Tapestry crochet zipper pouch Madison

Here is a free crochet pattern for a tapestry crochet zipper pouch Madison. It is a beginner friendly tapestry crochet project that is quick to make. 🙂

If you haven’t tried tapestry crochet before, you can take a look at my tutorial here.

You can find my other free patterns here.

Good luck!

Tapestry crochet zipper pouch Madison

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Materials

Yarn: any thin yarn will work. I used Soothing FRAYA 100% Lyocell approx. 100g – 300 m. Colors: sand and green.
Hook: as suggested on your yarn label. I used hook size 2.0.

Abbreviations (US terms)

ch: chain
sl st: slip stitch
sc: single crochet
msc: modified single crochet
prev: previous
st: stitch

Notes

The size of my pouch is 12.0 x 8.5 cm.

For this pattern you should be familiar with the tapestry crochet (you can find the tutorial here). Photo instructions below show the main steps how to make a pouch. This pattern uses a modified single crochet: make a single crochet back loop only, just instead of yarning over for the last step, yarn under (see the tutorial here).

You will work in continuous rounds, which means that in the end of a round you don’t join with a slip stitch, but instead continue making modified single crochets in the top of the first stitch of the round. Remember to use a marker showing the beginning of each round. Follow the color chart showing how you should change colors.

Pattern

Start by chaining 39 with sand yarn.

Round 1: To make the first round, you will work down the chain, then turn and work in 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. In total you should have 78 st. Don’t join with a sl st, instead continue with the next round.

Now add green yarn and follow the color chart for all rounds until the end.

Round 2-25: msc in every st of the prev round.

In the end make 4 additional sl st in the back loop only in the next 4 st to even out the edge. Fasten off.

Color chart

How to read the chart

Each square represents a stitch and its color. In each round you have 78 stitches (78 columns in the chart). Rows represent rounds. For each round you have to read the row in the chart from right to left.

Photo instructions for the tapestry crochet zipper pouch Madison

Round 1

1. Start by chaining 39 with sand yarn. You will start working in the second chain from your hook.

2. So, make a single crochet in the second chain from your hook.

3. Keep making single crochets in every stitch until the end of the row.

4. Then make one single crochet in the end of the chain.

5. Turn your work and make one more single crochet in the same stitch.

6. Then continue making single crochets in every stitch until you reach the end.

7. Make one single crochet in the end of the chain. In total you should have 78 stitches.

Round 2

8. Don’t join with a slip stitch. Instead insert your hook in the top of the first single crochet of the first round grabbing just the back loop.

9. Yarn over.

10. Pull the yarn through. Now you have two loops on your hook. In round 2 you have to introduce the green yarn. So, take your green yarn and put it behind your hook and in front of the sand yarn like it is shown in the picture.

11. Yarn under the sand yarn.

12. Pull the yarn through. Notice how the green yarn is wrapped around with the sand yarn.

13. Then insert your hook in the next stitch grabbing just the back loop.

14. Yarn over the sand yarn.

15. Pull the yarn through. Now you have two loops on your hook.

16. Yarn under the sand yarn.

17. Pull the yarn through. You have just made a modified single crochet.

18. Keep working in the same way until the end of the round. When you make the last modified single crochet, don’t finish it, stop when you have two loops on your hook. The first stitch in round 3 should be green, therefore, you need to change yarn color.

19. So, put the green yarn up and yarn under.

20. Pull the yarn through. Now your green yarn is ready to use.

Round 3

21. Make the next stitch with the green yarn.

22. The 4th stitch in round 3 should be sand. So, start making the 3rd stitch with the green yarn, but stop when you have two loops on your hook, because you have to change yarn color.

23. Then put the sand yarn up. Yarn under and pull the yarn through. The sand yarn is ready to use again.

24. Make two modified single crochets with the sand yarn, start making the 3rd one, but don’t complete it, because you have to change color again.

25. So, complete the 6th stitch with the green yarn.

26. Continue to follow the color chart.

Round 25

27. When you complete round 25, you have to even out the edge by making four slip stitches in the back loop only. So, leave the green yarn aside and insert your hook in the next stitch grabbing just the back loop.

28. Yarn over.

29. Pull the yarn through. Now you have two loops on your hook.

30. Then pull the first loop through the second one. You have just made a slip stitch in the back loop only. Then make three more slip stitches in the back loop only in the next three stitches.