How to Knit a Cross-line Coin Purse: Free Fair Isle Knitting Chart Included

Updated: Aug 1

Elevate your knitting prowess with our Cross-Line Coin Purse Tutorial designed for advanced crafters! This project offers a challenge for seasoned knitters seeking a sophisticated accessory. Let's grab those needles and embark on a knitting journey!

Skill Level

Advanced

Finished Size

10 (W) x 8.5 (L) cm

Needles

4 double-pointed needles 6” (15 cm)

Needle Size

US 1 (2.5 mm)

Yarn

(Sport) 100% Wool (50 g/ 235 m/ 256 yds)

Yarn amounts

Color 1 (white) :

approx. 6g

Color 2 (pink) :

approx. 6g

Gauge (Body)

34 sts and 40 rnds = 4 x 4 in / 10 x 10 cm

Other Materials

Lining fabric (12 x 20 cm), a button

Instructions

This purse is knitted in the round. The flap is knitted separately and then sewn onto the purse. The lining and button are added using hand stitches.

Fair Isle Technique

To create this cross-line pattern, the “Fair Isle” technique is used here. It's a skill of knitting with yarns of two colors or more at the same time to create a colorful pattern.

Abbreviations

CO cast on

rnd(s) round(s)

st(s) stitch(es)

RS right side

WS wrong side

k knit

p purl

ssk slip, slip, knit

sssk slip, slip, slip, knit (decrease 2 stitches)

k2tog knit 2 stitches together

k3tog knit 3 stitches together (decrease 2 stitches)

YO yarn over

Purse

(Color 1) CO 72 sts, divided onto 4 needles evenly (always use a working needle to knit)

Rnd 1: join the round, knit 1 rnd

Rnd 2: (Color 1 & 2) Download and follow the chart to knit. (The front and back is identical.)

To bind off, use Kitchener Stitch. Cut the white yarn (color 1) with a tail (3X length of the circle). Weave in the pink yarn (color 2) first. Then, start to connect the front and the back by Kitchener Stitch.

Flap

(Color 2) CO 33 sts

Row 1(WS): Purl

Row 2 (RS): Knit

Row 3-18: Repeat rows 1-2

Row 19 (WS): *k1, p1*, repeat* to create 1x1 rib

Row 20 (RS): *p1, k1*, repeat * before the center stitch (17th), YO, k2tog, repeat * again

Row 21: continue 1x1 rib

Row 22: Bind off.

Sew the flap on the backside of the purse with the pink yarn. (I steam-ironed the flap to make it flat.)

Lining

I used linen and cotton fabric for my coin purse here.

First, trace your finished knit purse on the fabric. Then, cut it out.

Put the fabric on the purse again, and fold it 0.5cm away from the opening of the purse.

Then, trace it again on the fabric. Cut it out. Now, we have the lining of the front side and backside.

Fold the top seam (0.5 cm) of the front side as below. And sew them together (right sides facing).

Insert it into the knit purse. Carefully match and pin all the seams together. Remember not to hide the buttonhole.

*Important: While matching the seams on the flap, try to close the flap to check the length of the lining. (The lining should be much shorter than the flap.)