This oversize tapestry handbag, blooming with a garden of roses, is functional and elegant. Stylish leather handles and closure finish the bag.

FINISHED SIZE 17” wide and 13” tall, excluding handles; handles: 20” long.

HOOK Size 7 (4.5 mm). Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

NOTIONS Two 15” x 1¼ “ strips of corrugated plastic for top edge reinforcement; leather: two 20” x ¾ “ strips for handles; one 9½ “ x ¾ “ strip and one 3” x ½ “ strip for closure; yarn needle.

GAUGE 15 sts and 8½ rows = 4” in tapestry dc.