This is a beautiful and creative little crochet coin purse!

Yes, it’s a winner! The bright and bold colors of watermelon, red and green, plus pony beads which fill in as the seeds of this faux watermelon. If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to crochet with beads, this is for you, as there’s a video tutorial that will show you this technique, which is useful for many projects and many types of beads.

Yes, indeed, this is a wonderful — and free! — written pattern and video tutorial by designer Sarah of Repeat Crafter Me. It’s a great summer project, too, when the warm days don’t quite lend themselves to thoughts of blankets and afghans. a fun project to take along with you on vacation.

Click here to get the free pattern at Repeat Crafter Me

And for even more fantastic free patterns and tutorials for a variety DIY crochet accessories, check out some of our other favorites here at Crochet Maze.

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