The Tipsy Granny Zipper Pouch is a handy pouch for back-to-school, travel, and just all-around organization - made with Red Heart All In One Granny Square! Explore short row crochet and create something useful at the same time, with this free crochet pattern on Moogly!
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Featuring the New Coats and Clark Yarn Zip - Again!
Okay, so August became the month of zipper pouches on Moogly - thanks to the debut of this amazing brand-new zipper product from Coats and Clark - available now on Yarnspirations!
"The Coats & Clark Yarn Zip features a loosely woven channel for easy yarn attachment, perfect for knitting, crocheting, and stitching projects. Use loops, crochet, knit, or stitch with matching yarn to secure. Available as a separating zipper for garments and a closed-end zipper for accessories and ¾ zip garments. Enhance your crafting with ease and style!"
I was so excited when these came out, that I immediately ordered the whole set - and now I've ordered more! For the Tipsy Granny Zipper Pouch, I used the Black 9" version. I sewed it in with more yarn - the woven channel makes it easy to keep a nice straight line and genuinely takes away 90% of the trouble with zippers most crocheters have.
Learn to Crochet Short Rows
Red Heart All In One Granny Square yarn was specifically designed to create 5 color, 5" granny squares with no breaking the yarn. But you don't have to use it to make granny squares!
I've been eager to make a pattern using this yarn with short rows! Short row crochet is pretty easy - the only stitches and skills needed for this pattern are single crochet, back loop only, and single crochet decreases (sc2tog). Combined with a self-striping yarn, short rows create a dynamic, textured fabric that is very different from what you get from just working in standard rows and rounds. It leans and move in wedges - hence the name "Tipsy Granny." And I love the way it turned out here!
The Tipsy Granny Zipper Pouch is about 9" wide, and 6" tall, and you should be able to get 3 out of each skein of the recommended yarn. This is a great size for school supplies, odds and ends, makeup, and could even be used as a little clutch! Lining is optional, but recommended if you're going to add hooks or pencils. Add a simple wrist strap if desired, and you might find yourself making one to match every outfit...
Tipsy Granny Zipper Pouch
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US - J, 6.0 mm crochet hook - Susan Bates
135 yds Red Heart All In One Granny Square (4 - Medium; 100% acrylic; 250 g/8.8 oz, 381 m/417 yds)
Colorway Shown: Black - Carnation Code
9" Black Yarn Zip (be sure to purchase the color to match your yarn)
Gauge: 12 sc x 14 rows = 4"/10 cm
Size: approx 9.5" wide x 6" tall
HELPFUL LINKS AND TUTORIALS
Tipsy Granny Zipper Pouch Tutorial
Sc2tog - Single Crochet Two Together Decrease
Tipsy Granny Zipper Pouch Instructions:
Prep: If needed, pull out yarn until you reach a black (or outer color) section. Make slip knot 4" into black section.
Row 1: Ch 30, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc in each rem ch across; turn. (29 sts) - If preferred, you can FSC 29 instead for Row 1.
Rows 2 and 3: Ch 1, sc in each st across; turn.
BEGIN PATTERN REPEAT
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in the first st, blo sc in the next 24 sts; turn. (25 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, blo sc across until one st rem, sc in last st; turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in the first st, blo sc in the next 21 sts; turn. (22 sts)
Row 4: Rep Row 2.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in the first st, blo sc in the next 18 sts; turn. (19 sts)
Row 6: Rep Row 2.
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in the first st, blo sc in the next 15 sts; turn. (16 sts)
Row 8: Rep Row 2.
Row 9: Ch 1, sc in the first st, blo sc in the next 12 sts; turn. (13 sts)
Row 10: Rep Row 2.
Row 11: Ch 1, sc in the first st, blo sc in the next 9 sts; turn. (10 sts)
Row 12: Rep Row 2.
Row 13: Ch 1, sc in the first st, blo sc in the next 6 sts; turn. (7 sts)
Row 14: Rep Row 2.
Row 15: Ch 1, sc in the first st, blo sc in the next 3 sts; turn. (4 sts)
Row 16: Rep Row 2.
Row 17: Ch 1, sc in the first st, blo sc in the next 3 sts, [sc2tog in side of last st of previous row and blo of next st 2 rows below, blo sc in next 2 sts] 8 times, sc in the last st; turn. (29 sts)
END PATTERN REPEAT
Work pattern repeat 4 times total. Break yarn and finish off. Move to next black section of the yarn (or outer color) and restart with that color.
Next Row: Join yarn to first st, ch 1, blo sc in each st across; turn. (29 sts)
Next Two Rows: Ch 1, sc in each st across; turn. After last row, break yarn and weave in ends.
FINISHING
1: Block piece so that it forms a rectangle with straight sides, measuring approximately 9" x 12".
2: Sew in zipper, so that one half is sewn along Row 1, and the other half is sewn along the last row.
3: Turn bag WS out. Sew or sl st along the sides, through both layers, to close up the ends of the bag. Turn RS out when finished.
4: Optional: Crochet a wrist strap or add a purchased wrist strap if desired.
Now that that's in the bag...
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Afsane sasani says
Thank you a beauty crochet