Originally created as a compact meal to take to work in the mines, you can see the influence of Cornish pasties on cuisine around the world. Where ever the Cornish traveled to work in mines, so too did their delicious meat-filled handpies. While visiting Cornwall back in 2024, I knew I had to make a pasty purse. I got all my supplies at The Craft Tree in St. Ives, a must visit if you are ever in town! The Pasty Purse works up quickly and results in a cute, compact clutch purse ready to be filled with steak and potatoes…or rather your wallet and keys. ;)

Yarn:
Sport weight cotton yarn
Sample uses:
2 skeins Schachenmayr Catania in color 179 (camel)
137 yards (125 meters) per 50 grams (1.76 ounces)

Tools and Materials:

• US 4 (E), 3.5mm crochet hook
• Blush for cheeks (optional)
• Darning needle for sewing up
• Round marker
• Scissors
• Sewing thread (beige)
• Stuffing to make it a tiny bit squishy
• ¼ yard fabric for lining
• 10” / 25 cm long zipper
• Optional: 1” / 2.5 cm D rings for attaching straps to

Stitches used:
BRO: Work in the back ridge of a ch
Ch: Chain stitch
DC: Double crochet
Dec: Decrease
FO: Finish off
HDC: Half double crochet
Inc: Increase
MR: Magic ring method of starting a crochet piece in the round
PS: puff stitch, described in pattern
Rnd: Round
SC: Single crochet
SLST: Slip stitch
WE: Work even
**: repeat the stitches between the ** as described