Paraphernalia by Fay Dashper-Hughes

Paraphernalia

Crochet
November 2016
Erika Knight for John Lewis Double Knit Baby DK
DK (11 wpi) ?
18 stitches = 4 inches
in slip stitch
4.5 mm
5.0 mm (H)
60 - 71 yards (55 - 65 m)
One size
UK
English

Take Two, Collection One - Crochet is almost available! The premise of Take Two is that two designers (Fay Dashper-Hughes and Lynne Rowe) each designed four patterns. We then swapped patterns over and recreated them using different yarns, or hook sizes or changing small elements of the original pattern. Within the Take Two you get the original eight patterns and the details of the ‘take two’ desings, sixteen designs in total.

Paraphernalia:
This pattern was created out of necessity. I leave my notions all over the place and needed one place to combine them all. On working up the design I thought it would be best to make a pouch/purse that was multi-purpose. Paraphernalia has been purposefully sized to hold hooks, stitch markers, scissors, sock DPNs (and your sock WIP) or £20 notes.

You don’t have to be an expert sewer to make this pattern. It can easily be hand sewn or you can machine sew the lining and a zipped pouch - it really is up to you!

Yarn:
Erika Knight for John Lewis Baby DK (110m/120yds per 50g) in Light Jade. The project uses 50g (110m) for the main body of the project and about 5g for the edges and seaming.

Size:
43.5cm in length (unblocked as a flat piece)
14.5cm in length (unblocked as a flat piece)

Hooks and notions:
4.5mm (US G/6)
5mm hook (H/8)
Stitch markers
Fat quarter of fabric
Button, buckle, ribbon as a fixture
Zip if using
Press studs if using

Time to make:
This project took me about four and a half hours to crochet plus sewing time.

Gauge:
18sts in ss over 10cm

Special techniques:
Changing over from one hook to the other for specific rows.

This pattern is currently only available as part of Take Two, Collection One - Crochet.