polly pocket pouch

got grrrl junk?

we’ve got the perfect solution to all the trinkets you’ve got floating around in your many tote bags: the polly pocket pouch! these little pouches fit in the palm of your hand and were designed to hold all the little things that usually swim around your bag (keys, chapstick, nail polish, stitch markers...) add in some beads, tie it up with a bow, and you’ll be making organization hot again:p

materials

worsted weight yarn

4mm knitting needles

tapestry needle

optional: beads & a crochet hook that fits through the hole of the beads

gauge

18 stitches by 22 rows = 4x4 inches / 10x10 cm

using stockinette stitch on 4mm needles

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video tutorial

a complete video tutorial, including how to insert beads, is available on the Material Grrrlz YouTube channel:

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how to insert beads

to insert beads into your knitting, you will need a crochet hook that fits through the hole in your beads. on the stitch that you want to insert a bead:

1. slide the stitch off the left knitting needle

2. place a bead onto the crochet hook

3. insert the crochet hook through the stitch and use the hook to pull it up through the hole of the bead

4. put the stitch back onto the left needle (the bead will sit directly under the needle) & knit it normally

watch the video for this pattern for a video tutorial on inserting beads

instructions

pouch front

cast on 26 stitches using the long tail cast on

row 1: knit

row 2: purl

row 3: knit, inserting beads into the 4th, 8th, 12th, 16th, and 20th stitches

row 4: purl

row 5: knit, inserting beads into the 6th, 10th, 14th, 18th, and 22nd stitches

row 6: purl

repeat rows 3-6 four more times (10 total bead rows)

ribbon holes

row 1: knit, casting off every 4th stitch: repeat (knit 4, cast off 1) across the row

row 2: repeat (purl 3, yarn over) across the row

frills

row 1: knit front back (KFB) in each stitch

row 2: purl

cast off with the following method: knit 2, cast off, repeat (yarn over, cast off, knit 1, cast off) to the end of the row

finishing

repeat all steps to create the back of the pouch

using a tapestry needle and new piece of yarn, seam the two sides together using vertical & horizontal invisible seams to create the pouch

crochet a chain (approximately 20 inches / 50 cm long) or insert ribbon/lace through the holes to create a bow closure

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This pattern was originally published in the Q3 2024 issue of Material Grrrlz

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