Grace beaded coin purse

Grace Beaded Coin Purse by Agrarian Artisan

What is Being Made

The Grace Beaded Coin Purse is a small, elegant accessory designed by Agrarian Artisan. This knitted coin purse features integrated beading for a sophisticated finish, making it a practical yet decorative item suitable for storing coins, small jewelry, or other tiny valuables. The finished piece is compact and portable, perfect for everyday carry or as a gift.

Project Overview

This is a beginner-friendly knitting project that creates a finished coin purse from two identical knitted pieces that are seamed together. The pattern is straightforward and uses basic knitting techniques, making it accessible to knitters of all skill levels while still producing a polished, professional-looking result.

Knitting Techniques Used

The Grace Beaded Coin Purse employs several fundamental knitting techniques that make it ideal for beginners:

• Casting on: The pattern begins with a standard cast-on of 15 stitches
• Increases: Make one (m1) increases are used to expand the piece from 15 stitches to 25 stitches, creating shaping in the upper portion of the purse
• Decreases: Slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over (skpo) and knit two together (k2tog) decreases are used symmetrically to shape the sides, while purl two together (p2tog) and purl two together through back loop (p2togtbl) decreases are used on the purl side to create a tapered lower section
• Casting off: The piece is finished with a standard cast-off
• Seaming: A tapestry needle is used to join the two pieces together with right sides facing inward, creating a finished edge

Stitches Used

The pattern utilizes only the most basic knitting stitches, making it perfect for beginners:

• Knit stitch (k): The primary stitch used throughout most rows
• Purl stitch (p): Used to create texture and reversibility in alternating rows
• Make one (m1): An increase stitch used to add stitches for shaping
• Slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over (skpo): A left-leaning decrease
• Knit two together (k2tog): A right-leaning decrease
• Purl two together (p2tog): A decrease worked on the purl side
• Purl two together through back loop (p2togtbl): A decrease variation for shaping on purl rows

Pattern Structure and Construction

The coin purse is constructed from two identical pieces. Each piece begins at 15 stitches and increases to 25 stitches over the first 12 rows through paired make one increases worked every other row. The middle section maintains the 25-stitch width for 10 rows, creating the body of the purse. The final section features symmetrical decreases that reduce the piece back down to a narrower width before casting off. The two pieces are then joined using a tapestry needle, with seaming worked from row 13 (the beginning of the decrease section) to row 25 (the cast-off edge) along the sides and across the bottom, creating a three-sided seam that forms the finished purse shape.

Materials: Yarn and Needles

The Grace Beaded Coin Purse is designed to be knitted with Louisa Harding Grace Hand Beaded yarn, a specialty yarn that features beads pre-threaded directly onto the yarn fiber. This yarn has a high silk content, which contributes to its luxurious feel and appearance. The silk blend gives the finished purse a soft, elegant drape, and the yarn becomes increasingly soft and fuzzy with use and wear, improving the tactile quality of the finished piece over time. The beads integrated into the yarn provide visual interest and a decorative element without requiring separate beading work. While the pattern specifies this particular yarn, the varied yarnweight designation suggests some flexibility in yarn selection. A tapestry needle is required for seaming the two pieces together.

Skill Level and Project Suitability

Rated as a beginner project, the Grace Beaded Coin Purse is designed to be completed quickly using only basic knitting