Adding a zipper to crochet

On By CarynIn Craft

I wanted my owl bag to have a zipper, so I took a zipper from my stash and made a line of chain stitches a yarn needle and matching yarn on each side of the zipper.

Photo description: Purple invisible zipper with one side done with a line of embroidered chain stitch, in front of the bag to be zippered.

I then used a slip stitch to crochet the zipper to the inside of the bag, leaving one row as a lip at the top (mainly to help hide the zipper and stitches.)

Photo description: Finished zipper installation shown from the top of the crocheted bag.