Crochet Pattern: Change Purse
| Here is a quick yet dainty change purse! Make it is as a gift or just for yourself. Since this is a small project not much yarn is needed. The change purse is large enough to fit dollar bills when they are folded in half and also credit cards. Feel free to attach a key ring for additional functionality if desired. |  |
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Finished Size: 4 1/4″ (11 cm) wide, 3″ (8 cm) tall
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Materials: Medium Weight Yarn (small amount of main and contrasting color) Crochet Hook H (5.00 mm) |
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Gauge
12 sc = 3’’
9 rows = 2’’
Gauge Swatch: 3’’w x 2’’h (7.5cm x 5cm) ch 13.
Row 1: sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across: 12 sc
Row 2 – 9: ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across: 12 sc
Finish off.
Crochet Pattern: Change Purse
Round 1: with main color, ch 19, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across, working into remaining loops on opposite side of ch, sc in each ch across, place marker: 36 sc
Round 2 – 14: sc in each sc around: 36 sc
Round 15: sc in each sc around, sl st in next sc, changing to contrasting color: 36 sc
Flap begins here:
Row 16: ch 1, turn, sc in next 18 sc: 18 sc
Row 17: ch 2, turn, dc in each sc across: 18 dc
Row 18: turn, (ch 4, skip 2 dc, sl st in next dc): 6 times
Row 19: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first ch-4 space, (ch 4, sc in next ch-4 space) 4 times, ch 4, 2 sc in last ch-4 space, finish off.
Button
Round 1: ch 2, 6 sc in second ch from hook: 6 sc
Round 2 – 3: 6 sc in same ch (overlapping previous round): 6 sc
Finish off.
Align button with button hole and attach to purse.
If you need help crocheting this change purse, let me know and I’ll be glad to help!
I love this!! Adding it to my To Make list.
Rachel, this is so cute! I have a little granddaughter who is having her 6th birthday in a couple of weeks who would just love carrying her little “girly” items in such a sweet purse.
Thank you for posting!
Rachel, this is soooo cute. Great for child to adult.
Thank you.
Sherry
What a darling little purse. I already have two little girls in mind. who will love them Thanks. Dottie
I just love this little purse. You are so talented. Thank you Debbie
Thank you, Rachel! Just what I need, I always have loose change all over inside my purse. I will make a green one for my sis and purple one for myself tomorrow!
Rachel, I really enjoy your blog and have tried a few things (I am a beginner) so haven’t done much. I tried this change purse but got lost after making the first row of single crochet. This is the part I did not understand:
working into remaining loops on opposite side of ch, sc in each ch across, place marker: 36 sc
Are you supposed to turn it first?
Thanks,
Marilyn
P.S. If I have a question on an older post, do I go to that post to ask the question, like I did here?
Hi Marilyn, each chain has a top and bottom loop. When you do your single crochets into the chain, you normally do them into the top loop of the chain. So to work into the remain loops of the chain refers to working into the bottom loops of each chain. You do turn your work to work into these remaining loops. When you are done this round, you will have crocheted in a circular fashion with your last stitch next to the first stitch you made.
If you ever have a question about a particular pattern, feel free to leave your question of that pattern’s post like you did here.
Gahh. I want to make this so badly. I’m a beginner and I think I understand crochet fairly well as of now. I know single crochet and double and how to make something circular…things of that nature. I’ve read and reread the directions a ton of times but I can’t for the life of me figure out how to make it work. I think where I get stuck is like the previous commenter said.. the working into opposite loops. I read your response but I still cant figure it out. I guess I don’t understand what I’m supposed to be doing or having a hard time visualizing it. I guess I dont know how it’s supposed to be in a round. Oy. I honestly don’t know what to ask you to clarify it’s just frustrating because it doesn’t look difficult to me, it looks like something I can do at this point but I just can’t figure it out.
If anybody has any advice please let me know.
Thanks! I love your site by the way
Hi Lindsay, check out this post I just wrote (it has pics): How to Crochet on Opposite Side of Chain
Hi Rachel. I made a couple of these change purses. I changed the pattern a bit. They came out great!! Thanks for the pattern.
Hi Rachel,
Thanks for this pattern! I made three pieces of them. I doubled the length size so that I can put in my glasses instead!
Hi! I love this pattern, but I’m confused about how to do Row 18 [turn, (ch 4, skip 2 dc, sl st in next dc): 6 times]. Are there any pictures I could follow? (I’m a beginner-level crocheter, so there are some things I’m still learning.) Thanks.
Hi Gina, I don’t have pics at the moment, so I’ll try to explain the row to you futher. For row 18, you are going to chain 4, then skip the next 2 double crochets on the row, then make a slip stitch in the next double crochet. Repeat those steps 6 times. This is what makes the flap design.