Crochet Clutch Purses

I have been crocheting purses now a while and I can tell you I do not get tired of creating these.

I like going to my local AC Moore craft store and going to this huge basket where they have some of the coolest acrylic yarn. I find yarn that you normally would not find in your regular yarn shelf.  Which is ok with me because it allows me to make a one-of-a-kind purse (hence the brown ombre you see here).

I have found that my cool buttons for my bigger purses I find online at Joann’s Fabric.

Each of these have a cotton fabric lining which I have sewn by hand.  The only thing I do use the sewing machine for is for sewing the lining to the zipper (which I do first) I sew the button to the outside of the purse before I sew the lining directly to the purse. 

All of these beautiful creations I always crochet in the same stitch (1/2 double crochet) to give it a more tight look.

All of my crocheted creations are made with care. Item comes from a non-smoking home. Hand washing is recommended and line dry preferably. 

I hope you have the time to make some of these for yourself or to give as a gift or even sell them.. Be adventurous with your creations.

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Crochet Clutch Purses

acrylic yarn (grey)

I tell you I love it when I put my mind to make something and it comes out fabulous!

I made these 3 clutch purses using Red Heart Super Saver yarn and Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice yarn.  The buttons I purchased online at Joann’s Fabric.

acrylic yarn (black)

The black one with the polka dot embellishment I did sew a lining and a zipper along with two black buttons.  The embellishment is from Jolee’s Boutique and the buttons are from AC Moore. 

The grey one I did line it with fabric as well and the button I purchased was from in Joann’s Fabric .

All of these beautiful creations I crocheted in the same stitch (1/2 double crochet) to give it a more tight look.  I kept doing this til I got it to the size of more or less a rectangle (you can keep crocheting til you get to whatever size you want you don’t have to make it a rectangle).  I would then fold it every once and awhile to just check to make sure I had it in the size I wanted and also to get an idea how much I wanted the front flap to cover or overlap.  I would then try to change the stitch a bit for the fold over part and of course where I was going to make my button holes.



acrylic yarn (olive)

I then cut the fabric to the length that I wanted to fit inside the clutch and iron it to make sure it wasn’t wrinkled when I sew it to the purse and I would sew the zipper via my sewing machine (this I just happen to look online via YouTube to get the ‘how to sew a zipper’).  Once I was done with the zipper being sewn I would then hand sew the fabric (that has the zipper attached already) to the clutch. 

I suggest to sew the fabric to the purse by hand only because (for me) There’s been too many times where I have sewn fabric to a crochet item directly on the machine and it has messed up my crochet item…so sew it by hand is what I suggest.  Also these can by hand washed. 

I always say make what you want and what you like and let your creative juices go to places you never thought you could go.  Enjoy making some today!