Put your hands on crocheting this simple yet charming Crochet Heart Drawstring Pouch Pattern. This easy-to-make crochet project is perfect for both beginners looking to practice their stitch repertoire and seasoned crocheters aiming to put their yarn leftovers to good use. In just under two hours, you can create a quaint pouch, ideal for holding small items or for gifting little treasures. The pattern, adaptable for various yarn types, blends practicality with a touch of whimsy through its featured granny square heart design.
Crochet Heart Drawstring Pouch
Materials Needed:
- 20 grams of medium weight base color yarn
- 5 grams of medium weight heart color yarn
- 5mm crochet hook
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
Abbreviations:
- ch = chain
- ch1-sp = chain-1-space
- ch2-sp = chain-2-space
- dc = double crochet
- dc2tog = double crochet 2 stitches together
- hdc = half double crochet
- rep = repeat
- sc = single crochet
- sk = skip
- sl st = slip stitch
- st = stitch
- tr = treble crochet
Making the Pattern:
- Begin with heart color yarn and form a loop, either with a magic circle or by chaining 4 and slip stitching to form a ring.
Heart:
- Round 1: Chain 3 (counts as first stitch), make 11 double crochets into the ring, then slip stitch to the top of chain 3.
- Round 2: Skip 2 stitches, create 8 treble crochets into the third stitch for one side of the heart's top, work down the side to the point, and mirror the pattern up the other side, finishing with a slip stitch.
Forming Square Around Heart:
- Attach base color yarn to a stitch at the corner of the heart's treble crochets.
- Round 3: Chain 3 and work around the heart's perimeter, creating a square by forming corners with chain spaces and varying the stitch heights to match the curve of the heart.
- Round 4: Increase the square's size by working a round of double crochets, placing two double crochets and a chain two space into each corner space.
Repeat the steps to create a second granny square but do not fasten off.
Assembling the Pouch:
- Align the two squares wrong sides together and join them by single crocheting around three of the sides.
- Continue crocheting to form the body of the pouch above the squares.
- After several rounds of building the pouch's height, create a drawstring channel in one round by chaining and skipping stitches.
- Complete the pouch's body with a final round of double crochets.
- Craft two strings by chaining to a desired length and threading them through the drawstring channel opposite each other.
To finish, weave in all ends, trim the drawstrings to even lengths, and your crochet heart granny square drawstring pouch is ready to use or give as a lovely handmade gift.
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