I have finally made another crochet tutorial for YouTube! Phew. This one is for a cute little crochet purse. I wanted to show how to sew in a zipper in crochet projects, and then, at the last minute, I decided to go all the way and add a demo for sewing the fabric lining too!
The response from the crochet Easter Egg pattern (my first crochet tutorial) was amazing, absolutely amazing! Thank you so, so much. It has definitely spurred me on to make more “How To” video tutorials to demonstrate different crochet techniques and patterns.
Anyway, if you are a crochet expert but have always wondered how to attach a zipper to your project, or you’re interested in how to line your crochet projects, this is the tutorial for you.
Things You Need to Line Your Crochet
- Cotton aran yarn (or another yarn of your choice). I used Drops Paris
- 4.5mm hook
- Zipper to match the length of the purse you want
- Fabric for lining slightly larger than the crochet fabric
- Needle for darning in the crochet ends.
- Needle and thread for sewing zipper and lining.
- Scissors!
Little Cotton Crochet Purse
Here are a few pics of the starting process for how to crochet a little purse. Don’t forget, you can work a crochet chain as long as you like. Make sure your foundation chain is a couple of stitches longer than the actual zip because the crochet shrinks down slightly smaller than the foundation chain.
This simple crochet purse pattern is worked from the bottom up and then worked in the round. To get the full “How To”, please hop over to YouTube for the cotton purse video tutorial.
Little Cotton Purse, Written Pattern
My chosen zip is about 4 inches long, and I crocheted 15 chains in aran-weight cotton using a 4.5mm hook.
Round 1: 1dc in 2nd ch from hk, turn work to work down the other side of the chain, dc to end, do not turn – [14 sts]
Note, at the end of round 1, it might be easier to add a stitch marker and move it up each round. That way, when you’ve completed 12 rounds, you know where to fasten off. (If it doesn’t land on a “side” section, don’t worry, you can finish off wherever you like!
Rounds 2 – 12: dc in continuous rounds. At the end, slip stitch in the last stitch and fasten off.
Please do let me know how you get on. If you make a purse I’d love to see, you can #zeensandroger and I’ll see it on Instagram or Ravelry it! Or just come and say hi!