Pattern description from Knockdown Knits: “Derby gals are a special thing. Friendships tend to form and hold fast. It’s easy to bond when you’re sweating together, knocking each other down, and encouraging each other to get out one more push-up. it’s easy to make friends with a girl who skates because you have so much in common. You know that she probably feels the same frustration that you sometimes feel, too. The difficulties and the triumphs are similar no matter what state you skate in or what rink you hit. This clutch is based off my favorite pattern. When I was a littler girl, my grandma made me a square of this stitch pattern called ‘fretwork.’ I thought it was the coolest thing ever made with yarn and needles! When my grandma gave me all of her knitting books, I found the stitch pattern and decided to turn it into a purse for my derby buddy, Sweet C (and a hat, and some socks, and a pillow). This clutch version is my way of sharing my favorite knitting stitch with all of my derby buddies, known and unknown, around the world. The two-color pattern looks much more difficult than it is. Any knitter at a rookie level should be able to handle it.”

Skill Level: Rookie

Materials:

• Berroco Touche (50% cotton, 50% modal rayon, 89 yd. 82m per 1.75 oz. 50g skein): 1 skein #7999 Jet (color A) and 1 skein #7990 Toe Shoe (color B)
• US 8 5mm straight needles
• US G 4.25mm crochet hook
• 9” black zipper
• Tapestry needle
• Sewing needle and coordinating thread

Finished Measurements:

• Height: 4.5”
• Width: 9”