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Klondyke Coin Purse

Materials required:
3 cards Klondyke Crochet Gold; 1 bunch gold beads, No. 8; 1 brass curtain ring, 1 in.; 2 1/2 yds. Klondyke Gold Cord, No. 752; 2o brass curtain rings, 1/4 in.; 1 Star Crochet hook, No. 4.

Chain 82: insert the hook in the fourth ch. from the needle and make 1 double crochet stitch (1 d. c.). Continue making 1 d. c. in each ch. to the other end of foundation ch., 8o d. c., in all, counting the turning ch. as 1 d. c.
Second row: turn, ch. 3, 1 cl. c. in each stitch of preceding row, taking up back thread only, to form a rib. The 8o stitches should measure 6 inches in length. Repeat the second row until eleven rows, in all, have been made and fasten off. Make another section in same manner.
Sew up each section, using gold thread, leaving eight stitches unjoined at one end to form the turnover.
Cover five rings, for each end, as follows: 20 s. c. in the first ring, then without breaking thread make 10 s. c. in another ring and repeat from * three times. Make 10 more s. c. in the final ring to cover it com¬pletely, then work back putting 1 s. c. over connecting thread between each ring and 10 s. c. on the other side of each ring and fasten off.
Sew rings in place, as illustrated, and finish with a fringe of beads, made as follows: catch double thread of sewing silk firmly on first side of first ring, string 11 beads, then string 8 more and catch in first of these 8 beads, inserting the needle the other way, to form a circle, string 12, pass needle through head next to ring, then fasten neatly to foundation ring. * Slip thread across back of ring to third stitch, string 4 beads, skip first 4 beads of preceding 12 beads, including the one next to ring, pass needle downward through next 5 heads, string 4 beads, then 8, catch¬ing as before, to form a circle, string 12, pass needle through bead next to ring, fasten to foundation ring and repeat from * fastening twice in each ring across hag. After making the last circle of 8 beads, string to and fasten as usual. Lace the two sections together with the gold cord. Fasten one end firmly to the top of under part of section, then pass other end between the eighth and ninth stitches, (the turnover being 8 stitches deep), pass through corresponding place in second section, then through top of first row of under part of section, through second row of under part of section, through turnover, then to first section. (continue working in this way in every row of d. c. and at the end, fasten cord, firmly. Arrange the cord evenly, then, using gold thread, overhand across the top of each under section to keep cord from slipping. Cover nearly all of the large ring with s. c., then slip it over one section to the center of the cords, place outer cord next to last s. c., then make 1 s. c. on the other side of cord. *Place next cord, 1 s. c. on the other side of cord and repeat from * until all the cords are in position. Cover remainder of ring with s. c. and fasten of.