Meg's Crochet Candy Corn Zipper Pouch Tutorial

I used Lily's sugar and cream sunshine yellow and Peaches 'N Cream hot orange and white yarn. 

Step 1: With white yarn and size G hook chain 3 and join with slip stitch to make a ring. Photo #1

Step 2 : Chain 1, then single crochet 6 times around through center of loop join with a slip stitch. Photo #2 

Row 1: Chain 2 count as first half double crochet (now and through out) make 2 half double crochet in each single crochet around 12 stitches total join with a slip stitch Note: To get the candy corn shape go through the two loops not between the spokes. This will keep it from becoming a flat round. (See right and wrong picture above.)

Row 2: Chain 2 (count as first half double crochet) repeat 6 times (2hdc,1hdc). You should have 18 stitches total. Join with a slip stitch, then cut white leaving a tail to weave in, join orange yarn.

To join take last loop of white off  hook. Photo #3  slip knot orange on to hook. Photo #4 Then put  white loop back on hook. Photo #5  Yarn over and draw through both loops. Photo #6

Row 3: With orange yarn chain 2 make 2half double crochet in first single crochet then 1 half double crochet in next 2 single crochet (2hdc,1hdc,1hdc) repeat 6 times around you should have 24 stitches total. Join with slip stitch.

Row 4: Chain 2 make 2half double crochet in first single crochet then 1 half double crochet in next 3 single crochet repeat pattern (2hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc) 6 times around 30 stitches total. Join with slip stitch.

Row 5: Chain 2  make 2half double crochet in first single crochet then 1 half double crochet in next 4 single crochet repeat pattern (2hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc) around 36 stitches total. Join with a slip stitch.

Row 6: Chain 2 make 2half double crochet in first single crochet then 1 half double crochet in next 5 single crochet repeat pattern  (2hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc) around 42 stitches total. Join with slip stitch. Cut orange yarn leaving a tail long enough to weave in and join yellow yarn same way you joined the orange. Photos #7&8

Row 7: With the yellow yarn Chain 2 make 2half double crochet in first single crochet then 1 half double crochet in next 6 single crochet repeat pattern (2hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc) around 48 stitches total. Join with a slip stitch.

Row 8: Chain 2 make 2half double crochet in first single crochet then 1 half double crochet in next 7 single crochet repeat pattern repeat pattern (2hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc) around 54 stitches total. Join with slip stitch.

Row 9: Chain 2 make 2half double crochet in first single crochet then 1 half double crochet in next 8 single crochet repeat pattern (2hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc,1hdc) around 60 stitches total. Join with a slip stitch. Cut yellow yarn leaving tail long enough to weave in (note: you can pull on work to get more triangular shape). Photos #9&10

Weave in all yarn ends then pin zipper in place one side at a time and hand sew on. I used a 7" zipper but you might need a different size depending on the type of yarn you use. 

To make watermelon pouch: In pink yarn follow steps through row 7. Then cut off and join in green finish pouch. I made french knots with black yarn to make seeds.

To make pizza pouch: In yellow follow steps though row 7. Then switch to red yarn and follow instructions in row 8 but only as single crochet. Then with brown yarn follow row 9 but double crochet instead of the half double stitches finish pouch. To make pepperoni chain 3. Then in chain farthest from hook single crochet 4 join with slip chain 1 make 2 single crochet in each single crochet 8 stitches total. Join with a slip stitch  finish off . To make black olives chain 4 join with slip stitch.