Honey Clutch

The Honey Clutch is worked in one piece from the bottom up. First the bottom is worked in double knitting. Then stitches are picked up and knitted around the sides of the bottom and the sides of the clutch are worked in the round in honeycomb brioche stitch. For the top of the clutch the two tabs at the ends are worked first in double knitting, then the two plackets for the two sides of the zipper are worked. Finally, the zipper is sewn in with needle and thread and the lining for the clutch is sewn (either on a sewing machine or by hand) and installed. The pattern contains the sewing instructions for the lining.

Size: one size

Length: 17 cm [6¾ inches]

Depth: 6 cm [2¼ inches]

Height: 11 cm [4¼ inches]

Gauge: 24 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in double knitting on 2.5 mm [US1½] needles 

18 sts x 56 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in honeycomb brioche stitch on 2.5 mm [US1½] needles 

Needles: Circular needle: 2.5 mm [US1½] / 80 cm [32 inches]; Double-pointed needles: 2.5 mm [US1½]

Materials: Approx. 30 g Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m [254 yds]) or approx. 36 g Pelsuld 8/2 by Hjelholts Uldspinderi (100 g = 400 m [437 yds]) or approx. 24 g Saga by Filcolana (50 g = 300 m [328 yds]) held together with approx. 15 g Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive (25 g = 212 m [232 yds]) or approx. 15 g Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m [232 yds]) or approx. 16 g Silk Mohair by Isager (25 g = 210 m [232 yds]).

4 mm, 17 cm [6¾ inches] zipper. Fabric for lining, 25 x 36 cm [9¾ x 14¼ inches]. Sewing thread and needle.

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 out of 5)

See the classification of difficulty here. 

This pattern is digital and will be sent as a pdf-file to your e-mail.

Zippers in a variety of colors can be found here.

Lining can be found here.

The light grey Honey Clutch is knitted in Pelsuld 8/2 by Hjelholts Uldspinderi in the color Sand [04] held together with Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive in the color Marcipan.

The brown Honey Clutch is knitted in Pelsuld 8/2 by Hjelholts Uldspinderi in the color Lys beige [19] held together with Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive in the color Nøddebrun.

The white Honey Clutch is knitted in Sunday by Sandnes Garn in the color Almond [2511] held together with Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn in the color Kitt [1015].

Video

Honeycomb brioche stitch:

Measure gauge in Honeycomb brioche stitch:

Begin:

Picking Up Stitches along the bottom and begin Honeycomb brioche:

Tabs and plackets:

Sew in the zipper:

Sew the lining:

Sew in the lining: