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Tunisian Crochet Clutch Novita 7 Veljestä Polaris and Multiraita
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The modern clutch is made using the Tunisian crochet technique and two multi-coloured yarns: Novita 7 Veljestä Polaris and Novita 7 Veljestä Multiraita.
Novita Talvi 2016 -lehti (in Finnish)
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Size
30 x 33 (30 x 21 cm, when folded)Yarn demand
A Novita 7 Veljestä Multiraita Baker 100 gB Novita 7 veljestä Polaris Forenoon 100 g
Novita Cotton Mercerized C Off White, D Desert, and E Raspberry small amount of each for tie
Needles and other supplies
HookDouble-ended Tunisian crochet hook Novita 6.00 mm
Or the size to give you the correct tension
Other
1 button
Designer
Susanna MertsalmiThe clutch will be worked in the round from the bottom up
Using a double-ended Tunisian crochet hook and yarn A make a slip knot and work a foundation row: 47ch loosely, length about 30 cm.
Start working in simple stitch by picking up the loops: Insert the hook into the second ch from the hook, yarn over hook (yoh) and draw through the chain stitch. You have now 2 loops on the hook. *Insert the hook into the next ch, yoh, draw through*, repeat *-* to end. You have now 47 loops on the hook.
Turn work and continue using the other end of the hook. Join yarn B and take off the loops in the following way: With yarn B yoh and draw through the first loop. *Yoh and draw through 2 loops*. Repeat *-* until 2 loops remain. Turn work and slide 2 loops to the other end of the hook.
Next, pick up loops on the other side of the foundation row: With yarn A yoh and then, work 1 loop into the vertical bar below the latter loop on the hook. Mark the yoh with a marker (= the middle one of 3 loops made into a single vertical strand). Pick up 47 loops on this side of the foundation row. You have now 51 loops on the hook. Turn work and continue with the other end of the hook.
Take off the loops just picked up: with yarn B *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* until 2 loops remain. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A yoh and then, work 1 loop into the vertical bar below the latter loop on the hook. Mark the yoh just made with a marker (= the middle one of 3 loops made into a single vertical strand in the other end of the work). You have now 4 loops on the hook. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn B *yoh and draw through 2 loops* and repeat *-* once. You have now 2 loops on the hook. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A work 1 loop into the vertical strand below the latter loop on the hook. Work 46 more loops as usual (until you come to the marked loop). Yoh and work 1 loop into the same vertical strand. You have now 51 loops on the hook. Turn work and continue with the other end of the hook.
With yarn B *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* until 4 loops remain. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A work 3 loops into the next vertical strand (= pick up 1 loop, yoh, pick up 1 loop). Again, work 3 loops into the next vertical strand. You have now 10 loops on the hook. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn B yoh and draw through 4 loops, *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* 2 more times. Yoh and draw through 4 loops. Turn work and slide 1 loop to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A work 1 loop into the next vertical strand worked with yarn A. Work 46 more loops as usual (until you come to the marked loop). Yoh and work 1 loop into the same vertical strand. Work 3 loops into the next 2 vertical strands, too. Turn work and continue with the other end of the hook.
With yarn B *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* 45 times more, yoh and draw through 4 loops, *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* 2 times more, yoh and draw through 4 loops. Turn work and slide 1 loop to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A work 46 loops as usual and then, work 3 loops into the next vertical triple strand. Turn work and continue with the other end of the hook.
With yarn B *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* until 4 loops remain. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A work 1 loop into the next vertical strand, 3 loops into the one after that, 1 loop into the next one and 3 loops into the next triple strand. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn B yoh and draw through 4 loops, *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* 4 times more, yoh and draw through 4 loops. Turn work and slide 1 loop to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A work 46 loops as usual and then, work 3 loops into the next vertical triple strand. Turn work and continue with the other end of the hook.
With yarn B *yoh and draw through 2 loops*. Repeat *-* until 4 loops remain. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A work 1 loop into the next vertical strand, 3 loops into the one after that, 1 loop into the next one and 3 loops into the next vertical triple strand. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn B yoh and draw through 4 loops, *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* 4 times more, yoh and draw through 4 loops. Turn work and slide 1 loop to the other end of the hook.
**With yarn A work 46 loops as usual and then, work 3 loops into the next vertical triple strand. Turn work and continue with the other end of the hook.
*With yarn B yoh and draw through 2 loops*. Repeat *-* until 4 loops remain. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A work 5 loops as usual and then, work 3 loops into the next vertical triple strand. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn B yoh and draw through 4 loops, *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* 4 times more, yoh and draw through 4 loops. Turn worn and slide 1 loop to the other end of the hook.**
Repeat **-** until the work measures about 33 cm.
On the next row worked with yarn A decrease the 5 loops between the vertical triple loops (decrease: yoh, draw through 5 vertical strands = 1 loop). Repeat for the other end of the work.
Complete the work in the following way: with yarn B take off the loops and work a slip stitch edging around the edge.
Finishing
Tie: Cut three 4-meter-long lengths of cotton yarn, one of each colour C, D, and E. Fold yarn C in half, pull the folded end through the midpoint at the other half of the top edge and pull the loose ends through the folded end. Attach yarn D in a similar way on one side of yarn C and yarn E on the other side.
