Cabled Purse

This was a Swap gift for a dear friend. I had to wait until she recieved it before I could post a pic of it. This was finished before my surgery.

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This was made with:

TLC Essentials Off White and

Beige Sugar and Creme Cotton held together;

and a K hook.

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The surface crochet is only on the front side of the purse. Using the 2 strands together makes for a very nice colorplay and a sturdy but thick facric.

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Those of you that know me know how much I hate to sew things together. So, I guess it's not a really big surprize that this was made entirely in one piece. The side seams are put together with with a surface sl st that goes down the front and the back sides of the purse. This makes the seams much sturdier and gives the illusion of width in the bag.

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Yup - those are hdc's. As long as you make your cables with trcs you can get away with using hdcs instead of scs for you cables.

I didn't write up the pattern this time but I have a feeling that I'll be making this purse again.

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Back view.

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