or black and magenta. The pattern should be in one color, and the ground in the other, the silk being carried through each stitch at the back when not required. The purse, it will be seen, is easily made.