Approximate measurements:  10cm (d) x 16cm (w)    

Materials
Yarn: 1 ball  Bel-Air
Colour: col. 3, deep plum
Crochet Hook size: 5mm

You will also need:                     
Lining fabric x 25cm wide (Bottle Green baby cord used)
Inner Lining fabric x 25 cm wide (Floral linen used)
*1 x modern silver purse frame (med)
*1 x Gutermann Textile Glue
*supplied by u-handbag.com

Using 5mm hook and 31sts make 2 shaped panels as follow:

1st Row: 3 ch., then work in tr. to end of row.
2nd Row: 3 ch., 1 tr., in 2nd tr., *miss 2 sts., 3 tr. in next st., miss 2sts., (1tr., 3ch., 1tr.) in next st.* repeat 5 times, miss 2 sts, 2tr
3rd Row: 3 ch., 2 tr. in 3 ch. space of previous row, *1 dc in 2nd of 3 tr. of previous row, 7 tr. in next 3 ch. space * repeat 4 times. 1dc in 2nd of 3 tr of previous row. 3 tr. in last 3 ch. space
4th Row: 3 ch., 1 tr. in first tr. , * 3 tr. in dc of previous row, (1 tr. , 3 ch., 1 tr.) in 4th tr. of group of 7tr. * repeat 4 times. 3tr into dc, dc in last st.
5th Row: 3ch 1 tr in 1st stitch. *1 dc in 2nd of 3 tr. of previous row, 7 tr. in next 3 ch. space * repeat 4 times. 1dc in 2nd of 3 tr, 3 tr. in last stitch
6th Row: 3 ch 1 tr in 1st tr. * 3 tr. in dc of previous row, (1 tr. , 3 ch., 1 tr.) in 4th tr. of group of 7. * repeat 4 times. 3tr in dc, dc in last st.

Decrease:
7th Row: dc into 3rd tr., * 7 tr. in 3 ch. space, 1dc in 2nd of 3 tr. of previous row* repeat 4 times 1 dcinto 2nd of 3 tr.
8th Row: 3 ch., *( 1tr., 3 ch., 1tr) into 4th of previous 7 tr.,  3 tr. into dc * repeat 3 times. dc into 4th st. of previous group of  7tr.
9th Row: dc into 3 tr., * 7 tr. into 3 ch. space, 1dc in 2nd of 3 tr. of previous row* repeat 2 times, miss 1 st. dc.
10th Row: 3 ch., (1 tr., 3 ch., 1 tr.) into 4th of group of 7 tr., 3 tr. of dc, (1 tr., 3tr., 1 tr.) into 4th group of 7 tr. 3 tr into dc., miss 3 st dc. Fasten off.