Kisslock coin purse

It is summer solistice. I am sitting on a sofa and crochetting a very warm looking coin purse. A mug full of hot tea is beside me. I got summer flu. 

Summer solistice is an interesting thing I think. Tempreturewise, it is not yet real summer, but it somehow feels like the summerest day. I feel it is a bit strange that from today on, the weather is going to be hotter by day, but daytime is going to be shorter by day. 

Kisslock coin purse

You need:

Yarn (about 40m)

Crochet hook 3mm

Kisslock metal flame 9cm

Fabric glue

Sewing needle

Thread

Beads(optional)

Gauge: Round 2, 12st circumference 23mm

sc - single crochet

ch - chain

join - join the last st and the first st using slip stich. 

Make a round bottom just big enough to cover your kisslock flame. 

If the bottom is too small or too big, it won't fit the flame.  If the bottom is just slightly larger than the flame, it should work unless fabric is too thick.  In this case, the purse will be fat and have gathers. 

Increase stiches are evenly distributed in order not to look like a hexagon. 

Round1: Magic loop, and 6sc to the loop. Pull yarn. Join. 

Round2: ch1, 2sc in every sc, join (12sc)

Round3: ch1, (1sc, 2sc in 1st) repeat 6times, join (18st)

Round4: ch1, (2sc in 1st, sc in next 2st) repeat 6times, join (24st)

Round5: ch1, (sc in next 3st, 2sc in 1st, ) rep 6times, join (30st)

Round6: (sc in next 2st, 2sc in 1st, sc in next 2st) rep 6times, join (36st)

Round7: ch1, (2sc in 1sc, sc in next 5st) rep 6times, join (42st)

Round8: ch1, (sc in next 3st,  2sc in 1sc, sc in next 3st) rep 6times, join (48st)

Round9: ch1, (sc in next 7st, 2sc in 1sc, ) rep 6times, join (54st)

My purse's bottom was a little too large. I had to squishe and force all edge into the flame.  It might be a good idea to stop at round8(48st).

Make next body part as long as you want.  I did 8 rounds. 

Round10-17: ch1, sc in every st, join (54st)

Weave in ends. 

Put small amount of fabric glue to the metal flame. Insert fabric edge to the flame. 

You do not need a lot of glue. Too much glue will be pushed out from the flame.

For secure attachment, I roughly sew them togather and wait a few hours or one day. 

You can sew fabric and flame either with or without beads. 

If you use beads, use beads that are bigger than flame holes. 

Stick a needle with thread from back to front through the hole, pick up a bead, and needle will go to back through the same hole.