[Illustration: Handbags and snood]
MATERIALS: HERO King Size Crazy Daisy Winder. Spinnerin Mardi Gras, 45
gram ball, 3 Brown and 1 White. HERO No. C aluminum crochet hook and
tapestry needle. HERO 7″ Bag Handle. Lining and buckram.
TO MAKE DAISIES: Make 28 daisies following instructions on page 3. Wind
first row of petals with white and second row with brown. Sew centers
with brown. Connect 6 rows of 4 daisies across with brown, following
instructions for JOINING A on page 3. Connect 1 row of 2 daisies to the
center 2 daisies on each end row.
SIDE PIECES: Make 2. With C crochet hook and brown, ch 6. Row 1: Sc in
2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each ch, 5 sc. Ch 1 to turn. Row 2: Sc in each
st, picking up back loop only. Ch 1 to turn. Repeat row 2 for 5 times
more. Continue in sc picking up back loop and increasing 1 st at each
end of every row until 29 sts on row (to inc—work 2 sc in one st). Work
even for 7 rows. Next row: Dec 1 st each end of row (to dec—work off 2
sc as one sc). Repeat the last row once more. Fasten off.
FINISHING: Starting at top corner, with brown, work 1 row of sc along
side and bottom edges. With brown, work 4 rows of sc along each top
edge. Using pieces as pattern, cut 2 linings and buckram making an
allowance for seams. Use a double buckram for flat bottom to make it
stiffer. With brown, sc side pieces to bag. Sew linings tog with buckram
in between and double buckram for bottom. Sew in lining. With lining
material sew a slot to each top edge and sew over bar of handle on each
side.