Crocheted and Beaded Rosary Case

I had such fun crocheting beads into the pink bag I made for Jane recently that I thought I would try doing the same thing on a much smaller scale on a gift for my sister. She's the one I made this tote bag for last Christmas.

Using #10 cotton thread in white, blue seed beads, and my trusty steel crochet hook, I made this little white Rosary case.


This is the whole piece after almost all of the crocheting was complete. It measures about 2 1/2 inches wide by about 6 inches long. It is crocheted entirely in single crochet with 25 stitches per row and 59 rows plus the scallop row at the end.


Here's the scalloped edge with the little loop closure in the middle.


This is the cross of blue beads which will be on the back of the case when it is all finished and closed up.


This is the upside down M which will be on the front of the case when it is finished and closed. After finishing all the stitching, I realized that the M would have looked better if I had added one more bead to the top of the vertical lines on either side. But I was not about to rip it all out at that point!



Looking through my fabric for something that would be appropriate for a lining, I found some bleached muslin and cut two pieces just wider than the crocheted piece but not quite as long.


I stitched them together, leaving an opening for turning. Then I turned the lining and pressed it.


I pinned it to the wrong side of the crocheted piece...


...and hand stitched it in place around the edges using white quilting thread.


Then I folded the bottom edge up to just below the scalloped edge...



...and crocheted the edges together on each side.


Here it is standing upright and open, showing that it is just a simple pouch with the scalloped edge just a little higher than the plain edge, and both sides stitched together with single crochet.


I found a little white heart button and sewed that on just above the M for the loop to go around to close the case.


And there it is! I'll let you know if she likes it!

(Editor's note: She loved it! And HERE is a tutorial on crocheting beads into your work.)

Happy Stitching!

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