Bring a vibrant splash of produce-garden charm and practical everyday functionality to your handmade lineup with this cute crochet tomato pouch pattern! Designed to snugly hold wireless earbuds (like AirPods), keys, lip balm, or small daily treasures, this free pattern crafts a chubby red tomato pouch featuring a textured flap closure, a realistic five-pointed green leafy calyx, a sturdy stem, and a side drawstring embellished with two dangling mini cherry tomato charms.
This beginner-friendly tutorial comes together smoothly by working the main red pouch body double-stranded to create a thick, protective shell for delicate tech accessories. The green leaf calyx doubles as a decorative closure flap, while the side drawstring loops easily to keep your belongings secure.
Materials & Tools
Yarn:
Red / Crimson Cotton Yarn (worked with double strands for the pouch body to give it structure and firmness, and a single strand for the mini tomatoes)
Green Cotton Yarn (worked with a single strand for the stem, calyx, and cord)
Crochet Hooks:
3.5 mm hook (for the main red pouch body)
2.0 mm hook (for the green stem/calyx, drawstring cord, and mini tomatoes)
Notions & Accessories:
Polyester fiberfill (small amount for stuffing the mini tomatoes)
Fabric glue (or green sewing thread to attach the calyx)
Tapestry / yarn needle
Stitch markers
Scissors
Optional: Small decorative fabric tags (“handmade”), snap closure / Velcro dot, and keychain clasp
Stitch Abbreviations (US Terms)
ch: Chain stitch
sl st: Slip stitch
sc: Single crochet
hdc: Half double crochet
dc: Double crochet
inc: Increase (work 2 stitches into the same stitch)
dec: Decrease / Invisible decrease
hdc dec (hdc2tog): Half double crochet decrease across 2 stitches
sc dec (sc2tog): Single crochet decrease across 2 stitches
BLO: Back Loop Only
MR: Magic Ring
st(s): Stitch(es)
Step-by-Step Long-Form Crochet Pattern
Part 1: Main Pouch Body
Use double strands of Red yarn and the 3.5 mm hook.
Make a slip knot holding two strands of red yarn together. Chain 16 (ch 16).
Identify the 3rd chain from your hook. Yarn over and insert your hook into this 3rd chain to work your first double crochet (dc). Place a stitch marker here to easily mark the first stitch.
Work 1 dc into each of the next 12 chain stitches across the foundation chain (13 double crochets worked so far).
In the very last chain stitch at the end, work 3 dc into the same chain to round the corner smoothly.
Rotate your work 180 degrees so you are working along the unworked bottom loops on the opposite side of the foundation chain:
Work 1 dc into each of the next 12 stitches.
In the final remaining space (the base of the very first stitch), work 2 dc into the same space.
Join with a slip stitch (sl st) into the top of the very first double crochet of the round.
Round 1 stitch count: 30 dc total (13 + 3 + 12 + 2).
Round 2: Chain 2 (this acts as a turning/height chain and does not count as a stitch). Work 1 dc into each stitch all the way around the oval. Join with a sl st into the top of the first dc of the round. (30 dc)
Rounds 3 – 7: Repeat Round 2 for each round. Ensure every round maintains a consistent count of exactly 30 double crochets. Join each round with a slip stitch and chain 2 to begin the next.
At the end of Round 7, work a slip stitch into the second stitch of the round. This shifts the hook position slightly to center the flap symmetrically over the back of the pouch. Do not fasten off.
Part 2: Pouch Flap & Edge Finishing
Continue with double strands of Red yarn and the 3.5 mm hook, working in rows back and forth.
Chain 2.
Turn to look at the top edge stitches. Working in the Back Loops Only (BLO) (the strand furthest away from you), work 1 dc into each of the next 13 stitches across the back rim. Leaving the front loops unworked creates a natural crease that allows the flap to fold forward neatly.
Chain 2, turn your work. (13 dc)
Working through both loops normally: work 1 dc into each of the 13 stitches across.
Chain 2, turn your work. (13 dc)
