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Modern Crochet Fruit Coin Purse Pattern That Looks Stylish

Keep your coins cute and organized with this Crochet Fruit Coin Purse Pattern, featuring a playful design perfect for gifts and everyday use.

This delightful accessory brings together style and functionality in a compact design. Designed to hold coins, keys, or other small essentials securely, it turns everyday organization into a cheerful experience. The Crochet Fruit Coin Purse Pattern adds a playful yet elegant touch, while textured stitch details enhance its visual appeal and structure. Its lightweight construction makes it easy to carry in bags, pockets, or backpacks, perfect for daily use or as a charming gift.

Bright Crochet Fruit Coin Purse Pattern Perfect for Everyday Use

Crochet Fruit Coin Purse Pattern

The design allows for personalization through vibrant colors, stitch variations, or subtle accents, ensuring each piece feels unique. Beyond its aesthetic charm, it serves as a reusable and durable alternative to disposable pouches, adding practicality and eco-friendly value.

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Combining whimsy, convenience, and thoughtful design, this accessory transforms a simple coin holder into a stylish, functional statement piece that brightens everyday routines while remaining visually appealing and durable.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Special Features

  1. Customizable to Kiss Lock Frames: Robbie ensures the design can be adapted to any kiss lock frame size by teaching measurement techniques.
  2. Versatile Designs: She demonstrates how to crochet different designs, including watermelons, lemons, and oranges, using simple color changes and bead stitching for added flair.
  3. Creative Details: Features like texture changes in the peel section (with half double crochets) and ornamental leaves make the project extra special.
  4. Clear Structure: Robbie’s tutorial cleverly builds from simpler designs (like the watermelon) to the more complex (like the orange or lemon), focusing on color changes and increases.

Level of Difficulty

This is a confident beginner to intermediate-level project. While the tutorial uses basic crochet stitches (magic ring, single crochet, increases, and half-double crochet), it introduces techniques such as color changes, shifting increases to create perfect circles, and stitch placement for added volume—all of which require attention to detail. Robbie also incorporates sewing techniques to attach the crochet piece to the kiss lock frame, making this task slightly more challenging for beginners but manageable with the right guidance.

Materials Needed

  1. Cotton Yarn: Robbie recommends cotton for its durability, but you can use acrylic as an alternative.
  2. 2.5 mm Crochet Hook: She uses this size for finer detail aligned with the kiss lock frame.
  3. Kiss Locks: Various sizes work, but you’ll need to measure yours for accurate pattern adaptation.
  4. Needle: A small-eyed needle that fits through the kiss lock holes yet accommodates your yarn/thread.
  5. Scissors: For trimming yarn tails.
  6. Optional Beads: Use beads for decorative designs like the watermelon seeds.
  7. Measuring Tape or Ruler: To measure the kiss lock diameter.
  8. Stitch Markers or Scrap Yarn: To keep track of rounds during color changes or increases.

Watermelon Coin Purse

Step 1: Measure Your Kiss Lock

  • Measure the diameter of your kiss lock using a ruler or tape. Focus on the external edge and avoid measuring inside the kiss lock frame.
  • For Robbie, this measured 7 cm, but you’ll adjust accordingly.

Step 2: Begin the Red Circle

  1. Start with a magic ring.
  2. Round 1: Make 6 single crochets (SC) into the magic ring and close it tightly.
  3. Round 2: Perform 1 increase in every stitch (12 SC total).Crochet Fruit Coin Purse Pattern 1
  4. Round 3: Alternate 1 SC with 1 increase, repeated six times (18 SC total).
  5. Round 4: Change placement of increases within segments to prevent forming a hexagon and ensure a circular shape. For instance:
    • Option: Use "1 SC, 1 increase, 1 SC" instead of "2 SC, 1 increase."
  6. Continue increasing, checking that the red circle expands evenly into a perfect shape.
  7. Stop increasing once the red section reaches the diameter required (minus 1 cm) for the outer white and green rounds (e.g., 6 cm diameter for a 7 cm kiss lock).

