Crocheted Beret and Bag Pattern from Bleach Bottle

Dainty Duo : This pattern contains directions for creating the set shown. This pattern set, vintage 1960's from Coats and Clark's, is a play on crochet and craft. Here we have a very easy beret pattern with a small tassel on the side. It is paired with a bucket style drawstring handbag that is crocheted and then slipped over an emptied (and cleaned of course), bleach bottle ... which makes for a quite sturdy container.

MATERIALS:

• COATS & CLARK'S O.N.T. "SPEED-CRO-SHEEN" MERCERIZED COTTON: 6 balls of No. 10-A Canary Yellow
• Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 1/0 (zero).
• 1 yellow button, 3/4 inch in diameter.
• 1 yard of yellow grosgrain ribbon, 3/4 inch wide.
• 7 bone rings, outside diameter 7/8 inch.
• A 5-quart size plastic bleach jug.

GAUGE: 5 sts = 1 inch; 4 rnds1 inch.