Happy Monday and
Happy #NeedleWorkMonday!!
Christmas is near and after taking a short trip down memory lane last week, my fingers were itchy to try to crochet a little zipper dumpling coin pouch as an experiment to be made as Christmas gifts. Experiment because I am winging it without following a pattern 😄.
I carried out my experiment, geared with:
- Crochet hook G, 4.00mm
- Polyester yarn
- A 10cm zipper
- A sewing needle and some thread
- Some leftover cloth for lining
In order to get a dumpling shape, I know that I will need to crochet an oval shaped piece and place the zipper at the curved ends:
I started with chain 10 and then sc (single crochet) into 2nd chain's front loop and sc all the way into the front loops for the rest of the chains. I decided to keep it simple and sc all the way.
Once I reached the end of the 9 chains, I continued to crochet sc, but this time into the back loops of the 9 chains.
To create the oval shape, I used the "Increase at corners" technique. I marked each corner with stitch markers, and join each row with a slip stitch.
As I worked on each row, whenever I reached a corner, I would increase the stitches by crocheting 2 sc into the same chain.
I continued crocheting about 10 rows, increasing by crocheting 2 sc into every corner on every row.
After about the 10th row, I slip stitched all around the oval shape for a nicer finishing, fastened off and tucked in the ends.
When I fold the oval shape, it would look like a dumpling, which will be the shape of my little zipper coin pouch.
The curved part will be where I place the zipper, and that would be the length of the zipper that I would need to achieve in order to be able to sew on the zipper.
Then, I sewed one side of the zipper to one side of the curved part of the oval.
I decided to hand sew because it is easier to control and hide the sewing thread so that it is not visible on the outside.
I also sewed the zipper first before the lining because the lining can hide the sewing thread of the zipper.
I paused the zipper sewing for a bit because I remembered that I have a lining to add to the pouch and I forgot to cut out the lining piece.
I roughly cut out a piece of leftover fabric, following the shape of the oval with extra edges as seam allowance and set it aside.
I continued sewing the other part of the zipper to the opposite side of the crocheted oval shape.
Once the zipper is sewn, I turned the pouch inside out to sew the sides, below the zipper to seal the pouch.
After I sewed the sides, I turned the pouch back out to just check that the sides are nicely sealed.
Then, I sewed the lining piece into the insides of the pouch (it is easier to sew the lining on when the pouch is turned inside out).
And once the lining has been sewn onto the inner part of the pouch, turn the pouch back out and ta-da!
The little dumpling coin pouch is ready to be the keeper of coins! 😊
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