Victorian Pineapple Purse by Donna Druchunas

Victorian Pineapple Purse

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Knitting
March 2013
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
36 stitches = 4 inches
in Pineapple Lace
US 0 - 2.0 mm
100 - 200 yards (91 - 183 m)
Circumference: approx 6” (15 cm) Length: approx 7” (18 cm)
English
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

This small pineapple purse is my updated pattern for small bags called reticules that were popular in the Victorian era. I have found instructions in several 19th century knitting books and have used them, along with photos of bags made in the same time period, to create a pattern with instructions, materials, and tools that are more comfortable for today’s knitters.