Crochet coin purseI was fascinated by the cute coin purse that was hanging around in the blog land and on

pinterest.But i couldn’t find the purse frame that is used to make this purse in our local stores.

During my last visit to Craft land Dubai, i picked up one frame ,just to try how it works……and here is the cute thing…..

I couldn’t find a perfect tutorial for this project, but it was easy to make from all the picture clues…

I will try and tell you with few pictures, how i made it .The number of crochet stitches vary according to the size of the frame.

so you have to find the number of stitches you need for your frame.Here is how I did…

This pattern goes in round so please use stitch markersRound 1 : Make a magic ring with 6 Sc.

Round 2: 2 sc on each sc of last round ( 12 Sc)Round 3: 2 Sc on first sc, 1 Sc on next and complete that round (18 Sc)

Round 4: 2 Sc on first sc, 1 Sc each on next 2 sc and complete the round (24Sc)Round 5: 2 Sc on first sc, 1 Sc each on next 3 sc and complete the round  (30 Sc)Round6: 2 Sc on first sc, 1 Sc each on next 4 sc and complete the round  (36 Sc)Round 7: 2 Sc on first sc, 1 Sc each on next 5 sc and complete the round  (42 Sc)Round 8: 2 Sc on first sc, 1 Sc each on next 6 sc and complete the round (48 Sc)

Check your crochet piece with the size of your frame

   If you need a bigger size, go on increasing few more rounds with 54 Sc or 60 Sc until you reach

the desired size for your frame.

If you feel that this is the perfect size for your frame, then stop increasing the stitches.Round 9 : Sc on each Sc, make sure you are using stitch marker, so that you will not miss the

number of rounds you took.I took 16 rounds of 48 Sc each to get the desired size for my purse.

Before you fix this crochet piece to your frame, make a fabric or felt lining for this..Make a template out of this crochet piece and cut 2 pieces from your favorite fabric or felt..

 Keep the right sides together and sew it with 1/4 inch seam allowance.

Ok…keep that lining piece aside…and now we work with the frame and the crochet piece.Sew the crochet piece to the frame with the same yarn..

(I have seen online, frames without this sewing holes, in that case you need super glue and need to fix it…

and that you will have to do after attaching the lining)

  After fixing the crochet piece to the frame, now it is the time to hand sew the lining piece…

Insert the lining piece with wrong side facing the crochet piece, with a 1/4 inch fold at the top like in the picture…

Do a blind hem and fix it to the crochet…

That’s it…your cute purse is ready to hold your coins…

Here is the cute crochet coin purse….

Rainbow Crochet Zipped Coin Purse Tutorial

May 16, 2010 by sparklepetal

This tutorial is to explain how I made my Rainbow Crochet Zipped Coin Purse. It’s my first tutorial,

so I hope it makes sense (let me know if it doesn’t) and please excuse some dodgy low-light

photography!

To start with you need to crochet your circle. You will need crochet yarn in red, orange, yellow,

green, blue, indigo and violet. Now use the tutorial from Attic24, or your own pattern of choice. I

used DK cotton yarn and half treble stitches (UK). You must start with the violet and continue in

reverse rainbow order. When my circle was complete I made a further round of single crochet in

red. My circle had a finished diameter of about 5.5 inches.

When you fold the circle in half it will look like a little crocheted rainbow:

To turn this rainbow into a zipped coin purse you will need a small piece of lining fabric (8 inches

square is plenty) and a zip slightly longer than the curved edge. My rainbow measured about 8.5

inches along the curved edge. Cut two small fabric tabs about 1.5 inches square:

Turn under a half-inch on one side of each tab and pin that edge onto the zip:

Undo the zip half way. From the far end of one tab to the far end of the other should measure

about 1 inch longer than the curved edge of your rainbow.

Stitch, close to the turned edge of each tab:

Trim the excess zip on each end:

Trim the tabs to slant inwards:

Fold the lining fabric in half and lay the rainbow on the fabric:

Cut around the rainbow leaving a half-inch border to give the rough size and shape for your lining:

Put some tiny notches along the curved edges of the lining:

Matching the centres of the zip and fabric, pin the zip right side up along one piece of lining fabric,

also right side up (remember you will want to see the right side of the fabric inside the coin purse

when you undo the zip).

Now use the zip foot on your sewing machine and stitch the zip to the lining about a quarter-inch

from the zip teeth.

Now lay the second piece of lining down, right side up and pin the second edge of the zip onto it so

the right sides of the fabric face each other and the zip is right side outermost:

Stitch a quarter-inch from the zip teeth in the same way.

