Paintbox Yarns Striped Pouch Crochet Pattern

Paintbox Yarns Striped Pouch

What Is Being Made

The Paintbox Yarns Striped Pouch is a beginner-friendly crochet bag project that creates a finished pouch measuring 21 cm (8¼ inches) wide and 15 cm (6 inches) long. This downloadable pattern produces a practical zippered pouch suitable for storing small items, with a finished zip closure of 20 cm (8 inches).

Crochet Techniques Used

This pattern employs several fundamental crochet techniques that make it ideal for beginners:

• Worked in the Round: The pouch is constructed using circular crochet methods, with the pattern noting that stitches are worked around each side of the starting chain, with each end marking the sides of the pouch.
• Bottom-Up Construction: The pouch is built from the bottom upward, creating a seamless structure.
• Seamless Design: The bottom-up, in-the-round approach eliminates the need for seaming the main body of the pouch.
• Stripe Pattern: The design incorporates color changes to create horizontal stripes using six coordinated yarn colors.

Stitches Used

The pattern uses double crochet (known as single crochet in US terminology) as the primary stitch throughout the project. Additional foundational stitches include chain stitches for the foundation and slip stitches for joining rounds. The pattern specifies that turning chains do not count as stitches, and the first stitch of each round is worked in the last stitch of the previous round, with the slip stitch used to join rounds being missed.

Materials and Yarn

The Paintbox Yarns Striped Pouch uses Paintbox Yarns 100% Wool Worsted yarn in six coordinated colors:

• 1 × 100g ball in Seafoam Blue (Color A)
• 1 × 20g ball in Daydream from a Mini Ball Pack (Color B)
• 1 × 100g ball in Pistachio Green (Color C)
• 1 × 100g ball in Slate Green (Color D)
• 1 × 100g ball in Dusty Rose (Color E)
• 1 × 100g ball in Champagne White (Color F)

The pattern recommends a 5mm (H/8) crochet hook to achieve the specified tension of 16 stitches and 16 rows measured over 10 cm (4 inches) of double crochet. The pouch is finished with a 20 cm (8 inch) zip closure, which is sewn in place using a needle and matching thread.

Pattern Details

This beginner-level pattern is provided as a downloadable PDF with instructions written in UK crochet terminology, with US terminology provided in parentheses for reference. The pattern includes important notes that yarn quantities are approximate based on average requirements, and that using yarn other than the recommended Paintbox Yarns may affect the finished measurements. The pattern accommodates different sizes with variations noted in square brackets for larger versions.