Under Color Crochet

  I'm completely in love with the newspaper , Crochet Nation . 😍 I made this little peachy purse starting with their pattern instructions for the "Fringe Clutch," issue 2, page 4. With a few of my own experimental modifications. Because, you had me at fringe. 😄 But, then I decided it was not enough fringe. 😎 Thank you, Crochet Nation , for the inspiration, and for being awesome. 😘 As you can see below, and in the Peachy Purse folder, my final product is just a rough draft. It needs some blocking, and next time maybe some closer attention to stitch counts, plus I think a little bit more fringe. 😆 Still, not bad for a quick whip-it-up piece that is just cute as a button and sweet as a peach.  I am obsessed with fringe'y purses. Here's a whole folder of Dazzly designs , with all their silly sparkle and fringe'y fun. I love playing in the Dazzly space. (Thanks, Jean, for introducing it to me!) Because I love thinking about crocheting a real world version of ...

  This little clutch purse is super easy to make. The pattern is: (1) make a square, (2) fold it into rectangular thirds, and (3) stitch the lower two-thirds sides together. That's it! I made this one in sc stitches the whole way, because that is fast and easy. I just wanted to see how this worked out, and I was delighted with how cute this simple little piece is. I think next time I will vary the stitches, just to give it some texture. This yarn, with its metallic chainette construction, doesn't show the stitch texture well, but it sure does have fun with all that sparkle. Show off! 😎 I thought it would be more solid, but it turned out kind of floppy. Not ideal for a disco night out. 🤩 But perfect for decorative storage. I thought about keeping my crochet kit in it, but that doesn't really work... the small hooks keep slipping through the stitches, and the ends of the scissors poked through, too. Not functional here, but it sure does look cute! 😍 This little purse is ex...