Watermelon Crochet Coin Purse with Zipper: Free Pattern
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This is a free crochet pattern for a cute crochet coin purse with a zipper. A watermelon change purse is a great gift idea for kids this summer.
Stop searching, because you’ve found one of the most adorable coin purses on the net! The Watermelon Crochet Coin Purse with Zipper is a mouth-watering crochet coin pouch pattern. It’s especially perfect for the spring and summer seasons.
With its cheerful design, this free crochet pattern brings colorful cuteness to your everyday. The use of bright colors reminiscent of a ripe watermelon slice creates a playful and refreshing project idea.
The watermelon zipper pouch is certainly practical! It’s just the right size to ensure the safekeeping of your coins, keys, or small essentials with a fun-tastic fruity flair! This simple crochet coin purse pattern shows you via a step-by-step tutorial, how to add the necessary lining and zipper with ease.
Crocheters of all skill levels will enjoy bringing this juicy accessory to life. It’s an ideal project for market stalls, gifting to kids, and birthday party favors.
The pattern was a Design CAL
Recently I created a new type of crochet-a-longs and they are called Design CALs. They are hosted as part of my “The Crochet Club” membership and can only be accessed as a member.
These Design CALs are super special because members have input on how the pattern turns out. We start the pattern with an idea and every week, for 4 weeks, the pattern is extended until it’s done. All through video tutorials, one each week.
There is a new Design CAL each month now. Currently, we’re working on one small crochet pattern per week. In April 2023 we focused on Fruits. We have so far focused on animals, spring, easter, fall, Christmas, and winter. Next, we’ll crochet back-to-school, fall, and holiday patterns.
This Watermelon crochet Coin Purse crochet pattern was designed in April 2023 in The Crochet Club. It was a highly requested pattern and makes a fun project.
You’ll be able to find the Watermelon Coin Pouch video tutorial inside The Crochet Club as it is exclusive to the membership. The pattern is now accessible also on my website for you with ads, or Ravelry, Etsy, and LoveCrafts as a pdf without ads.
Get the PDF of the Watermelon Crochet Coin Purse with Zipper Pattern
This sweet pattern is also available as an ad-free, printer-friendly pdf pattern that can be purchased at the links below for only a small cost.
In “The Crochet Club” membership the pattern is interactive with check-off boxes so you can keep track of where you are in the pattern (and saved per user login) without any ads and is printer-friendly!
Here are some more fun crochet projects that I think you’ll love.
To start, let me now give you the craft supplies you need in order to crochet this cute coin purse pattern.
How to Make a Watermelon Crochet Coin Pouch
Materials you will need
- Premier Yarns Minikins Yarn, with yarn colors:
- lucky (green)
- brick (red)
- black
- white
- 2.5 mm hook -> I used a WeCrochet Dots Hook
- scissors
- tapestry needle
- optional: small round piece of fabric, zipper, thread, sewing machine
Gauge
7 sts x 7 rounds = 1 square inch
Size
6 x 3 inches for the zipper pouch (coaster would be 6 inches in diameter, but can be made smaller)
Stitches used in the pattern
Learn all the basic crochet stitches HERE
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- inc = increase
- inv = invisible
- Invisible join
- sl st = slip stitch
Watermelon Crochet Coin Purse Pattern Video Tutorial
For now, the video tutorial for the Watermelon Crochet Purse is only available in my membership The Crochet Club as it is currently exclusive to the membership. But the pattern is now accessible also on my website for you with ads or Ravelry, and Etsy as a pdf without ads.
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Free Written Pattern for the Watermelon Crochet Coin Purse with Zipper
Notes:
- The video in my membership goes through a few additional tips regarding the inserted liner and zipper attachment.
- There are Bonuses! Instructions are included in brackets throughout the crochet coin purse pattern, to make a coaster as well as a zipper pouch!
Crochet the Watermelon Zipper Pouch
Watermelon Red Flesh
Start with red yarn
R1: MR, ch 1, add either 6sc OR 7sc (6 is more even, and flatter, even for a coaster)
Magic ring then you’ll go in continuous rounds, use a stitch marker
R2: 2 sc per st
R3: *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round Correct
R4: *1 sc in the next 2 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
R5: *1 sc in the next 3 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
R6: *1 sc in the next 4 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
R7: *1 sc in the next 5 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
R8: *1 sc in the next 6 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
R9: *1 sc in the next 7 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
R10: *1 sc in the next 8 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
R11: *1 sc in the next 9 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
R12: *1 sc in the next 10 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
R13: *1 sc in the next 11 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
R14: *1 sc in the next 12 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
R15: *1 sc in the next 13 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
Watermelon White Rind
Change to White yarn for the next 2 rounds
You can use the invisible join to switch between the colors for a cleaner transition
R16: *1 sc in the next 14 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
R17: *1 sc in the next 15 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
Watermelon Green Skin
Change to Green yarn for the next 4 rounds
R18: *1 sc in the next 16 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
R19: *1 sc in the next 17 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end of the round
Using black yarn and a tapestry needle sew V’s to the red area of the watermelon, randomly to make watermelon seeds
Watermelon Coaster Alternative
(If you want to make a coaster, I would recommend reducing by 5 rounds of red and changing color, starting with white and green earlier.)
Optionally, sew a circle of fabric to a zipper (make sure the fabric is on the opposite side of the zipper, so when you open the zipper closure, the right side of the fabric is shown).
I used a sewing machine to sew the zipper to the fabric circle, then hand-sewed the zipper/lining to the folded crochet circle
Congratulations! Your beautiful new Watermelon Crochet Coin Purse with Zipper is now finished and ready to use. Make sure to make plenty of these to gift to all your girlfriends and their kids too! These make amazing last-minute gifts for teachers, co-workers, friends, family members, and so on.
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