Pumpkin Treats Coin Purse | Free Crochet Pattern

If you love pumpkins and storing mini trinkets in drawstring bags, then you're in for a treat with this incredible Pumpkin Treats Coin Purse pattern!

This accessory pattern includes written instructions, a 25 photo tutorial and 4 video tutorial clips for crocheting a delightful pumpkin-shaped drawstring coin purse in thread, or a larger drawstring purse in alternate yarn weights.

Make several pumpkin purses to store mini trinkets, sweets and special treats for your holiday guests this Halloween and Thanksgiving!

This project is my third contribution to the Designer's Potpourri CAL for October 2016, and is one of four free pumpkin patterns I will be sharing this month. You can learn more about my pumpkin madness here and when you can expect each of the pumpkin patterns.

This crochet pattern is also available as a printer friendly, 9-page PDF download. GRAB IT HERE for only $3.75 to show your support for Rebeckah's Treasures. Thank you!

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This pattern is copyrighted to Rebeckah Ferger of www.rebeckahstreasures.com. It is for personal use only.  No part of this pattern may be copied or distributed in any way. If you sell what you make from this pattern, please credit me as the designer. All rights reserved, 2016

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Supplies:

For a coin purse, use the following materials…

• cotton thread size 10 (Circulo Clea / Aunt Lydia’s / DMC Traditions / Lizabeth) – about 75m (82yd) in two choice colours:

          – about 65m (71yd) in orange
          – less than 10m (11yd) in green

• 1.05mm (11 or 12 US / 6 or 6½ UK) hook

Or for a larger purse, use the following materials, OR use an alternate yarn weight and hook of choosing…

• sport (2 : Fine / 5 ply UK) OR Worsted (4 : Medium / 10 ply UK) yarn – about 150m (164yd) in two choice colours:

          – about 130m (142yd) in orange
          – less than 20m (22yd) in green

• 3.75mm (F/5) or 4.00mm (G/6) hook

Additional useful tools…

• stitch markers
• tapestry yarn needle
• scissors
• ruler/measuring tape

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Abbreviations: ~US Terminology Used~

*...** - repeat instructions between the two asterisks as directed ~ directions highlighted for easier repetition.
(...) - work the stitches between the parentheses into the space as directed
[...] - work stitches between the brackets however many times called for
{...} - work stitches between the braces however many times called for
avail - available
beg - begin / beginning
BL(O) - back loop(s only)
ch - chain
CL of 3 - double crochet 3 stitches together by means of the cluster stitch (instructions below)
CL-Leaf - (special instructions below)
dc - double crochet
FL(O) - front loop(s only)
FPdc - front post double crochet (instructions below)
FPsc - front post single crochet (instructions below)
f/o - fasten off
hdc - half double crochet
inc - increase(s) / increasing
inc-Leaf - (special instructions below)
lp(s) - loop(s)
prev - previous
rem - remain / remaining
rep - repeat
rnd(s) - round(s)
RS - right side
sc - single crochet
​sc2tog - single crochet 2 stitches together
sk - skip
sl st - slip stitch
sp(s) - space(s)
st(s) - stitch(es)
tog - together
WS - wrong side
yo - yarn over

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Sizing:

When crocheted with cotton thread size 10 and a 1.05mm hook, the coin purse is approximately – 3.25” (8.5cm) diameter, folded into a flat circle.

Use alternate yarn weights to make a larger drawstring purse!

*NOTE: This drawstring purse size is an approximate. Your sizing may differ depending on your chosen yarn, hook size and tension. Adjust these factors to get desired size.

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Gauge:

Gauge is not important for this pattern. Simply use one of the smaller hook sizes recommended for your chosen yarn weight.

If you would like to make your coin purse the same size, then follow this gauge:
20 single crochet stitches x 24 rows = 2” (5cm). 

TIP: Thread/Yarn weight and hook size are flexible. Most lace or fine weight yarns will work well for creating a coin purse. Whereas, thicker yarn weights, such as Sport, DK or WW, work great for making a larger drawstring purse!

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Pattern Notes:

You should be familiar with basic crochet stitches (chs, sl sts, sc, hdc, dc), working in rows, rounds, front/back loops, front posts (special instructions included below), and how to do increases and decreases. 

A special stitch you should be familiar with is the cluster stitch since a variation is used in this crochet pattern. A special technique you should know is how to sc attach onto crochet pieces to start a new section.

Decreases or tog (sc2tog, dc2tog, etc.) sts are best worked by using the invisible decrease technique, where you only work into either the front or back loops of the stitches as if they were the 2 loops of one stitch. If you are unfamiliar with this technique, see my video tutorial here...

