Granny square zipper pouch
Granny Square Zipper Pouch is a simple but stylish and practical project. You can use it to store your toiletries, make up, crochet hooks and so much more. You can also watch the tutorial on YouTube for instructions for how to line your pouch.
Materials
- 150g Aran weight cotton yarn
- 5mm crochet hook
- PU leather zipper
- Darning needle
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Scissors
Abbreviations (US terms)
- Ch = chain
- Dc = double crochet
- Sc = single crochet
- 2sctog = 2 single crochet together (decrease)
- Sl st = slip stitch
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Sk = skip
Notes on the pattern
Each of my squares measures 5"x5" and the whole pouch measures 10"w x 7"h.
The zipper is 10” long.
The pattern is written in US terms.
Instructions in brackets means to make all the stitches in the same space.
Yarn needed for each round (all amounts have been rounded up to the nearest gram/yard)
Round 1 = 1.5g/3yds, Round 2 = 2g/3yds, Round 3 = 3g/5yds, Round 4 = 4g/7yds, Round 5 = 5/9yds
2sctog = 2 single crochet together = insert your hook into the first stitch, yarn over, pull through (2 loops on hook), insert your hook into the next stitch, yarn over, pull through (3 loops on hook). Yarn over, pull through all 3 loops.
Instructions - Granny Squares - Make 8
Round 1 – create a magic circle. Working into the magic circle, ch3 (counts as first dc), 2dc, ch1, 3dc, ch1, 3dc, ch1, 3dc, ch1. Join with a slip stitch to the first dc, Fasten off.
Round 2 - Join to a ch1 corner space. Ch3, (counts as first dc), 2dc (this makes the first half of your first corner). (3dc, ch1, 3dc) all in the next ch1 space. (3dc, ch1, 3dc) all in the next ch1 space. (3dc, ch1, 3dc) all in the next ch1 space. You will now finish your first corner by making 3dc in the same space as your first 3dc, ch1, join with a slip stitch to the first dc. Fasten off.
Round 3 - Join to a ch1 corner space. Ch3, (counts as first dc), 2dc (this makes the first half of your first corner). 3dc in between the two 3dc clusters from the previous round, 3dc, ch1, 3dc in the ch1 corner space. 3dc in between the two 3dc clusters, 3dc, ch1, 3dc in the ch1 corner space. 3dc in between the two 3dc clusters, 3dc, ch1, 3dc in the ch1 corner space. 3dc in between the two 3dc clusters. To finish the final corner, 3dc in the same space as your first 3dc, ch1, join with a slip stitch to the first dc. Fasten off.
Round 4 - Join to a ch1 corner space. Ch3, (counts as first dc), 2dc (this makes the first half of your first corner). 3dc in between the two 3dc clusters from the previous round, 3dc in between the 3dc clusters, 3dc, ch1, 3dc in the ch1 corner space. 3dc in between the two 3dc clusters, 3dc in between the 3dc clusters, 3dc, ch1, 3dc in the ch1 corner space. 3dc in between the two 3dc clusters, 3dc in between the 3dc clusters, 3dc, ch1, 3dc in the ch1 corner space. 3dc in between the two 3dc clusters, 3dc in between the 3dc clusters. To finish the final corner, 3dc in the same space as your first 3dc, ch1, join with a slip stitch to the first dc. Fasten off.
Round 5 - Repeat Round 4.
Note - I worked round 5 of all my squares in the same colour.
Assembling the pouch
Seam your squares together in the layout shown above. I used the mattress stitch for this but you can use your preferred sewing method or you can slip stitch your squares together.
Fold the bottom two squares on top of the top squares as shown in the photo.
There is a video on my Instagram to help with the assembly.
Finishing the pouch
Round 1 - Join your yarn to the middle of the square on the edge of your pouch. Sc in each stitch and each ch corner space around the top of the pouch. Join with a sl st to the first stitch. Ch1, turn. (102)
Round 2 - Round 6 - Sc in each stitch around. Join with a sl st to the first stitch. Ch1, turn. (102)
Round 7 - 2sctog 4 times, sc in the next 35 stitches, 2sctog 8 times, sc in the next 35 stitches, 2sctog 4 times. Join with a sl st to the first stitch. Ch1, turn. (86)
Round 8 - Sc in each stitch around. Join with a sl st to the first stitch. Fasten off. (86)
Adding the zipper
Round 1 - Sc around the zipper. To do this you will need to insert your hook into the hole on the zipper and make a sc, pulling the stitch through the hole. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Using your darning needle, seam the zipper to the granny square pouch. Weave in your ends and fasten off.
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Thank you