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LOCKET AND LIPSTICK HOLDER

These will make wonderful stocking stuffers for Christmas or last minute birthday presents for a young girl. Tuck a couple quarters in the locket and purchase her favorite flavored lip balm to put in the lipstick holder. They are very quick and easy!

The lockets have openings on top into which you can tuck in a coin or two; the lipstick holders may also be used to carry a tiny perfume bottle. They're mostly single and double crochet on crocheted chains.

MATERIALS: 4-strand embroidery thread, (I used 3 skeins of 8.75 yds. each to make a locket and lipstick holder set of the same color.); steel crochet hook size 1.

GAUGE: Locket measures 1-1/2" in diameter.

LOCKET: Starting at center, ch 5. Join with a slst to form ring.

RND 1: Ch 1, work 9 sc in ring; slst in ch 1.

RND 2: Ch 4, skip next sc in next sc, (ch 3, sk next sc, sc in next sc) 3 times; ch 3, skip last sc, sc in first ch of ch 4 (5 ch sp).

RND 3: Slst in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, work 5 dc in same sp, ch 1, (work 6 dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 1) 4 times; slst in top of ch 3.

RND 4: Ch 1, sc in each dc and ch-1 sp around; slst in first ch 1. Break off. Make another piece in the same manner.

FINISHING: With wrong sides of locket pieces facing and working through both thicknesses, slst in back loops only of corresponding sts around outer edges, leaving 1" opening; crochet chain 22" long; slst in first slst. Break off.

LIPSTICK HOLDER:

Starting at bottom, ch 5. Join with slst to form ring. RND 1: Ch 1, work 6 sc in ring; join with slst in ch 1.

RND 2: Ch 1, work sc in same place as slst, (2 sc in next sc) 6 times; join.

RND 3: Ch1, sc in each sc around (13 sc); join.

RND 4: Ch 2, hdc in same place as slst (first cl made); ch 1, sk next sc, *yo, insert hook in next sc and draw lp through, yo, insert hook in same sc and pull through all 5 lps on hook (another cl made); ch 1 skip next sc. Repeat from * around; slst in top of ch 2 (7 cl).

RND 5: Ch 1, (sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in top of next cl) 6 times; sc in next ch-1 (13 sc); join. Repeat 4th and 5th rnds 4 times more. Crochet chain 22" long or desired length; slst in opposite side of last rnd at top of holder. Break off.

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