(Original design by Daphne Mah - 1999)
Materials used :
- Boye Hook no. 7
- Minlon Family - Navy blue
- Minlon Family - White
- 1/4" width satin ribbon
- white
- scented potpourri wrapped
in netting material
- tiny satin flower, sewing thread & needle
Instruction :
(make 2 pieces)
With navy blue thread, ch4,
join with sl st to form ring.
Rnd 1 : Ch1, 8sc into ring,
sl st to 1st sc to join.
Rnd 2 : Ch1, sc into same
st, work (6ch, sc into next st) around.
Ch, dtc into 1st sc to join.
Rnd 3 : Ch1, sc into same
loop, work (4ch, sc into next loop) around.
Ch2, hdc into 1st sc to join.
Rnd 4 - 8 : Repeat Rnd 3
Rnd 9 : Ch4, dc into next
loop, ch1, work (dc into next sc, 1ch, dc into next loop,
1ch) around. Sl st to 3rd ch to join.
Rnd 10 : Ch1, work (sc into
next sp, 5ch, sc into same sp, 5ch) around.
Ch2, dc into 1st sc to join.
Rnd 11 : Ch1, sc into same
loop, work (5ch, sc into next loop) around.
Sl st to 1st sc to join. Fasten & break off yarn. Weave in loose
end.
Rnd 12 : Join white with
sc to loop of Rnd 11. *Ch1, into next loop, work (1dc, 1ch)
5 times, sc into next loop. Repeat from * around. Sl st to
1st sc to join.
Fasten & break off yarn. Weave in all loose ends.
To make potpourri cover
:
Loosely sew around netting
material about 1/4" from edge.
Fill in potpourri and pull
up thread & fasten opening.
To make up :
Weave in ribbon between
dcs of Rnd 10. Insert wrapped potpourri & pull both ends
of ribbon together.
Tie to form a bow. Stitch satin flower onto middle of bow.
Tie a piece of ribbon into
middle top from inside of pouch. (ribbon for lower pouch
should be sligthly longer
than upper pouch). Thread ribbon of lower pouch through
netting of upper pouch from
behind bringing both ribbons together at the top. Insert
both ribbons through key
ring and fasten with another piece of ribbon with a bow.
(refer to picture above)