Simple Striped Crochet Drawstring Pouch For Small Toys Pattern

Crocheted-pouch-for-travel-baby-toys I love crocheted drawstring pouches and especially using them as gift bags for children, and especially for Chanukah! This year though one of my art students quietly asked if I could crochet him something, so I ended up using up all the resulting yarn from unraveling a few never-worn scarves, to make crocheted draw string pouches. Three out of four were not like this one, but rather like the simple drawstring pouch I shared last week, though I do love the pattern that I made up for this one, and will surely use it again with different color combos, just as soon as I find my box of stash in the basement! (No buying yarn around here unless absolutely necessary, I need to use us whatever I have!) You can use this pattern to make a pouch in basically any size you like, just start with a circular base, crochet the body in rows of hdc, with a stripe in sc, a drawstring row in dc, and a picot stitch row as the trim! Got it? Not to worry, I’ve written up the pattern in this post, so keep on reading! Ah yes, and do invest some thought into the drawstring, (made from t-shirt yarn, ribbon, leather, etc.) it elevates this simple pouch to something fabulous!

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You’ll Need:

medium/worsted weight yarn with a 5/5.5 mm hook of your choice, mine is Red Heart Super Saver
striped industrial t-shirt yarn, ribbon or some homemade t-shirt yarn as the drawstring, anything but NOT a crocheted chain which looks too old fashioned
great looking wooden beads

Simple Striped Crochet Drawstring Pouch Pattern

Round Base, Mine Measures 9cm in diameter

Crochet base in Color A, mine is black

Round 1: Make a magic ring and 6 sc into ring, join with slip stitch to first sc then 6 rows with 7th row hdc crocheted in aqua in back loop measures: 9.5 cm

Round 2: Ch 1, 2sc in each stitch around, join to first sc with a slip stitch

Round 3: Ch 1, (1 sc, 2sc in next stitch) around, join to first sc with a slip stitch

Round 4: Ch 1, (2 sc, 2sc in next stitch) around, join to first sc with a slip stitch

Round 5: Ch 1, (3 sc, 2sc in next stitch) around, join to first sc with a slip stitch

Round 6: Ch 1, (4 sc, 2sc in next stitch) around, join to first sc with a slip stitch

Round 7: Ch 1, (5 sc, 2sc in next stitch) around, join to first sc with a slip stitc, and detach yarn

Sides Of Bag

Round 8: With Color B, Ch 2, hdc in back loop, around, join to first hdc with a slip stitch

Round 9: Ch 2, hdc in back loop, around, join to first hdc with a slip stitch (most bag patterns work only one row in back loop, I prefer to do two rows)

Rounds 10-11: Ch 2, hdc around and join to first stitch with a slip stitch

Round 12: With Color A Ch 1, sc around

Rounds 13-16: With Color B Ch 2, hdc around and join to first stitch with a slip stitch

Round 17: With Color A Ch 1, sc around

Rounds 18-21: With Color B Ch 2, hdc around and join to first stitch with a slip stitch

Round 22: With Color A Ch 1, sc around

Rounds 23-24: With Color B Ch 2, hdc around and join to first stitch with a slip stitch

Round 25: Ch 3, dc around and join to first stitch with a slip stitch, this is round for weaving in drawstring

Round 26: With hdc around and join to first stitch with a slip stitch

Round 27: With Color A Ch 1, sc around

Rounds 28-30: With Color B Ch 2, hdc around and join to first stitch with a slip stitch

Picot Stitch trim as follows:

Round 31: With Color A Ch 1, (3sc ch3, 3sc ch3) without skipping stitches, around

Weave in all ends, thread drawstring through every two stitches, just make it work that both ends come out of same hole at the middle front. Add beads to the drawstring, and wow!

Crocheted-drawstring-pouch-for-small-baby-toys This is the kind of bag that is great to have on hand, so whip up a bunch!

Striped-crochet-pouch-for-small-toys And should I say it again? Invest some effort in the beads, that makes it! These faceted wooden beads are readily available I believe, and this is not the smallest size rather the larger size. I love the pop of yellow that just brings the bag to life and the fact that the beads are somewhat oversized. Got it? Now get crocheting and bring joy to friends and loved ones!