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A Crochet Pattern For A Pouch Made With Overlay Mosaic Crochet Technique

Pouch Me If You Can is your go-anywhere, grab-and-go crochet pouch that shines with the same overlay mosaic magic you love—

only in a compact, zipper-topped package.

You’ll work it bottom-up in joined rounds, alternating two colors on the right side only, so every stripe and drop-down stitch pops against its partner.

Chain-1 at the start of each round never counts as a stitch; instead, you follow a simple chart where blank squares are single crochets in the back loop

and “X” squares are drop-down double crochets reaching two rounds below through the front loop.

Finished dimensions hover around 24 cm wide by 15 cm tall

(or 10 cm if you invert colors for a shorter look as in the 2nd example), achieved by repeating a 21-stitch motif twice around each panel.

Want it skinnier? Trim a repeat; need it taller? Just add or subtract repeats of rounds 2–9 until it feels just right.

I stitched mine with four repeats per round—two for the front and two for the back—

and even created a handy printable chart to keep track.

Once your mosaic body is done, grab a zipper—ideally one with side holes for easy sewing—

and stitch it to both sides of the top opening.

Don’t forget a stitch marker at the last stitch of each front and back so you never lose your place.

And here’s a pro move for clean edges: when a round starts and ends with a double crochet, insert your hook twice,

first into the last stitch then into that first stitch before yarning over on the last one.

It locks everything in and keeps your sides beautifully even.

Ready to pouch up your essentials in vibrant mosaic style?

Grab your hook, pick your favorite two hues, and let’s stitch a small but mighty accessory that’s sure to turn heads!

DIFFICULTY LEVEL

This is an easy crochet pattern.

GAUGE

15SC x 18ROWS = 10 x 10CM

YARN & HOOKS

HOOK 4 mm

Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/8 (100% cotton, 50 g (1.75 oz) ca. 75 m (82 yds)

C1 Thistle 61 (1,5 x 50gr/75mt skeins)

C2 Black 124 (1 x 50gr/75mt skeins)

25 cm Zipper

Tapestry needle & Scissors (to weave and hide yarn ends)

(for smaller version with inverted colors)

HOOK 4 mm

Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/8 (100% cotton, 50 g (1.75 oz) ca. 75 m (82 yds)

C1 Black 124 (1 x 50gr/75mt skeins)

C2 Thistle 61 (1 x 50gr/75mt skeins)

25 cm Zipper

Tapestry needle & Scissors (to weave and hide yarn ends)

The pattern is in US terms

CROCHET TERMS

BLO - Back Loop Only

BLSC - Back Loop Only SC

CH - Chain

DC - Double Crochet

FC - Foundation Cord

FLDC - Front Loop Only DC

FO - Fasten off

RS - Right Side

SC - Single Crochet

SS - Slip ST

ST - Stitch

WS - Wrong Side

YO - yarn over