This little drawstring pouch is small but full of detail. The rounded golden yellow body has a diamond lattice of open mesh, and three stripes of white textured ribbing divide it into four clear sections. At the top, a yellow ruched closure gathers on a white drawstring.
Two small white crocheted rings reinforce the drawstring where it leaves the channel at center front. The bottom narrows to a softly gathered point with a small round opening. A white cord loop lets the pouch hang on a hook, ready to hold fabric scraps, notions, or other small items.
The pattern uses US crochet terms. The finished pouch is 3 in (7.6 cm) wide and 4.5 in (11.4 cm) tall with the drawstring closed. Open and flat, it is 4.75 in (12.1 cm) tall.
The body is one piece, worked bottom-up in joined rounds. You start at the bottom opening, double the stitch count to form the gathered point, and then alternate yellow mesh bands with white ribbed stripes. An increase round flares the top, and a drawstring channel turns that flare into a ruched closure. A simple edging finishes both openings.
Finished Size and Construction
- Finished size: 3 in (7.6 cm) wide x 4.5 in (11.4 cm) tall, drawstring closed
- Skill level: Easy+ (advanced beginner; uses post stitches)
- Terminology: US crochet terms
- Yarn weight: Sport weight (2) cotton
- Hook: 3.25 mm (US D-3)
- Number of pieces: 1 body worked in one piece, plus small trims (drawstring, hanging loop, 2 eyelet rings)
- Layout: 4 yellow sections divided by 3 white ribbed stripes
- Body circumference: 36 sts = 6 in (15.2 cm), or 3 in (7.6 cm) wide when flat
- Size before border: 3 in (7.6 cm) x 4.5 in (11.4 cm), open
- Border depth: 0.25 in (0.6 cm) at the top; a slip-stitch edge only at the bottom
Materials
Choose a smooth cotton in sport weight, either mercerized or soft. Cotton gives crisp mesh and clear ribbing, and it holds its shape when the pouch is filled. Avoid fuzzy yarns, because they hide the lattice.
- Golden yellow: 20 g (60 m / 66 yd)
- White: 10 g (30 m / 33 yd)
These quantities include a margin of about 25% for your gauge test and for differences in tension.
Tools:
- 3.25 mm (US D-3) hook
- 1 stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Measuring tape or ruler
- Rustproof pins and a spray bottle
- A rolled washcloth or small balloon for shaping
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch: chain
- sl st: slip stitch
- sc: single crochet
- dc: double crochet
- FPdc: front post double crochet
- BPdc: back post double crochet
- sk: skip
- st(s): stitch(es)
- sp: space
- beg: beginning
- rnd(s): round(s)
- rep: repeat
Special stitches:
- FPdc: Yarn over and insert the hook from front to back to front around the post of the stitch. Complete the stitch as a dc.
- BPdc: Yarn over and insert the hook from back to front to back around the post of the stitch. Complete the stitch as a dc.
- Mesh loop: A ch-3 that bridges stitches or loops. The loops in each round sit offset from the loops in the round before, which creates the diamond lattice.
Gauge and Checkpoints
Gauge: 24 sc and 28 rows = 4 in (10.2 cm). That is 6 sc and 7 rows per 1 in (2.5 cm).
Test the pouch itself first. Work Rnds 1-3, then flatten the tube. It should measure 3 in (7.6 cm) wide, which means 36 sts = 6 in (15.2 cm) around. If it measures more than 3.25 in (8.3 cm), change to a 3.0 mm hook. If it measures less than 2.75 in (7.0 cm), change to a 3.5 mm (US E-4) hook.
Height checkpoints (measure up the side from the bottom opening, with the pouch flat):
- After Rnd 7: 1 in (2.5 cm)
- After Rnd 9: 1.5 in (3.8 cm)
- After Rnd 13: 2.25 in (5.7 cm)
- After Rnd 15: 2.75 in (7.0 cm)
- After Rnd 19: 3.5 in (8.9 cm)
- After Rnd 21: 4 in (10.2 cm)
- After Rnd 23: 4.5 in (11.4 cm)
- After Rnd 25: 4.75 in (12.1 cm)
If your pouch is more than 0.25 in (0.6 cm) taller than a checkpoint, your mesh loops are probably loose, so keep each ch-3 snug. If it is more than 0.25 in (0.6 cm) shorter, relax your chains. Also check that your FPdc and BPdc stitches are full height.
Pattern
Join every round with a sl st to the first stitch. The beg ch 1 never counts as a stitch. Each round says whether its beg ch 3 or ch 2 counts. Every round begins at center back.
Section 1: Gathered Point and First Lattice Band (Yellow)
Foundation: With yellow, ch 18 and sl st to the first ch to form a ring. Do not twist the chain. The ring is 3 in (7.6 cm) around, so the opening is about 1 in (2.5 cm) across.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around, join. (18 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join. (36 sc)
Doubling the count in a single round makes the fabric gather slightly around the opening. This gathering forms the soft point.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join. (36 sc)
Rnd 4 (mesh base): Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 3, sk 2 sts, sc in next st; rep from * 10 more times, ch 3, sk 2 sts, join to first sc. (12 sc, 12 ch-3 loops)*
Each repeat covers 3 stitches, and 12 x 3 = 36.
Rnd 5 (mesh): Sl st into next ch-3 loop, ch 1, sc in same loop, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop; rep from * 10 more times, ch 3, join to first sc. (12 sc, 12 ch-3 loops)*
Rnd 6 (mesh): Rep Rnd 5. (12 sc, 12 ch-3 loops)
Rnd 7 (closing): Ch 1, sc in first sc, 2 sc in next ch-3 loop, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next ch-3 loop; rep from * 10 more times, join. (36 sc)*
This round turns the mesh back into solid fabric. You work 12 sc into the existing sc, plus 2 sc into each of the 12 loops (24 sc), for 12 + 24 = 36. Change to white on the final sl st. Either fasten off the yellow or carry it loosely up the inside.
Checkpoint: 1 in (2.5 cm) tall and 3 in (7.6 cm) wide.
White Ribbed Stripe (Worked 3 Times)
Rnd 8: With white, ch 1, sc in each st around, join. (36 sc)
Rnd 9: Ch 2 (does not count), FPdc around next st, BPdc around next st; rep from * 17 more times, join to first FPdc. (36 sts: 18 FPdc, 18 BPdc)*
The alternating post stitches make a raised rib. Change to yellow on the join.
Checkpoint: 1.5 in (3.8 cm) tall.
Sections 2 and 3: Lattice Bands (Yellow)
Rnd 10: Work as Rnd 4, placing each sc into the top of a rib stitch. (12 sc, 12 ch-3 loops)
Rnds 11-12: Work as Rnd 5. (12 sc, 12 ch-3 loops)
Rnd 13: Work as Rnd 7. (36 sc) Change to white.
Checkpoint: 2.25 in (5.7 cm).