When the number comes after the stitch, crochet across the stitches. However, when the number comes first, this is indicative of an increase, so work them into the same stitch or space as directed.
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Photo tutorial included here was created with a swatch, which is meant to guide you with stitch positioning for select rows. The exact stitch count is not shown in the photos, so be sure to follow the pattern correctly.

Additional notes for each part are included as you come to them below...

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Pumpkin Treats Purse Instructions:

This pumpkin drawstring purse is worked in four parts. The first part creates the body of the purse. The second part is a continuum of the first part and creates the base of the purse. The third part creates the decorative loopy trim with leaf vines. Finally, the last part makes the drawstring to go thru the loopy trim

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Part 1 – Pumpkin Purse Body Instructions:

Make 1.

The body of this pumpkin purse is worked in rows from side to side, where *EVEN rows = RS.

The beg of even rows & end of odd rows = BOTTOM of purse. The end of even rows & beg of odd rows = TOP of purse.

This purse body is worked in such a way as to create an intricately textured design, where there are two different height ridges. These ridges follow a pattern of 1-TALL, 2-SHORT. If you keep this in mind, the following instructions will be much easier to follow.

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VERY IMPORTANT NOTES before you begin:

• Tall ridges are formed by working around the posts or rather into the stitches from 2 rows down. The stitches are worked on the row that has exactly the same stitches– this makes it easier to see where the stitches should be worked. *TIP: Look for the prev row with dc stitches! AND remember, treat those dc stitches like sc stitches and only work around the top of the stitch.
• Short ridges are formed by working around the posts from 1 row down – the row you just completed. *TIP: Look for the prev row with sl st & sc stitches only! AND remember, the first st is worked around the edge post, also keep the lp on hook very loose for this very first stitch.
• Work each sl st loosely to get the right fit, and to make it easier to work around them later.

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Special Abbreviation Instructions for the Purse Body:

*FPsc = When working the FPsc stitches on odd rows → insert your hook into the next st from front to back, then come back thru to the front by inserting your hook into the subsequent st from back to front – the hook is now wrapped around the post of the next st → work a normal sc here.

• For subsequent FPsc sts → insert hook back thru the same st you came up thru from front to back and thru the next st from back to front → sc.

• When the first FPsc is worked into the prev row or 1 row down, insert hook into the first st from back to front → sc. It is almost like there is an imaginary sp before the first st. Continue as normal. TIP: Keep lp on the hook loose as you work this first FPsc, so it is easy to work into again later.
• When the first FPsc is worked into the prev odd row or 2 rows down, work like a normal FPsc, but insert hook into the first st from front to back first.

*FPdc = Work exactly like the FPsc, but use a dc stitch instead of a sc stitch. 

• *NOTE: When working the FPdc onto a dc post, ALWAYS work into the top sps of the st as if it was a sc stitch instead. Do not work around the actual dc post, unless specifically directed to do so.

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Ch 25 in orange...

   Row 1: sc into the 2nd ch from hook & across the next 2 chs, dc 18, sc 3, ch 1, turn (24 sts).

   Row 2: sl st 3, sc 18, sl st 3, ch 1, turn (24 sts). *Rep for rows 8, 14, 20, 26, 32, 38, 44, 50 & 56.

   Row 3: work 2 rows down into the prev odd row (see tall ridge notes for more tips)  → FPsc 3, FPdc 18, FPsc 3, ch 1, turn (24 sts). *Rep for rows 9, 15, 21, 27, 33, 39, 45, 51 & 57. 

​*Click on images to enlarge them...

   Row 4: sl st 3, sc 21, ch 1, turn (24 sts). *Rep for rows 6, 10, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 28, 30, 34, 36, 40, 42, 46, 48, 52, 54 & 58.

   Row 5: work 1 row down into the prev row crocheted (see short ridge notes for more tips) → FPsc 3, FPdc 18, FPsc 3, ch 1, turn (24 sts). *Rep for rows 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 29, 31, 35, 37, 41, 43, 47, 49, 53, 55 & 59. 

   Row 6-7: rep rows 4-5. *This set creates another short ridge.

   Row 8-59: rep rows 2-7 alternately. 

​*TIP: Every 6 rows, you create one rep of 1-Tall & 2-Short ridges. There will be 10 reps like this.

You should have something that looks like this, but twice as long, before proceeding to row 60.

Note the height of the ridges.

