Crochet Simple Pudding Bag Pattern For Beginners

A sweet dessert-inspired crochet project turns a simple wallet into something cute and fun. This pudding-shaped wallet uses soft yarn colors to look like custard and caramel layers, with whipped cream and a cherry on top. It is shaped with basic increases and decreases, then finished with a flap and button closure for safety. A matching mini pudding keychain adds extra charm, making the set perfect for small items and gifts.

Preparation

• Hook: 3.0mm (No. 5)

• Yarn: Brown (pudding top/caramel), Beige/Yellow (pudding body), White (cream), Red (cherry).

• Materials: Magnetic button, needle, scissors, glue gun (for cream), stuffing (for keyring), key chain/ball chain.

Part 1: The Main Wallet Body (Beige/Yellow)

The body is worked in the round without a slip stitch (spiral) unless noted.

Base & Side Walls

• Foundation: Chain 23.

• Row 1: Skip 1st chain, Inc (2 sc in one) in 2nd chain, 20 sc, 3 sc in the last chain. Turn to the bottom of the foundation chain: 21 sc. (46 sts total)

• Row 2 (Inc): 2 Inc, 20 sc, 3 Inc, 20 sc, 1 Inc. (52 sts)

• Row 3 (Inc): [1 sc, Inc] $\times$ 2, 20 sc, [1 sc, Inc] $\times$ 3, 20 sc, 1 sc, 1 Inc. (58 sts)

• Rows 4–6: 58 sc (3 rounds of plain sc).

• Row 7 (Dec): [Dec, 2 sc, Dec] at the sides, sc in between. (Decreasing the width slightly to shape the pudding).

• Rows 8–10: Plain sc (no changes).

• Row 11 (Dec): Repeat decrease at sides (similar to Row 7).

• Rows 12–14: Plain sc.

• Row 15 (Dec): Final decrease at the sides.

• Rows 16–17: Plain sc.

• Finishing: Slip stitch (sl st) all the way around the top edge for a clean finish. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Part 2: The Lid/Cover (Brown)

The lid is worked back and forth in rows.

• Foundation: Chain 20. (Leave a long tail for sewing).

• Rows 1–10: 19 sc in each row (Ch 1 and turn at the end of each row).

• Row 11 (Dec): Dec, 15 sc, Dec. (17 sts)

• Row 12 (Dec): Dec, 13 sc, Dec. (15 sts)

• Edging: Work 1 round of sc all around the edges of the lid to smooth it out.

• Finishing: Work 1 round of slip stitches around the edge. Steam the lid with an iron to flatten it.

Part 3: Cream & Cherry Decorations

Whipped Cream (White)

1. Magic Ring: Ch 2, 10 Half Double Crochet (hdc). Sl st to 1st hdc.

2. Petals: [Ch 2, 5-hdc puff stitch in same stitch, Ch 1, skip 1, sl st in next] $\times$ 5. (Makes a 5-petal flower shape).

Cherry (Red)

1. MR: 5 sc.

2. Inc: 5 Inc (10 sc).

3. Row 3: 10 sc.

4. Dec: 5 Dec. (Stuff lightly before closing).

Part 4: Pudding Keyring (Mini Version)

1. Base (Brown): MR 6 sc $\rightarrow$ 6 Inc (12) $\rightarrow$ [1 sc, Inc] $\times$ 6 (18).

2. Walls: Work in Back Loop Only (BLO) for one round to create a sharp edge.

3. Sides: Work plain sc rounds.

4. Color Change: Change to Beige/Yellow halfway down.

5. Closing: [1 sc, Dec] $\times$ 6, then close. Add a mini white cream circle on top.

Assembly

1. Sew the Lid: Align the flat edge of the brown lid to the back of the beige body (about 2 rows down from the top). Sew across.

2. Buttons: Attach the magnetic button to the inside of the lid and the front of the wallet.

3. Decorate: Glue or sew the Whipped Cream and Cherry to the top of the brown lid.

4. Accents: Add a “Handmade” label or a small ribbon for a professional look.

5. Keyring: Attach the ball chain to the corner of the wallet and hang your mini pudding!

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