Worked in the round with a colour-block design of Honeycomb Stitch and Simple Stitch, these handy little pouches are perfect for gift giving or for keeping your bits and bobs organised.
5mm (US H8) double-ended Tunisian hook
Aran weight (10-ply) cotton yarn in the following colours:
A Contrast Colour – 50g
B Main Colour – 50g
DIVIDE BALL B IN HALF. THE FIRST HALF WILL BE USED FOR THE RETURN PASS OF THE 2-TONE CONTRAST SECTION AND WILL BE REFERRED TO AS YARN B1. WE’LL CALL THE OTHER HALF YARN B2, WHICH WILL BE USED FOR THE FORWARD PASS OF THE SOLID COLOUR SECTION.
18cm (7in) zip
Lining fabric
Sewing needle and thread to match main pouch colour
Embroidery floss – 1 skein each of 2 different colours for tassel
1 x 10mm (3⁄8in) jump ring (used for jewellery making)
Sewing machine (optional)
Tunisian Simple Stitch (Tss): see Basic Stitches
Tunisian Purl Stitch (Tps): see Basic Stitches
Working in the Round: see Working in the Round
18 x 12cm (7 x 5in)
Foundation Row: Using Yarn A ch 56. Being careful not to twist ch, join with a sl st into first ch to form a circle. Pick up a loop from back bump in next ch and place marker in first st. *Continue picking up stitches this way until you have filled about half of your hook, flip hook and begin the return pass for these stitches using Yarn B1. Repeat from * until you reach marker in first st.
THE FOLLOWING ROUNDS ARE WORKED IN A SPIRAL. MOVE THE MARKER UP ON THE FIRST STITCH AS YOU WORK EACH ROUND.
Round 2: With Yarn A, *Tss 1, Tps 1. Repeat from * until you have enough sts on your hook, flip work and return with Yarn B1 until you have 3 sts on hook. Repeat from * to end.
Round 3: With Yarn A, *Tps 1, Tss 1. Repeat from * until you have enough sts on your hook, flip work and return with Yarn B1 until you have 3 sts on hook. Repeat from * to end.
Round 4: Work as for Round 2.
Round 5: Work as for Round 3.
Round 6: Work as for Round 2.
Round 7: Work as for Round 3 up to last st. On the return for the last set of stitches, return through all Yarn A stitches, leaving 1st of Yarn B1 on hook. Cut Yarn A and tie off.
Round 8: Join Yarn B2 with a yarn over on next st. (You will now have two loops of the same colour on your hook. B2 is used for the Forward pass and B1 is used for the Return Pass). *Tss in each st until you have enough sts on your hook, flip work and return with Yarn B1 until you have 3 sts on hook. Repeat from * to end.
Rounds 9-14: Using Yarn B2, *Tss in each st until you have enough sts on your hook, flip work and return with Yarn B1 until you have 3 sts on hook. Repeat from * to end.
Bind off and weave in ends.
POUCH CHART
Hand stitch zip into place along top edge of pouch. Don’t worry too much about neatness as your stitches will be covered with the lining on the inside and will disappear amongst the crochet stitches on the outside.
Cut a rectangle of lining fabric measuring 20 x 25cm (8 x 10in).
Fold fabric in half with right sides together.
Stitch along both sides with a 2cm (3⁄4in) seam allowance.
Fold back a 2cm (3⁄4in) hem around the top edge.
Place lining inside pouch and hand stitch lining to zipper tape using an invisible stitch (see Techniques).
Decide your main tassel colour and take bands off this skein.
Cut 2 x 90cm (351⁄2in) lengths from the other skein.
Tie the end of one of the lengths of contrast colour around the main colour skein, 5cm (2in) from one end. Wind this colour around the skein for 5cm, working over the tail end as you go. To finish, thread the end onto a tapestry needle and work the needle back down through the wrapped yarn as far as you can go before cutting off as close as possible.
Fold the tassel in half, and using the other length of contrast colour start winding around the base of the wrapped yarn covering the end as you go. Finish off the tail end as you did in the previous step.
Trim the tassel ends evenly.
Open up the jump ring with your fingers and pierce it through the top of the tassel. Attach it to the zipper pull and close the ring.