The final row of the purse body, will join the last row to the bottom of the first row…

Row 60: working thru 2 sts at a time, insert hook into the next st on the last row made AND into the adjacent st on the bottom of the first row → sl st 3, sc 18, sl st 3, ch 1, do not turn (24 sts). 

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Part 2 – Pumpkin Instructions:

The pumpkin purse base is worked in continuous rnds from outwards-in. Do not turn at the end of rnds, instead, continue working in the same direction. *Side facing you = RS.

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VERY IMPORTANT Terminology before you continue to row 61:

• Ridge – These are just what they sound like. They are the vertical bumps on the RS of the pumpkin purse. When directed to work “into each ridge st” or “into the next ridge st”, pick the st that pops out and is as close to the top as possible. *TIP: Look for the “V” you see at the top of crochet rows. Note: The last sl st of row 60 is the last ridge.
• Side edge OR sp between ridges – These are the creases at the top and bottom of the pumpkin purse base, which fall between the ridges. These will be skipped as you only need to work into the ridges.

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Continuing where you left off, work rnd 61 along the bottom side edge of the purse body rows…

   Rnd 61: RS faces you, sk the sps between ridges → sc 1 into each ridge st along the edge around, ending with the ridge from row 60 (30 sts).

​   Rnd 62: work into BLO → [sc 1, sc2tog] 10 times (20 sts).

   Rnd 63: work into FLO → sc2tog 10 times (10 sts).

   Rnd 64: work into FLO → sc2tog 5 times, sl st join to the first st of rnd, f/o with a short tail (5 sts).

Use ending tail to sew the bottom opening closed. Weave in all ends.

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Part 3 – Drawstring Decorative Purse Trim Instructions:

It’s time to create the drawstring ch-sps and decorative leaf vines of the purse along the top ridges, or the opposite side of the purse.

Now this is very important… The side facing you = WS, BUT you will work along the backside of the work, therefore into the RS of the pumpkin purse. *TIP: Start with the WS of the purse facing you, then tilt it towards you, so you can see the ridges on the RS.

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Special Abbreviation Instructions for the purse trim rnd 1:
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*CL of 3 (a.k.a. cluster of 3 double crochet stitches or a variations of a dc3tog) = leaving the last 2 lps from each st on the hook, work 1 dc into each of the next 3 sts, yo & pull though all 4 lps. *Note: This is worked just like a CL of 2 like in this video tutorial here, but over 3 sts instead of 2.

CL-Leaf = sl st into the 2nd ch from the hook, CL of 3, hdc 1, sc 1.

inc-Leaf = sl st into the 2nd ch from the hook, 3 dc into the next ch, hdc 1, sc 1.

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   Rnd 1: make a slip knot in green, sk the sps between ridges → sc attach to ANY ridge st along the top edge of the purse, [ch 5, sc 1 into the next ridge st] 6 times, [[*start leaf vine → ch 12, inc-leaf, sl st 1, ch 8, CL-Leaf, sl st 7 over rem chs – end leaf vine, sc into the same ridge st again,** {ch 5, sc into the next ridge st} 10 times]] 2 times, rep from * to **, [ch 5, sc into the next ridge st] 3 times, ch 5, sl st join to the first st of rnd, f/o (30 ch-sps + 3 sets of leaf vines with 2 leaves each).

Weave in all ends. Fold vines down so they rest against the outside of the pumpkin treats purse.

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Part 4 – Drawstring Instructions:

All that’s left to do is create a drawstring to close the purse…

Cut 6 strands of the same green thread (or yarn), so they are twice as long as the circumference of the top of the open purse. The thread coin purse is roughly 8” (20cm) in circumference, so strands need to be 16” (40cm). Alternate yarn weight purses will need longer strands.

Take 3 strands and work a standard braid with them until it is slightly longer than the purse’s circumference. About 10” (25cm) for thread coin purses. Again, longer for alternate yarn weight purses.

Make 2 braid strings.

Thread one end of the first braid onto a tapestry yarn needle. Weave it back and forth, thru the ch-sps around until you come back out thru the ch-sp before the first one you entered. Knot the ends together. Leaving approximately 1” (2.5cm) of strands after the knot, trim the excess.

Rep for the second braid, this time starting on the opposite side of the purse.

Of course, you are welcome to make your drawstrings in another method, according to your preference.

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How to Close and Open your Pumpkin Purse:

To close your pumpkin purse, simply pull on both drawstrings until it is tightly closed.

To open your pumpkin purse, pull on two of the leaf vines just enough to get a small opening. Then, insert two fingers into the opening and open further by pulling back

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