Card and coin purse
Summer crochet season is definitely upon us and as you may have noticed I’m shying away from heavy and warm crochet projects and instead I’m using cotton in cooling colours. This new project definitely fits that bill, although I have to admit it is something I’ve been wanting to make since the winter when I bought the cotton. Where does the time go?
It is a mini purse that is just big enough to put the essentials in and then be thrown into a pretty evening bag for a night out. At 7cm by 10cm it is big enough to hold a few credit or debit cards together with notes and coins, and is pretty enough to be seen out.
Below is my free crochet credit card pocket pattern. You can check out my other free accessory patterns.
Materials
2 x Yarn and Colors Must Have 10g – Ice Blue
Yarn and Colors Must Have 10g – Petroleum
(I found that Aunt Lydia’s Fashion 3 can be used to substitute Yarn and Colors Must Have, which is a 4 ply cotton)
Bodkin
Button (approx. 1 cm diameter)
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Pattern notes
The pattern is written using UK terminology, for a conversion chart to US terminology click this link.
Special stiches
Special stitches
3trcl – 3 treble cluster
sl – slip stitch
[stiches written in brackets like these are worked into the same stitch or chain space.]
Instructions – Main part of purse
Foundation – Using Ice Blue, chain 20 plus 1 to turn.
Rows 1 to 30: 1 dc in every stitch along. At end of each row, chain 1 to turn. Fasten off.
Now fold the material in half with the right sides facing in. Use stitch markers to hold in place, and crochet using slip stitches down each side leaving the mouth open. Fasten off and turn the pocket so that the right side is facing out.
Trim: Select one side to be the front and work the trim into it starting from the seam on the right. Using Petroleum. 1 dc, chain 1, skip 1. Repeat until you get to the next seam. You will make the final dc into the seam. Fasten off.
Flap
Turn the pocket so that you are working on the back.
Row 1: Attach Petroleum with a slip stitch in the 8th stich from the right. Chain 1, skip 1, 3trcl, chain 2, 3trcl, chain 1, skip 1, sl, chain 1, sl, chain 1, turn.
Row 2: Work 3trcl into ch-1-space next to cluster on Row 1, chain 1, [3trcl, chain 2, 3trcl] into ch-2-sp, chain 1, 3trcl into ch-1-sp, chain 1, skip 1, sl, chain 1, skip 1, sl, chain 1, turn.
Row 3: Work 3trcl into ch-1-space next to cluster on Row 2, chain 1, 3 trcl into next ch-1-sp, chain 1 [3trcl, chain 2, 3trcl] into ch-2-sp, chain 1, 3 trcl into next ch-1-sp, chain 1, 3 trcl into next ch-1-sp, chain 1, sl, chain 1, skip 1, sl, chain 1, turn.
Row 4: Work 3trcl into ch-1-space next to cluster on Row 3, chain 1, 3 trcl into next ch-1-sp, chain 1, 3 trcl into next ch-1-sp, chain 1, [3trcl, chain 2, 3trcl] into ch-2-sp, chain 1, 3 trcl into next ch-1-sp, chain 1, 3 trcl into next ch-1-sp, chain 1, 3 trcl into next ch-1-sp, chain 1, sl, chain 1, skip 1, sl, chain 1, turn.
Row 5: Work 3trcl into ch-1-space next to cluster on Row 4, chain 1, 3 trcl into next ch-1-sp, chain 1, 3 trcl into next ch-1-sp, chain 1, 3 trcl into next ch-1-sp, chain 1, [3trcl, chain 2, 3trcl] into ch-2-sp, chain 1, 3 trcl into next ch-1-sp, chain 1, 3 trcl into next ch-1-sp, 3 trcl into next ch-1-sp, chain 1, 3 trcl into next ch-1-sp, chain 1, sl, chain 1, skip 1, sl, chain 1.
Round 6: Sl (you may find you need to make an extra sl so that the petroleum joins the trim on the front). Chain 1 and turn. Dc into all sl, *dc into ch-1-sp, dc into top of cluster. Do from * 5 times in total. Dc into top of cluster. [2 dc, chain 7, 2 dc] in chain-2-s. *dc into top of cluster, dc into ch-1-sp. Do from * 5 times in total. Dc into sl. You may also want to make additional dcs over the seam to reach the trim on the font. Fasten off and sew button in place.
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6 Comments
Janet
If I wanted to make the purse larger, what stitch would I insert my hook when beginning to make the flap? For the pattern, it was the 8th stitch…. Thanks.
Crochet Cloudberry
Hej Janet,
yes, it definately is possible to make that purse larger, just a little maths is needed. You need to divide the number of stitches you have in the main body of the purse by 2, and then substract 2. That is then the stitch where you join the thread to make the flap and make the first chain. I hope that helps.
Cat
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Kristy
If I wanted to continue to make the flap in the same colour would I just sc to the 8th stitch?
Thanks,
-Kay
Crochet Cloudberry
Hej, there are two ways of doing it. Either slip stitches to the centre or simply cutting off the yarn and rejoining in the center. I hope it helps. Cat