HANDSOME PURSE.
With the white silk, make a chain of 120 stitches, and do one round in s.c. Join on the brown silk.
1st pattern round: X 1 white, 5 steel, 4 white, 4 steel, 3 white, 4 steel, 4 white, 5 steel, X 4 times.
2nd: X 8 steel, 3 white, 3 steel, 1 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 3 steel, 3 white, 7 steel, X 4 times.
3rd: X 3 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 3 white, 2 steel, 1 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 2 steel, 3 white, 4 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, X 4 times.
4th: X 2 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 3 white, 5 steel, 3 white, 4 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, X 4 times.
5th: X 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 2 white, 5 steel, 2 white, 4 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, X 4 times.
6th: X 1 steel, 3 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 1 white, 7 steel, 1 white, 4 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 3 brown, X 4 times.
7th: X 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 6 steel, 2 white, 3 steel, 2 white, 6 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, X 4 times.
8th: x 1 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 1 white, 1 steel, 3 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 3 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, X 4 times.