I love crocheted drawstring pouches and especially using them as gift bags for children, and especially for Chanukah! This year though one of my art students quietly asked if I could crochet him something, so I ended up using up all the resulting yarn from unraveling a few never-worn scarves, to make crocheted draw string pouches. Three out of four were not like this one, but rather like the simple drawstring pouch I shared last week, though I do love the pattern that I made up for this one, and will surely use it again with different color combos, just as soon as I find my box of stash in the basement! (No buying yarn around here unless absolutely necessary, I need to use us whatever I have!) You can use this pattern to make a pouch in basically any size you like, just start with a circular base, crochet the body in rows of hdc, with a stripe in sc, a drawstring row in dc, and a picot stitch row as the trim! Got it? Not to worry, I've written up the pattern in this post, so keep on reading! Ah yes, and do invest some thought into the drawstring, (made from t-shirt yarn, ribbon, leather, etc.) it elevates this simple pouch to something fabulous!
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