Looking for a quick and practical crochet project that you’ll actually use? Meet the Slouchy Pouch—a beginner-friendly crochet bag that’s perfect for storing makeup, toiletries, travel essentials, sunscreen, crochet notions, and so much more.
Made entirely with simple single crochet stitches and chunky cotton yarn, this pouch works up quickly and creates a sturdy yet beautifully slouchy fabric. The wide base provides plenty of room for your essentials, while the tapered top gives it a modern, relaxed shape that’s both functional and stylish.
Whether you’re packing for a weekend getaway, organizing your tote bag, or looking for a handmade gift, the Slouchy Pouch is a fun and satisfying project you’ll find yourself making again and again.
To make the pattern even easier to follow, I’ve also created a step-by-step YouTube tutorial showing how to crochet the small basket. CLICK HERE to be taken to the video if prefer to follow along visually!!!
MATERIALS:
- Amour Crochet Hook (7.0 mm)
- Patchwork Scissors (mini)
- Darning Needle
- 7 oz chunky cotton yarn
- stitch marker
- zipper
- needle & thread
- sewing pins
NOTES:
- You will not join rounds, but work in a continuous circle
THE SLOUCHY POUCH PATTERN:
- Start with a magic circle
- Round 1: 8 sc into the magic circle, place your st marker in the last st to mark the end of your round.
- Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. *For your last 2 sc, you will remove the st marker, place your 2 sc in the same st that your st marker was in, then place your st marker in the last st you just made. You will move your st marker like this for each round to track the end of your rows.
- Round 3: *1 sc in the next st, sc inc in the next,* repeat around.
- Round 4: *1 sc in the next 2 sts, sc inc in the next,* repeat around.
- Round 5: *1 sc in the next 3 sts, sc inc in the next,* repeat around.
- Round 6-11: Continue in the sequence, increasing each row. You will stop once you have finished 13 sts in between increases.
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- Round 12: In BLO (back loop only), place 1 sc in each st around.
- Round 13: *1 sc in the next 13 sts, sc dec over the next two sts*, repeat around.
- Round 14: 1 sc in each st around.
- Round 15: *1 sc in the next 12 sts, sc dec over the next two sts*, repeat around.
- Round 16: 1 sc in each st around.
- Round 17: *1 sc in the next 11 sts, sc dec over the next two sts*, repeat around.
- Round 18: 1 sc in each st around.
- Round 19-27: Continue in the sequence, decreasing every other row. You will stop once you have finished 6 sts in between decreases.
- Round 28-34: 1 sc in each st around.
- Change color to border color, ch 1.
- Round 35: 1 sc in each st around.
- Finish off, weave in all ends.
- Hand sew in zipper.
- Add tassel and/or bag embellishments.
