Kit Kat Purse

KIT KAT PURSE   

Designed by Melinda Miller

Girls of all ages will love this Kit Kat Purse. Make the strap long or short to suit your taste and height. The pattern can be worked up in any worsted weight cotton or acrylic for a fun day painting the town.

Materials:       Peaches & Creme  Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn –  2 oz. White, 

                        1oz. Black, 1oz. Shocking Pink, 5 yds. Gold

                        ¾ Yd. matching pink fabric for purse lining

                        Crochet hook size G/6

                        One pair of snaps for purse closure

                        One sewing needle

                        Pink sewing thread to match fabric

                        One tapestry needle

                        Straight pins

                        Scissors

Gauge:           Not relevant to this project.

Pattern Notes:

                        Mark the repeat rows with stitch markers or yarn bits for

                        easier row counting.

Head: (Make 2)

Ch 13.

Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook, and  in each ch.  Ch 1, Turn.(12 sc).

Row 2: 2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 10 sc, 2 sc in last sc, ch 1 turn. (14 sc)

Row 3: 2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 12 sc, 2 sc in last sc, ch 1 turn. (16 sc)

Row 4: 2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 14 sc, 2 sc in last sc, ch 1 turn. (18 sc)

Row 5: 2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 18 sc, 2 sc in last sc, ch 1 turn. (20 sc)

Row 6: 2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 20 sc, 2 sc in last sc, ch 1 turn. (22 sc)

Row 7: 2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 22 sc, 2 sc in last sc, ch 1 turn. (24 sc)

Row 8: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. (24 sc)

Rows  9 – 15: Repeat row 8.

Row 16: Sc first 2 sc tog, sc in next 20 sc, sc last 2 sc tog, ch 1, turn. (22 sc)

Row 17: Sc first 2 sc tog, sc in next 18 sc, sc last 2 sc tog, ch 1, turn. (20 sc)

Row 18: Sc first 2 sc tog, sc in next 16 sc, sc last 2 sc tog, ch 1, turn. (18sc)

Row 19: Sc first 2 sc tog, sc in next 14 sc, sc last 2 sc tog, ch 1, turn. (16 sc)

Row 20: Sc first 2 sc tog, sc in next 12 sc, sc last 2 sc tog, ch 1, turn. (14 sc)

Row 21: Sc first 2 sc tog, sc in next 10 sc, sc last 2 sc tog. (12 sc)

Do not fasten off.

Left Ear:

Row 22: Ch 2, hdc in same st. 5 more hdc evenly spaced along slanted edge of head. Ch 2, turn. (6hdc)

Row 23: Hdc first 2 sts tog,  hdc in next 2 sts, hdc last 2 sts tog. Ch 2, turn. (4 hdc)

Row 24: Hdc first 2 sts tog, then next 2 sts tog. Ch 2, turn. ( 2 hdc)

Row 25: Hdc rem 2 sts tog. (1 hdc) Finish off.

Right Ear:

Turn head over with wrong side facing and attach yarn to opposite side of head to where Row 22 began.

Row 1: Ch 2, hdc in same st. 5 more hdc evenly spaced along slanted edge of head. Ch 2, turn. (6hdc)

Row 23: Hdc first 2 sts tog,  hdc in next 2 sts, hdc last 2 sts tog. Ch 2, turn. (4 hdc)

Row 24: Hdc first 2 sts tog, then next 2 sts tog. Ch 2, turn. ( 2 hdc)

Row 25: Hdc rem 2 sts tog. (1 hdc) Finish off.

Weave in all ends.

With white, sc evenly around head. In tips of ears work 3 sc, on rounded edges of head work 2 sc tog in same st.  Weave in ends.

With Black, sc in each sc of previous round. In 2^nd ch of 3 ch group at ear tip, work (sc, ch 1, sc). Weave in ends.

Face:

With Black and Gold yarns, embroider face onto front of head as shown on photo. Yarn ends may be tied in back of head instead of woven in if desired since lining will be applied.

Bow:

With Shocking Pink, ch 16.

Row 1: Dc in third ch from hook, dc in next two chs, hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next 2 chs, hdc in next 3 chs, dc in last 3 chs, ch 2, turn.

Row 2: Skip first dc. Dc in next 2 dc, hdc in next 3 hdc, sl st in next 2 sl st, hdc in next 3 hdc, dc in next 3 hdc. Finish off. Leave tail for sewing bow to head.

Flower:

With Gold, make larger than normal loop around hook. (Chain 6, sc in loop) 6 times, join with sl st  in loop.  Finish off. Pull beginning yarn to tighten ring and close center of flower. Sew flower to bow. Attach bow to head.

Strap:

Using Shocking Pink, ch desired length for strap. Sc in second loop in back of ch. Sc in each loop in back of ch. Finish off.  You will have two loose ends on one end of strap – weave them both in. Place the strap ends on the inside of the ears of one of the heads. Sew in place with needle and pink thread. Do not sew completely through to the front of head or pink thread will show on white head.

Lining:

To make a head pattern, place the head on a piece of paper and trace around it with pencil about ¼  inch wider. Cut this out to use as your pattern. Pin pattern onto fabric and cut out. With wrong sides together, pin lining to head; folding raw edges under, and making sure all yarn ends are tucked in. Hand stitch lining to head, leaving sc stitches in the border round of head free for assembly.

Assembly:

With wrong sides together and using Black, whip stitch both heads together beginning at tip of one ear and outlining to tip of other ear. Weave in ends. Using white thread, sew snap to the top middle of inside of head going through lining and white yarn to ensure stability. The white thread will not show on the outside of the white head. Do not sew through bow.

Copyright - This Kit Kat Purse Pattern and the pattern photos are copyright 2011 by Melinda Miller. Free for your own personal use only. Per copyright law, do not redistribute (with or without charge) in any form. (Redistributing to others includes by photocopies, scanning, emailing, putting on a CD, posting in Internet forum messages, putting on another web site and any other manner of distribution.)