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
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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.