This is a wonderful pattern from the 1950s with six super projects for you to crochet as gifts for friends or a treat for yourself; the items are easy and quick to make too!!. You can crochet a stunning tasselled purse; simple cocktail glass mats; drip mats for glasses even a scalloped jacket to decorate your drinking glasses; a hanging needlework holder and finally (and my favourite) a heart shaped lavender sachet! (Cover of pattern shows; top left: heart shaped lavender sachet; top right: purse; bottom left: scalloped glass jacket; bottom right: cocktail glass mats).

All items are crocheted using Mercer-crochet No.10 or No.20 thread with a No.2, No.2½ or No.3 hook (see below). All together a super pattern to own!!

Material, measurements and tension information taken directly from the pattern.

PURSE:

Materials- Mercer-Crochet No. 20; 1 expanding top 7/8in. in diameter, expanding to 2 3/4 in. in diameter; No.3 crochet hook.

Measurements- Depth of purse = 2 in.

Tension- 7 rows dc = 1/2 inch.

COCKTAIL GLASS MATS:

Materials- Mercer-Crochet No.20; No.3 crochet hook.

Measurements- 4 inches in diameter.

Tension- first 3 rows - 1 1/2 in. in diameter.

CROCHET DRIP MAT:

Materials- Mercer-Crochet No.20; No.3 crochet hook; piece of glass 3 1/2 inches in diameter.

Measurements- 3 3/4 inches in diameter.

Tension- first 4 rows - 2 1/4 in. in diameter.

SCALLOPED GLASS JACKET:

Materials- Mercer-Crochet No.10; No.2 1/2 crochet hook.

Measurements- depth of side piece 2 1/4 inches.

Tension- Non given.

NEEDLEWORK HOLDALL:

Materials- Mercer-Crochet No.10; No. 2 1/2 crochet hook.

Measurements- 2 in. x 10 in..

Tension- 5 rows = 1 in..

LAVENDER SACHET:

Materials- Mercer-Crochet No.10; 1 yard of satin ribbon; packet of lavender; cotton wool; No.2 1/2 crochet hook.

Measurements- depth of sachet 3 1/2 in. The sachet is made of two heart-shaped pieces, joined together by the ribbon.

Tension- non given.