Interweave Crochet - USA (2020 - Winter)

Assembly

Turn lining so that the RS of stitches is

on the inside of piece. Center zipper over

opening. With scarlet thread, sew zipper

tape to outside of each side of lining.

Insert lining into assembled outer layer.

With navy thread, sew inside edge of outer

layer to zipper tape. 

Emma Wilkinson lives in the outer suburbs of

Sydney, Australia, with her husband and four

sons. With an advanced fine-arts degree under

her belt, she turned to the world of fiber arts.

Inspired by nature, patchwork, and Australiana,

she now designs her own crochet patterns. Find

her on Ravelry as Emma Wilkinson.

42 sc. Rows 2–64: Ch 1, sc across, turn.

Fasten off at end of last row.

FINISHING

Embroidery

Thread tapestry needle with a length of C.

Each chart square represents 1 sc, and each

cross-stitch is worked diagonally over 2 sts

in each direction. Embroidery is worked

2 times on outer layer. Following the chart

and beg with Row 2 of outer layer, create

cross-stitch embroidery:

*First pass: Insert needle from back to front

at (1), insert needle from front to back at

(2); rep as indicated for all first pass red lines

across row; 2nd pass: Insert needle from

back to front at (3), insert needle from front

to back at (4); rep as indicated for all 2nd pass

blue lines across row**. Leave 2 rows blank

before beg next row of cross-stitches over foll

2 rows. Working up outer layer, rep from *

6 times, ending last rep at **. Beg at bottom,

alternate between horizontal and vertical

running stitches as indicated in chart to

connect cross-stitch rows. Fasten off.

Rotate work 180 degrees and rep cross-

stitch embroidery for opposite side of

clutch, leaving center 8 rows unworked.

After embroidery is complete, fold outer

layer in half with RS facing and stitch side

edges using A.

Sashiko Clutch

Emma Wilkinson

DIFFICULTY

FINISHED SIZE 4¾ " tall and 7½ "

wide.

YARN Scheepjes Catona (100%

cotton; 138 yd [126 m]/1¾ oz

[50 g]; ): #124 ultramarine

(blue) (A), #192 scarlet (B), #106

snow white (C), 1 ball each.

HOOK Size C/2 (2.75 mm). Adjust

hook size if necessary to obtain

correct gauge.

NOTIONS 7" scarlet zipper, 1;

sewing needle; scarlet and navy

sewing thread.

GAUGE 22 sts and 26 rows = 4" in

patt.

NOTES
—See the Glossary on page 78 for
terms you don’t know. Visit our master
glossary at http://bit.ly/iwc-glossary.

—Clutch is made in two pieces: inner
lining, worked in rounds, and outer
layer, worked in rows. Chains do not
count as a stitch throughout.

INNER LINING
With B, ch 35. Rnd 1: Sc in 2nd ch from
hook and in next 32 ch, 3 sc in last ch,
working in rem lps on opposite side of ch,
sc across to last ch, 2 sc last ch—70 sc.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in first st, sc in next 32 sc, 2 sc
in next 3 sc, sc in next 32 sc, 2 sc in last
2 sc—76 sc. Rnds 3–28: Sc around. Fasten
off at end of last rnd.

OUTER LAYER
With A, ch 43. Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from
hook and in each rem ch across, turn—

Embroidery diagram

Fold

1

2

3

4

first pass

2nd pass

horizontal running stitches

vertical running stitches

Stitch key

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