3: Add the White Border

  • Change to white yarn using the tapestry color-changing method described.
  • Make one round of single crochets in white, still increasing (e.g., 1 SC, 1 increase). This round will add 1 cm in total (0.5 cm on either side).
  • Adjust the stitch count for the additional increases.Crochet Fruit Coin Purse Pattern 2

4: Create the Green Peel

  1. Switch to green yarn for the peel section.
  2. Work one round of half-double crochets (HDC) with increases to add texture.
    • Robbie changes to this stitch for height and to depict the peel’s texture visually.
  3. Stop increasing and ensure the final measurements fit within the kiss lock frame.

5: Attach to Kiss Lock Frame

  1. Push the green "peel" edges inside the kiss lock slit, adjusting the alignment carefully.
  2. Count and mark the stitches on the sides of the kiss lock. Use scrap yarn, pins, or stitch markers to maintain proper placement.
  3. Use your needle to sew the edges of the crochet frame to the kiss lock:
    • Insert the needle from underneath and angle it downward to avoid the band inside the kiss lock.
    • Continue sewing each stitch, adjusting frequently for symmetry.Crochet Fruit Coin Purse Pattern 3

6: Add Beads (Optional)

  • Attach beads with red thread to mimic watermelon seeds. Count stitches and evenly space beads around the red center.
  • Use the tapestry method to avoid visible tails for a cleaner finish.Crochet Fruit Coin Purse Pattern 4

Lemon/Orange Sliced Purse

Step 1: Alterations for Color Changes

  1. Begin with white yarn for the center of the slice.
  2. Start with 8 SC in the magic ring (instead of six) and increase by eight in subsequent rounds.
  3. Color changes alternate between white and orange/yellow for each round:
    • For example, Round 3 = "1 SC in orange, 1 increase in white."
    • Carry unused color tails securely within stitches for neatness.

Step 2: Shape the Slice

  1. Stop increasing once the base diameter reaches kiss lock measurement minus 2 cm (accounting for 1 cm per side for color changes in single crochet rounds).
  2. Work final rounds without increases to achieve a flat shape.Crochet Fruit Coin Purse Pattern 5

3: Finish Edges and Details

  1. Make 1 round of single crochets, entirely white, for the “fruit membrane.”
  2. Add an orange HDC round to depict the peel’s texture.
  3. Attach decorative leaf using chains and various stitch heights (see “Leaf Tutorial” below).

4: Follow Sewing Instructions

Repeat the sewing techniques used for the watermelon purse.Crochet Fruit Coin Purse Pattern 6

Leaf Tutorial

  1. Chain 8.
  2. Work these stitches across:
    • Slip stitch, SC, HDC, DC, TC, DC, and 3 SC in the last chain.
    • Continue working along the opposite side of the chain, mirroring the stitches.
  3. Attach to kiss lock frame with the tail.Crochet Fruit Coin Purse Pattern 7

Tutor’s Suggestions

  1. Use Measuring Tools: Always measure your kiss lock frame and calculate required diameters precisely for adaptable designs.
  2. Shift Increases: To create perfect circles, vary the placement of increases in each round.
  3. Control Color Changes: Use the tapestry method and carry unused yarn tails for a clean finish.
  4. Keep Stitch Placement Consistent: Use stitch markers or pins to align your crochet to the kiss lock while sewing.
  5. Experiment with Ornamentation: Add beads, leaves, or other features to personalize your designs.

Uses

  1. Functional Coin Purse: Ideal for storing loose change or small items.
  2. Gift Idea: Perfect handmade present for holidays, birthdays, or special occasions.
  3. Creative Expression: Great way to experiment with vibrant yarns, textures, and decorative patterns.

Tip

When attaching the crochet to the kiss lock, ensure you push the edges fully into the frame slit to avoid gaps or loose stitches. Use pins sparingly to prevent hand fatigue, or rely on stitch markers.

Conclusion

Robbie’s kiss lock coin purse pattern is a charming and practical project that combines functional design with creative flair. By walking through both the watermelon and citrus slice versions, she teaches foundational crochet techniques as well as advanced tips like color-changing and frame sewing. With some patience and practice, you’ll create adorable, personalized coin purses perfect for gifts or everyday use.

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