UNICORN COIN PURSE

FREE PATTERN WITH VIDEO TUTORIAL

From little kids to adults, unicorns are the magical creatures adored by all. So, I had to make my own version and use a couple of bag fastenings I had lying in my craft room. That’s how the Unicorn Coin Purse design emerged.

Showing you two color choices, for there can be so many colors to play with, especially lighter, kind of pastel tones. With a mix of Tapestry Crochet technique and appliqués for those extra cute touches. Crocheted in the round, with single crochet, basic increases and decreases, to shape the bag and additional embellishments. Bag is constructed from the bottom up, while drawing the eyes and horn.

If you’ve never tried tapestry, you may want to check my video tutorial (Tapestry crochet, getting started) first, to be aware of what’s all about. It’s easier than you may think.

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES: Tapestry Crochet
In this technique, you crochet with one yarn while one or more threads are carried and wrapped in between the stitches. Colors are switched throughout rounds to make a drawing. Depending on the project, you will make one or more foundation rows/rounds with one color only and then move on to the tapestry crochet portion of the project.

Video tutorial for the coin purse takes you through every step: Shaping the bottom, carrying and wrapping the additional color, making color changes to draw the tapestry portions of the pattern, following the chart (included below written instructions in this post) and finally, sewing little ears and flowers and attaching to the metallic frame.

A good project, for when you have small yarn leftovers. I’m also suggesting fingering weight, for a thinner fabric, which will make it easier to attach to the frame by the end. Take a detailed look at the kind of frame in the video, to be attached all around the little purse edge. You can find a lot of different frames available. Please note this tutorial specifies instructions for this kind of round frames only.

SUGGESTED MATERIALS

• 2 mm or 2.25 mm (B1) crochet hook
• 30 gr (120 m/ 131 yd) of fingering weight, 100% cotton yarn in PINK
• 5 gr (20 m/ 22 yd) of fingering weight, 100% cotton yarn in BLACK
• 10 gr (40 m/ 44 yd) of fingering weight, 100% cotton yarn in WHITE
• Leftover of fingering weight, 100% cotton yarn in LILAC and BEIGE
• Stitch marker
• Regular sewing thread in PINK
• Regular sewing thread in contrasting color
• Tapestry needle
• Sewing needle
• 8 cm bag fastening
• Seam ripper
• Pins
• Measuring tape
• Scissors

FINISHED SIZE: 4.7” x 3.9”/ 12 cm x 10 cm

GAUGE (sc with tapestry crochet)

34 sts x 30 rnds= 4”/10 cm

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate: This design includes crochet basic stitches, an easy level Tapestry Crochet pattern, easy shaping and finishing techniques.

STITCH GUIDE

• ch: chain
• st(s): stitch(es)
• sc: single crochet
• sl st: slip stitch
• Rnd: round
• rep: repeat
• dec: decrease

COIN PURSE
Crocheted in the round, in a spiral, starting from the bottom. With PINK, make a magic ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, 8 sc inside the ring= 8 sts
Rnd 2: From this round on, carry and wrap BLACK yarn. Take it leaving a 4”/ 10 cm strand, don’t make knots. Continue crocheting with PINK wrapping BLACK in between the sts.
2 sc in each sc around= 16 sts
Rnd 3: (Sc 1, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 8 times= 24 sts
Rnd 4: (Sc 2, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 8 times= 32 sts
Rnd 5: (Sc 3, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 8 times= 40 sts
Rnd 6: (Sc 3, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 10 times= 50 sts
Rnd 7: (Sc 4, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 10 times= 60 sts
Rnd 8: (Sc 4, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 12 times= 72 sts
Rnd 9: (Sc 5, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 12 times= 84 sts
Rnd 10: (Sc 6, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 12 times= 96 sts
From Rnds 11-36, you can follow written instructions and/or Unicorn Chart over 96 sts. Switch colors according to the drawing.

