Add festive charm to your holiday accessories with this free crochet Santa coin purse pattern, helping you gift or carry your coins in a cheerful, unique style.
If you’re looking for a fun and festive way to keep your coins safe this holiday season, a handmade coin purse can be both useful and charming. That’s why I love the free crochet Santa coin purse pattern, it’s a delightful little project that brings a touch of Christmas cheer to everyday items. This pattern creates a small, soft pouch shaped like Santa Claus’s face, perfect for adding some holiday spirit to your accessories.
Beginner Friendly Free Crochet Santa Coin Purse Pattern
The free crochet Santa coin purse pattern features classic Christmas colors, bright red for Santa’s hat, fluffy white for the beard, and soft pink for the face. Its texture is cozy and slightly bumpy thanks to the crochet stitches, giving it a handmade charm. The shape is rounded and compact, just right for slipping into your handbag or pocket. One standout feature is the fluffy white pom-pom on the hat, which adds playful detail and a realistic touch to the design.
This project is quite adaptable—you can choose to make the purse smaller for coins or bigger for other small items like lip balm or earbuds. The purse is mainly made using simple crochet stitches worked in rounds, which helps shape the face and hat smoothly. Using soft, slightly plush yarn helps bring out the texture of the stitches and adds to the cozy Christmas feel.
Santa Coin Purse Crochet Pattern
This delightful project combines practical crochet skills with holiday whimsy, making it an ideal accessory for gifting, holiday decorating, or everyday use through the festive season. With clear rounds, carefully detailed steps, and a focus on fun facial features and texture, this pattern ensures both beginners and confident crocheters can create a joyful piece with ease.
Pattern Basic Points
- Foundation chain and oval shaping with corner increases.
- Flat working in rounds to create purse panels.
- Color changes and textured rows for Santa’s face and hat.
- Embroidery and appliqué for facial features and mustache.
- Assembly and attachment of zipper and facial components.
Special Notes
- Always use a stitch marker for clarity at the start/end of rounds, especially with increases at corners.
- Burning yarn ends (nylon suggested) helps ensure durability.
- Adjust facial features and size as desired for more personalization.
- When sewing/assembling, work gently but firmly to ensure longevity and neatness.
Skill Level
Confident Beginner / Intermediate
Materials
- Omega “San Ears” Yarn #9, 100% nylon (beige, red, white, pink)
- Small amount of black or dark yarn for mouth embroidery (if desired)
- Crochet hook—size 0 (or suitable for your yarn)
- 15 cm zipper
- 2 safety eyes, red or black (or buttons or movable eyes)
- Scissors
- Lighter (for nylon ends)
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
Measurements / Sizing
- Finished wallet panel: approx. 15 x 10 cm (subject to yarn/hook/yarn tension)
- Mustache: fits across lower front panel
- Zipper: 15 cm length
Gauge
Gauge can vary; work tightly for durability, especially to avoid holes/see-through in panels.
Stitch Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Stitch |
|---|---|
| ch | Chain |
| sc | Single Crochet (half point) |
| sl st | Slip stitch |
| hdc | Half double crochet |
| dc | Double crochet (high point) |
| inc | Increase (2 sc in one stitch) |
| dec | Decrease (sc 2 together) |
Special Stitches
- Increase (inc): Work two stitches in one stitch.
- Decrease (dec): Work two stitches together.
- Back Loop Only (BLO): Insert hook only through back loop of next stitch for textured effect.
Pattern Instructions
Wallet Body (Front & Back Panels)
Using beige yarn:
Foundation
- Chain 17.
Row 1
- Work 1 sc (half point) in each ch across.
Row 2
- At the last stitch, make an increase by working 2 sc.
- Continue working sc along the opposite side of the chain, mirroring the foundation row.
- At the end/stitch, another increase.
- Place a marker at the start and at both corners (increase points).
Rows 3–15 (Oval increases)
- For 7 rounds, continue working sc in each stitch.
- At each corner (marked), make an increase (2 sc).
- Repeat for all rounds, always increasing in the same spots (corners).
- (Panels are growing to an oval shape.)
Rows 16–23
- Continue working sc into each stitch without increases for 8 more rounds (flat sides).
- (Panels should now measure approx. 15 cm length.)
Color Change
- At the last stitch of row 23, change to white yarn.
Row 24 (White hat band - BLO)
- Work sc into each stitch, picking up only the back loop of the chain on the panel.
- This creates a texture/ridge.
Row 25 (White hat band - BLO)
- Work sc into each stitch, again through the back loop.
- Finish off with slip stitch. Cut thread, burn end.
Santa Hat Top (Red yarn, Both Panels)
Attach red yarn:
Rows 1–3 (Hat Body)
- Work sc into each stitch, through back loop only.
- Do three rounds in red on both panels.
- Finish and burn ends.
Edge Border
With white yarn:
- Make a chain and work sc all around both panels at the edge to reinforce and prepare for assembly.
Assembly
- Place both panels together (right sides out). Seam with sc or whipstitch, leaving the top open.
- Insert zipper (15 cm) with a sewing needle, taking care only to sew internal parts for neat finish.
Hat Brim & Beard (White Yarn)
Brim
- Chain 52.
- For the beard texture, count 1, 2, 3, and in the 4th chain, work dc twice.
- Repeat 3 dc in each chain for five chains.
- On sixth chain, work only 2 dc.
- Repeat pattern across (3 dc in five chains, 2 dc in sixth) for all 52 ch.
- Stretch gently and sew to the panel (internal only).
Mustache
- Chain 6.
- In 4th ch, work dc seven times (counting chains).
- Chain 3, join with sl st to panel for the first side.
- Repeat for the second mustache side (mirror process).
- Fasten off, burn ends.
Facial Details
- Embroider mouth with pink yarn (or black if preferred) between mustache sections.
- Attach or glue/mount safety eyes, movable eyes, or buttons as desired. If using security eyes, burn ends for durability.
Add Zipper & Finish
- Sew 15 cm zipper securely at panel opening, using a single strand of yarn for durability.
- Check all attached facial elements and mustache for security.
- Burn off any loose yarn ends for a polished finish.
Assembly & Finished Size
- Panels: approx. 15 cm x 10 cm, joined for coin purse size.
- Mustache and hat band: fit as appliqué across lower panel.
- Zipper: opens fully for practical use.
- Finished size may vary—adjust for desired shape.
Conclusion
Your festive Santa coin purse is now complete! You have mastered a mix of oval panel construction, color changes, textured details, and whimsical facial embroidery. Not only is your purse practical for coins and small items, it also makes a perfect seasonal gift or decoration.
This pattern highlights beginner-friendly rounds, easy shaping, and the joy of embellishing. Take pride in your work and don’t hesitate to personalize it further—switch mustache sizes, try different eye types, or add sparkling threads for extra cheer.
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