At this point open the zip and keep it open until you finish. Things should be looking like this:

Lay the rainbow on the lining to check the size, and mark where you need to sew. Stitch the lining

pieces together all the way across and trim the excess:

Now place the lining inside the rainbow. Begin by matching the centre of the zip with the centre of

the curved edge and pin the zip to the rainbow. Tuck in the tab ends neatly as shown below (this

stage requires a fair amount of poking, wiggling and fidgeting the lining until it looks right!):

Slip stitch the rainbow to the zip along the line of stitching as neatly as possible.

And there we have it! A cute little coin purse!

With a neat lining and zip fastening!

TUTORIAL OF CROCHETED COIN PURSE

a tutorial showing how to make your own pattern than a pattern itself.

I’m not sure if this tutorial makes sense to other people.

I have some experience making knitting patterns, but never made a crochet pattern

before.

Anyway, here it goes~!

STEP1. Measure the frame you have. 

STEP2. Decide how full you want your purse to be. (FYI: mine was the 2nd option)

Draw the outline on a piece of paper and measure the width.

STEP3. Choose a bottom shape. (mine was ellipse.)

Then crochet the bottom part to make the circumference of the bottom to be same as

twice of the width from STEP2.

If you don’t know how to crochet an ellipse shape, you can refer to the sole part of this

pattern -> http://megan.kiwi.gen.nz/Bootee/instructionsUS.html

(I used SC stitches)

STEP 4. When the bottom reaches the size you need, keep crocheting straight up as

below;

ROUND 1: ch2, hdc all around.

ROUND 2:

ch3, 6 dc only through the front loop of the first hdc of previous row, *7dc only through

the front loop of the next hdc of previous row* rep from *to* all around the row.

Then, ch2, hdc only through the back loop of the hdc of row 1.

Rep the ROUND 2 until it reaches the height you want.

STEP 5. Crochet to make the top shape decided at STEP 2.

If you chose option1, you can simply add couple more rows of SC.

If you chose option2, crochet front and back side separately, decreasing both edges to

make the shape you want.

If you chase option3, crochet front and back side separately, while keeping the edge

straight up.

STEP 6. Sew the crocheted purse on the frame if your frame has holes. Otherwise, glue

the purse in the ridge of the frame.

Tada~You have a small wriggly purse!

OWL COIN PURSE

Materials:

Crochet hook 5.5mm

Worsted weight yarn, 2 threads held together, 4 colors

Coin purse frame 8cm

Needle

Ch Chain

Sl st Slip stitch

Sc Single crochet

Dc Double crochet

Hdc Half double crochet

Bobble

Crochet 5 dc’s together, just don’t complete the

last step untill there are 6 loops on your hook, now

finish all the dc’s at the same time: yarnover en

pull through all the loops.

Ch 10

Rnd 1: 1sc in 2nd ch from hook, 8sc, 1 more sc in last ch, sc8 around the other side of the

chains, join with a sl st. (19)

Rnd 2: ch1, sc around, join with a sl st. (19)

Rnd 3: bobble-round: ch2, *1bobble, ch1, 1dc* repeat around, end with a bobble and join

with a sl st in basic color (10 bobbles and 10 dc’s, the ch2 counts as a dc too)

NOTE: Change

color after every bobble, so the ch1 is the other color.

Rnd 4: In basic color: ch1, 1sc in every bobble and evey dc, skip the chains in between! (19)

Rnd 5: bobble-round: ch2, *1bobble, ch1, 1dc* repeat around, end with a bobble and join

with a sl st in basic color (10 bobbles and 10 dc’s, the ch2 counts as a dc too) NOTE: Change

color after every bobble, so the ch1 is the other color.

From now on use basic color.

Rnd 6: ch1, 1sc in every bobble and evey dc, skip the chains in between! (19)

Rnd 7: ch1, sc around, join with a sl st. (19)

Rnd 8: ch1, sc around, join with a sl st. (19)

Rnd 9: ch1, sc around, join with a sl st. (19)

Leave an extra long tail to attach the frame with.

Lay the purse flat to decide where you want to attach the frame, keep 2 sc on the sides for the little hole the frame is kept

together with.

I’ve attached the frame by sewing each sc to 3 or 4 holes in the frame, it’s a bit of a puzzle, but you’ll just have to count the

holes a little. On the sides I pulled the thread 4 times through the same hole and the same sc.

Eyes:

Start with a magic loop

Rnd 1: 6sc in loop, join with a sl st

Rnd 2: 2sc in next 3, sl st in next and cut off yarn, sew eyes in place and embroider the

eyelids and lashes.

Beak:

Ch 3, 1hdc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in last ch, sew beak in place and weave in ends.