Rnd 11-13: With PINK sc 96= 96 sts
Rnd 14: With PINK sc 32, with BLACK sc 4, with PINK sc 4, with BLACK sc 2, with PINK sc 11, with BLACK sc 2, with PINK sc 4, with BLACK sc 4, with PINK sc 33= 96 sts
Rnd 15: With PINK sc 32, with BLACK sc 1, with PINK sc 2, with BLACK sc 6, with PINK sc 14, with BLACK sc 6, with PINK sc 2, with BLACK sc 1, with PINK sc 32= 96 sts
Rnd 16: With PINK sc 35, with BLACK sc 1, with PINK sc 25, with BLACK sc 1, with PINK sc 34= 96 sts
Cut BLACK leaving a 10 cm tail and start carrying WHITE from first st of Rnd 17, until the end, following the color changes.
Rnd 17: With PINK sc 44, with WHITE sc 8, with PINK sc 44= 96 sts
Rnd 18: With PINK sc 43, with WHITE sc 11, with PINK sc 42= 96 sts
Rnd 19: With PINK sc 43, with WHITE sc 12, with PINK sc 41= 96 sts
Rnd 20: With PINK sc 44, with WHITE sc 12, with PINK sc 40= 96 sts
Rnd 21: With PINK sc 51, with WHITE sc 6, with PINK sc 39= 96 sts
Rnd 22: With PINK sc 45, with WHITE sc 5, with PINK sc 4, with WHITE sc 3, with PINK sc 39= 96 sts
Rnd 23: With PINK sc 46, with WHITE sc 7, with PINK sc 43= 96 sts
Rnd 24: With PINK sc 47, with WHITE sc 8, with PINK sc 41= 96 sts
Rnd 25: With PINK sc 52, with WHITE sc 5, with PINK sc 39= 96 sts
Rnd 26: With PINK sc 48, with WHITE sc 3, with PINK sc 4, with WHITE sc 2, with PINK sc 39= 96 sts
Rnd 27: With PINK sc 49, with WHITE sc 5, with PINK sc 2, with WHITE sc 1, with PINK sc 39= 96 sts
Rnd 28: With PINK sc 50, with WHITE sc 6, with PINK sc 40= 96 sts
Rnd 29: With PINK sc 54, with WHITE sc 3, with PINK sc 39= 96 sts
Rnd 30: With PINK sc 51, with WHITE sc 2, with PINK sc 3, with WHITE sc 1, with PINK sc 39= 96 sts
Rnd 31: With PINK sc 52, with WHITE sc 3, with PINK sc 41= 96 sts
Rnd 32: With PINK sc 53, with WHITE sc 4, with PINK sc 39= 96 sts
Rnd 33: With PINK sc 56, with WHITE sc 1, with PINK sc 39= 96 sts
Rnd 34: With PINK sc 55, with WHITE sc 1, with PINK sc 40= 96 sts
Rnd 35: With PINK sc 56, with WHITE sc 1, with PINK sc 39= 96 sts
Rnd 36: With PINK sc 96= 96 sts
Sl st in the next st.
Fasten off and weave in all ends.

EARS (Make 2)
Crocheted in the round, in a spiral, starting from the tip. With PINK, make a magic ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, 8 sc inside the ring= 8 sts
Rnd 2: Sc 8= 8 sts
Rnd 3: (Sc 1, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 4 times= 12 sts
Rnd 4: Sc 12= 12 sts
Rnd 5: (Sc 2, 2 sc in next st) rep ( ) 4 times= 16 sts
Rnd 6: Sc 16= 16 sts
Rnd 7: (Sc 2, dec 1) rep ( ) 4 times= 12 sts
Rnd 8: Sc 12= 12 sts
Sl st in the next st.
Fasten off leaving a long tail.

FLOWERS (Make 1 in LILAC and 2 in BEIGE)
Make a magic ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, 12 sc inside the ring= 12 sts
Sl st in the next st.
Fasten off leaving a long tail.

FINISHING
Sew the ears, 2 sts from each side of the horn and 2 rounds above each eye. Sew the flowers to the base of the unicorn horn. With sewing thread in contrasting color, baste the edge of the purse to the bag fastening, with the unicorn face centered to the front of the coin purse. Then, with regular thread in PINK, make the final seam.