To make a tie, braid the strands or make a friendship bracelet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu3Vgz4nUV4).
Using yarns C, D and E make a tassel, length 8 cm, and attach at the tip of the tie.
Sew a button onto the attachment point of the tie, on the right side of the clutch.
Finished dimensions
30 x 21 cmStitch patterns & gauge
TechniqueTunisian crochet in the round using double ended hook: Follow the written instructions
Tension
17 sts = 10 cm
The clutch will be worked in the round from the bottom up
Using a double-ended Tunisian crochet hook and yarn A make a slip knot and work a foundation row: 47ch loosely, length about 30 cm.
Start working in simple stitch by picking up the loops: Insert the hook into the second ch from the hook, yarn over hook (yoh) and draw through the chain stitch. You have now 2 loops on the hook. *Insert the hook into the next ch, yoh, draw through*, repeat *-* to end. You have now 47 loops on the hook.
Turn work and continue using the other end of the hook. Join yarn B and take off the loops in the following way: With yarn B yoh and draw through the first loop. *Yoh and draw through 2 loops*. Repeat *-* until 2 loops remain. Turn work and slide 2 loops to the other end of the hook.
Next, pick up loops on the other side of the foundation row: With yarn A yoh and then, work 1 loop into the vertical bar below the latter loop on the hook. Mark the yoh with a marker (= the middle one of 3 loops made into a single vertical strand). Pick up 47 loops on this side of the foundation row. You have now 51 loops on the hook. Turn work and continue with the other end of the hook.
Take off the loops just picked up: with yarn B *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* until 2 loops remain. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A yoh and then, work 1 loop into the vertical bar below the latter loop on the hook. Mark the yoh just made with a marker (= the middle one of 3 loops made into a single vertical strand in the other end of the work). You have now 4 loops on the hook. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn B *yoh and draw through 2 loops* and repeat *-* once. You have now 2 loops on the hook. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A work 1 loop into the vertical strand below the latter loop on the hook. Work 46 more loops as usual (until you come to the marked loop). Yoh and work 1 loop into the same vertical strand. You have now 51 loops on the hook. Turn work and continue with the other end of the hook.
With yarn B *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* until 4 loops remain. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A work 3 loops into the next vertical strand (= pick up 1 loop, yoh, pick up 1 loop). Again, work 3 loops into the next vertical strand. You have now 10 loops on the hook. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn B yoh and draw through 4 loops, *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* 2 more times. Yoh and draw through 4 loops. Turn work and slide 1 loop to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A work 1 loop into the next vertical strand worked with yarn A. Work 46 more loops as usual (until you come to the marked loop). Yoh and work 1 loop into the same vertical strand. Work 3 loops into the next 2 vertical strands, too. Turn work and continue with the other end of the hook.
With yarn B *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* 45 times more, yoh and draw through 4 loops, *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* 2 times more, yoh and draw through 4 loops. Turn work and slide 1 loop to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A work 46 loops as usual and then, work 3 loops into the next vertical triple strand. Turn work and continue with the other end of the hook.
With yarn B *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* until 4 loops remain. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A work 1 loop into the next vertical strand, 3 loops into the one after that, 1 loop into the next one and 3 loops into the next triple strand. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn B yoh and draw through 4 loops, *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* 4 times more, yoh and draw through 4 loops. Turn work and slide 1 loop to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A work 46 loops as usual and then, work 3 loops into the next vertical triple strand. Turn work and continue with the other end of the hook.
With yarn B *yoh and draw through 2 loops*. Repeat *-* until 4 loops remain. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A work 1 loop into the next vertical strand, 3 loops into the one after that, 1 loop into the next one and 3 loops into the next vertical triple strand. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn B yoh and draw through 4 loops, *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* 4 times more, yoh and draw through 4 loops. Turn work and slide 1 loop to the other end of the hook.
**With yarn A work 46 loops as usual and then, work 3 loops into the next vertical triple strand. Turn work and continue with the other end of the hook.
*With yarn B yoh and draw through 2 loops*. Repeat *-* until 4 loops remain. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn A work 5 loops as usual and then, work 3 loops into the next vertical triple strand. Turn work and slide the loops to the other end of the hook.
With yarn B yoh and draw through 4 loops, *yoh and draw through 2 loops*, repeat *-* 4 times more, yoh and draw through 4 loops. Turn worn and slide 1 loop to the other end of the hook.**
Repeat **-** until the work measures about 33 cm.
On the next row worked with yarn A decrease the 5 loops between the vertical triple loops (decrease: yoh, draw through 5 vertical strands = 1 loop). Repeat for the other end of the work.
Complete the work in the following way: with yarn B take off the loops and work a slip stitch edging around the edge.
Finishing
Tie: Cut three 4-meter-long lengths of cotton yarn, one of each colour C, D, and E. Fold yarn C in half, pull the folded end through the midpoint at the other half of the top edge and pull the loose ends through the folded end. Attach yarn D in a similar way on one side of yarn C and yarn E on the other side.
To make a tie, braid the strands or make a friendship bracelet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu3Vgz4nUV4).
Using yarns C, D and E make a tassel, length 8 cm, and attach at the tip of the tie.
Sew a button onto the attachment point of the tie, on the right side of the clutch.
This pattern is publish in the latest issue of Novita Magazine. You can buy your own copy here
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