Child's Necklace with Coin Purse Pendant Corticelli, 1918

A pretty necklace with coin purse pendant is a gift that will be joyfullv received by the small child. This one is crocheted in light blue and the Purse measures 1 1\2 inches in diameter, large enough to hold four or five pennies or five-cent piece. The chain is 20 inches long.

Materials: Corticelli Mercerized Cordonnet, Art. 43, 1 ball Light Blue No. 208, Size 30. One No. 12 steel Hook.

Instructions: Ch. 20; make bead by working 8 t.c. into 5th st. back of hook, remove hook from loop and insert it in 1st st. at right corner of little fan, pull through and close open space with sl. st. to the center, ch. 20, make another head and repeat for the desired length.

COIN PURSE-: Work 48 s.c. over 1\2-inch ring, ch. 9, catch to 6th st. on ring, ch. 9, catch to the next 6th st. and repeat around, making 8 loops. sl.st. to center of 1st loop, ch. 9, catch to center of next loop, ch. 9, and repeat around. Work 2 s.c., 2 d.c., 4 t.c., 2 d.c., 2 s.c. over 9 ch., and repeat around. Fasten, and fill center of ring with a lace stitch done with needle and thread.

Make another circle exactly like this one and join both circles together at the points, the exception of one point -which is left unfastened and which will give an opening large enough for small coins to be slipped into. Fasten chain to the two tipper scallops.

You are going to need the vintage stitch instructions located on the Vintage Stitches page.

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