Easy Lined Granny Square Pouch · Free Crochet Pattern • Emmaknitty

Handmade pouches are so useful, and when you add a granny square (or two) into the mix they’re even better! This cute granny square pouch is the big brother of my popular Mini Granny Square Pouches, and features an easy-sew lining that will stop all your bits and bobs falling out.

This pattern is suitable for beginners who feel confident making granny squares, fun for advanced crocheters who want a quick craft market make, and this perfect for using up scrap cotton yarn in your stash.

This granny square pouch pattern is so useful for storing craft notions like stitch markers, scissors, buttons… Anything that gets lost regularly down the side of the sofa, IYKYK! Don’t forget that they can also be used to store beauty supplies and odds and ends in your handbag too, making this granny square pouch a cute and unique storage solution.

That’s not all, because the customisation opportinities are endless, too. Why not add a strap and turn it into a tiny handbag for kids – or yourself? I’d love to see what ideas you come up with, and I hope you love this free pattern.

Table of Contents · Granny Square Pouch

Yarn Notes

Yarn: Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/8 (100% Cotton; 50g / 75m per ball). Held double throughout.
Colour A (Round 1 and drawstring): Shade 28 (I used about 30 meters)
Colour B (Round 2 and top edge): Shade 51 (I used very little – approximately 20 metres)
Colour C (Rounds 3 & 4): Shade 83 (50-60 metres)

Tools, Gauge & Abbreviations

Hook Size: 6.0 mm (US J/10), plus a 5.0 mm hoook for making a tie cord.
Finished Size: Approx. 5 x 6 inches (12.5 x 15 cm) after seaming.
Tip for Double-Stranded Working: Before starting, it is highly recommended to wind your skeins into cakes using a yarn winder. Pulling one strand from the centre pull and one strand from the outside of a single cake makes holding two strands together much smoother and stops the yarn from twisting.
Gauge: Maintain a light, even tension to preserve the soft drape of the fabric.
Abbreviations (US Terms):
- ch: chain
- dc: double crochet
- sl st: slip stitch
- sp(s): space(s)
- st(s): stitch(es)
- rnd: round

Special Stitches & Video Tutorial

Granny Group (3-dc group): A group of 3 double crochet stitches worked into the same chain space.

Pattern Instructions · Granny Square Pouch (US Terminology)

Round 1 (Colour A – Shade 28): Using two strands of Shade 28 held together and your 6.00 mm hook, ch 4 and join with a sl st to the first ch to form a ring (or make a magic ring).

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc here and throughout), 2 dc into ring, ch 1, [3 dc into ring, ch 1] 3 times. Join with a sl st to the top of the initial ch-3. Fasten off. (4 granny groups, 4 corner ch-1 sps)

Round 2 (Colour B – Shade 51): Join two strands of Shade 51 in any corner ch-1 sp.

Rnd 2: Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in same corner ch-1 sp (first corner made). Ch 1, [(3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next corner ch-1 sp, ch 1] 3 times. Join with a sl st to top of initial ch-3. Fasten off. (8 granny groups, 4 corner ch-1 sps, 4 side ch-1 sps)

Round 3 (Colour C – Shade 83 Cornflower): Join two strands of Shade 83 in any corner ch-1 sp.

Rnd 3: Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in same corner ch-1 sp. Ch 1, 3 dc in next side ch-1 sp, ch 1*, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next corner ch-1 sp; repeat from * twice more, then repeat from * to once. Join with a sl st to top of initial ch-3. Fasten off. (12 granny groups, 4 corner ch-1 sps, 8 side ch-1 sps)

Round 4 (Colour C – Shade 83 Cornflower): Join two strands of Shade 83 in any corner ch-1 sp.

Rnd 4: Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in corner ch-1 sp. [Ch 1, 3 dc in next side ch-1 sp] twice, ch 1*, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next corner ch-1 sp; repeat from * twice more, then repeat from * to once. Join with a sl st to top of initial ch-3. Fasten off and weave in ends. Make a second square to match. (16 granny groups, 4 corner ch-1 sps, 12 side ch-1 sps)

It is recommended that you block your squares at this point, but this isn’t essential as seaming will even them out enough.

Seaming Instructions

Prep the Squares: Place your two granny squares together with wrong sides facing each other (so the right sides of both squares face outwards). Align the corners and side stitches.
Join the Yarn: Attach two strands of Cornflower (Shade 83) using your 6 mm hook in the top corner space, passing through the outer loops of both layers.
Slip Stitch Seam:
- Ch 1 to anchor.
- Insert hook through the outer loops of the matching stitches on both squares, yarn over, and pull through all loops on the hook to form a slip stitch.
- Work slip stitches evenly down the first side, through the bottom corner spaces, and up the second side.
Finish Side Three: Stop when you reach the end of the third side, leaving the top edge completely open. Fasten off and weave in these ends.

Important: Weave in all your ends now, as you will not have a chance to do it later.

Assembly & Lining

Take your drawstring pouch, cut off the original drawstring, and remove it completely.
Insert the pouch into your crocheted granny outer body, pushing it down slightly inside so the top rim sits level with the inside edge of your granny outer body.
Using a sharp tapestry needle and Colour C (Shade 83), sew the top of the inner pouch lining to the inside edge of the top of the granny pouch, just below the top, taking care to avoid the top V-stitches so your finished edge stays clean. This is important as we will be crocheting onto it in a moment.

Top Edging & Drawstring Channel

Once your two squares are seamed along three sides and the lining is stitched into place, you will work the top edging around the main opening to form the drawstring channel and a neat decorative rim.

Special Note on the Drawstring Gap

The edging is worked back and forth around the top opening rather than in a joined round. Leaving the 3 central stitches of the front square unworked creates a clean opening for your I-cord ends to exit.

Top Edging Pattern Instructions (US Terminology)

With the front of your pouch facing you, join two strands of Colour B (Shade 51) with a standing half double crochet (hdc) in the stitch directly to the left of the central 3-dc cluster on the front square.

Row 1: Hdc in each st and ch-sp around the top edge of both squares, stopping when you reach the stitch directly to the right of the central 3-dc cluster. Turn, leaving the 3 central stitches unworked.
Row 2: Ch 1 (does not count as a st), hdc in each st across. Turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sl st loosely into each st across to finish the rim. Fasten off and weave in all remaining ends.

Making & Threading the I-Cord Drawstring

Using two strands held double, work an I-cord measuring approximately 16–18 inches (40–45 cm), or until it comfortably wraps around the pouch opening with enough length left over to tie a bow. Fasten off both ends.

Crocheted option: chain 70 using your 5.0 mm hook and work one sl st into every st across.

Attach a safety pin or small tapestry needle to one end of your I-cord.
Insert the cord into the opening on the right side of your 3-stitch gap.
Weave the cord in and out through the posts of the Row 1 half double crochet stitches all the way around the pouch.
Bring the cord out through the opposite side of the 3-stitch gap.
Pull tight to close your pouch and tie a bow.

With your leftover yarn, why not add a long strap to turn it into a handbag, or even a wrist strap? Have aplay around with different options and stitches and make your granny square pouch truly yours. Now all you need to to is enjoy your new creation and maybe make another one or two, or five?

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Happy knitting,