Here is a free crochet pattern for a tapestry crochet zipper pouch. The design is pretty simple: I use only two colors, so you won’t get tangled along the way. 🙂
The pattern includes a list of materials, abbreviations, notes, written pattern, color chart and detailed step-by-step photo instructions. This quick crochet project uses the tapestry crochet technique. Even if you haven’t tried this technique before, the photo tutorial will guide you along the way, and you will easily complete the project. If you would like to learn more about this technique, you can take a look at my tutorial here.
You can find my other free crochet patterns for bags and pouches here and more free crochet projects here.
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Tapestry crochet zipper pouch Crown
Materials
- Yarn: I use Järbo 8/4 100% Cotton “Mercerized & Gassed” 50 g (offwhite and light grey). However, any thin cotton yarn will work.
- Hook: I use a 2.0 mm hook. If you are using a different yarn, choose the hook size that is recommended on your yarn label.
- A zipper and lining (if you wish to attach it).
Abbreviations (US terms)
- ch: chain
- sl st: slip stitch
- sc: single crochet
- msc: modified single crochet
- st: stitch
Notes
The size of my pouch is 13.0 x 9.5 cm. You will be working in rounds. This pattern uses the tapestry crochet technique (you can find the tutorial here). The photo instructions below show the main steps how to make the pouch. This pattern uses a modified single crochet: make a single crochet back loop only, but instead of yarning over for the last step, yarn under (see the tutorial here). Except for the first round, every round is made in the same way: chain one, make 71 modified single crochets, join with a slip stitch. Follow the color chart showing how you should change colors.
Pattern
Start by chaining 36 with white yarn.
Round 1: To make the first round, you will be working down the chain, then turn and work on the other side of the chain. Make sc in every st of the chain starting from the second chain from your hook. Turn. 1 sc in the end of the chain, make sc in every st (starting with the one you have just worked into; now that st has 3 sc in total) until you come back to the beginning of the chain. 1 sc in the end of the chain. Join with a sl st to the first sc of this round. In total you should have 72 st.
Add your gray yarn like it is shown in photo instructions below. Follow the color scheme for all the rounds until the end.
Round 2-24: ch 1, msc in every st of the prev round. Join with a sl st.
Fasten off and sew in a zipper.
Color chart for the crochet zipper pouch
How to read the chart
Each square represents a stitch and its color. In each round you have 72 stitches. Rows represent rounds. For each round you have to read the row in the scheme from right to left. The chain that you make in the beginning of each round counts a stitch.
Photo instructions for the crochet zipper pouch
Round 1
1. Start with a chain and make single crochets around it. Join with a sl st to the first sc in this round, not to the ch 1. You do this only in the first round, in all other rounds you have to make a sl st into the ch 1 you make in the beginning of the round.
Round 2
2. After joining with a sl st, put your gray yarn behind your hook and in front of the white yarn that you are working with like it shown in the picture.
3. Next chain one with your white yarn. Now your gray yarn is secure.
4. To make a msc, insert your hook in the next st grabbing just the back loop. yarn over and pull the yarn through. Now you have two loops on your hook.
5. Then, instead of yarning over, yarn under like it is shown in the picture. Make sure that you are wrapping the gray yarn.
6. Pull the yarn through both loops. You have just made the first msc. Notice that your gray yarn is wrapped and hidden.
Round 3
7. In round 3 you need to start changing colors. Start round 3 by chaining 1, then make 38 msc, start the 39th msc (the 40th stitch) with white yarn and stop, because 41th stitch is in gray and you have to start changing color.
8. So put your gray yarn up like it shown in the picture.
9. Yarn under the gray yarn.
10. Pull the yarn through both loops. Your gray yarn is ready to use.
11. Make an msc in gray. Continue following the color chart and changing colors in the same way.
Finished tapestry crochet zipper pouch
12. Done!
If you are not sure how to sew in a zipper in your crochet zipper pouch and attach lining, you can take a look at this tutorial here.
Enjoy your tapestry crochet pouch with a zipper!
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hi,I like all your patterns? but if I want to make a bigger pouch is there any way to have multiple of stitch count to repeat the pattern chart,plz help
Hi! I am happy that you like my patterns. If you want to make a larger pouch, you can simply make more chains (any number is fine) in the beginning of the pattern and then add rows depending on how big your pouch should be. Each additional chain will add two new stitches in the color chart because you work on both sides of the chain. So, if you chain 37 instead of 36, you will have 74 stitches instead of 72. You have to adjust the color chart if you want the crown to be centered. Since you add 2 stitches to the pattern, you have to add 2 offwhite columns in the chart: one on each side of the crown (for example, column 40 and 68). So, the picture of the crown will start in column 42 and it will end in column 68.
If you want two additional chains in the beginning, you will have 4 additional stitches in each round, i.e. 76 stitches in total. Then for the crown to be centered you need to add 4 columns in the color chart: two offwhite columns on each side of the crown (then the crown picture will start in column 43 and end in column 69).
If you would like to make the pouch taller, just add some offwhite rows below and above the crown picture (for example, shift the crown picture 1 row up and add rows 25 and 26, in this way the crown will stay centered). I hope that this helps 🙂