Crochet bag pattern
While I was making this
bag I was using scrap yarn folks from the states sent over to me last year so I
ran out at some critical points and I am not totally certain how much there was
to begin with if it was not a new skein so I have guessed at some of the items.
This bag features pockets for magazines or instructions and the inside of the pockets are stitched so it can hold your crochet needles and scissors. The two main compartments will hold your skein of yard upright so you can pull from the end as you crochet.
I made the project in
panels and then sewed them together. I
normally sew up the seam first then back down to make sure it is secure.
Stitches used:
DC=Double Crochet
SC=Single Crochet
Ch=chain
Outside Main Panel-Make 2 of
these
I used 2 skeins of Blue
Camo Stripe “I Love This Yarn” 5 oz skein.
(this was used on the outside main panel, outside end panels and handle
as well as top crochet and sewing outside panels.
Crochet Needle I-9
1st row chain
38 across
2nd row DC in
third hole then DC in each stitch then chain 3 and turn-35 DC stitches across
(counting the chain 3 at the beginning)
3rd-25h
row DC in 2nd hole then DC in each stitch then chain 3 and turn-35
DC stitches across
26th row DC in
2nd hole then DC in each stitch to end and tie off. -35 DC stitches across
Outside End Panel-make 2
of these
I am using the Blue camo
stripe still
Crochet needle I-9
1st row chain
23 across
2nd row DC in
third hole then DC in each stitch then chain 3 and turn-20 DC stitches across
(counting the chain 3 at beginning)
3rd-25th
row DC in 2nd hole then DC in each stitch then chain 3 and turn-20
DC stitches across
26th row-DC in
2nd hole then DC in each stitch and tie off. 20 DC stitches across
Outside Bottom Panel-make
one of these
I was running low on the
blue camo stripe so I found some Red Heart Coffee Café
Crochet needle I-9
1st row chain
21 across
2nd row SC in 2nd
hole from needle then SC across then chain 1 and turn-20 SC stitches
3rd row -40h
row-SC in each stitch across then chain 1 and turn- 20 SC stitches
41st row-SC in each stitch across and tie
off.
Inside main panel
(magazine pocket)-make 2 of these
I don’t know what kind of
yarn this was. I do recommend something
that is easy to tell apart from the outside panels when you sew them together
it will be easier. Also I am sure what I
am about to describe is some type of known stitch but I don’t know the name of
it I just came up with it to make the needle holders and scissor holder.
Crochet needle I-9
1st row chain 38
2nd row DC in
third hole from needle then DC in each stitch until end. Chain 3 and turn (35 stitches across
including the starting chain 3) This
must be in multiples of 3 to work.
3rd-11th
row DC in 2nd hole and DC in each stitch after chain 3 and turn-35
stitches across including starting chain
12th-20th
row- 3 DC in 3rd hole from
needle skip 2 stitches then 3 DC in next stitch skip 2 stitches then 3 DC in
next stitch skip 2 stitches then 3 DC in next stitch then skip next 2 stitches
then 3 DC in next stitch skip 1 stich then 1 DC in next 3 stitches (this makes
sewing the middle panel in easier) then skip 1 stitch and 3 DC in next stitch
skip 2 stitches then 3 DC in next stitch, skip 2 stitches then 3 DC in next
stitch, skip 2 stitches then 3 DC in next stitch, skip 2 stitches then 3 DC in
next stich, skip one stich and 1 DC in end stitch, chain 3 and turn
21st row 3 DC
in 3rd hole from needle skip 2 stitches then 3 DC in next stitch
skip 2 stitches then 3 DC in next stitch skip 2 stitches then 3 DC in next
stitch then skip next 2 stitches then 3 DC in next stitch skip 1 stich then 1
DC in next 3 stitches (this makes sewing the middle panel in easier) then skip
1 stitch and 3 DC in next stitch skip 2 stitches then 3 DC in next stitch, skip
2 stitches then 3 DC in next stitch, skip 2 stitches then 3 DC in next stitch,
skip 2 stitches then 3 DC in next stich, skip one stich and 1 DC in end stitch
then tie off.
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| place needles in holes created where the 3 DC go in one stitch and the scissors in the large holes beside those 3 DC |
Inside middle panel-Make 1
of these
I used the same unknown
yarn as the inside main panel
Crochet needle I-9
1st row chain
23 across
2nd row DC in
third hole then DC in each stitch then chain 3 and turn-20 DC stitches across
(counting the chain 3 at beginning)
3rd-20th
row DC in 2nd hole then DC in each stitch then chain 3 and turn-20
DC stitches across
21st row-DC in
2nd hole then DC in each stitch and tie off. 20 DC stitches across
Sewing panels together.
I start with the inside
middle panel to the two inside main panel.
I sew the sides of the middle panel to the middle of the main panels by
using the middle single DC stitch on the rows that have the skipped stitches.
(the 17th stitch)
After I sew the inside
panels together then I sew the outside main panels to the outside end panel and
the inside main panel. Lay them on top
of each other. The first sewn corner
should be from bottom end panel, outside main panel and then inside main panel. The inside panel should be set so it is one
row from what will be the top of your bag. I was able to do this on two ends then the
other two I flipped it inside out to sew them together remembering to reverse
the layout. I sew the bottom panel on
last to the outside panels only
Handle:
After I have sewn the
panel together I start at one corner of the top of the bag and single crochet
around the top starting at one end of the main panel and going across that main
panel first so I will end my sc row on the end panel.
That SC row becomes the
foundation for the handle and first row.
Chain 3 and turn
2nd row.
Decrease DC then 1 DC. Repeat 6 times
then 1 DC in last stitch chain 3 and turn-14 stitches
3rd row
Decrease DC then 1 DC Repeat 4 times
then 1 DC in last stitch chain 3 and turn- 10 stitches
4th
row-Decrease DC then 1 DC repeat 3 times
chain 3 and turn 7 stitches
5th
row-Decrease DC then 1 DC repeat 2 times
chain 3 and turn 5 Stitches
6th-30th
row DC in 2nd hole and 1 DC in each stich- 5 stitches (please not if
you want more handle keep going)
31st row-2 DC
in 2nd hole, 1 DC in next repeat 2 times- 7 stitches
32nd row-2 DC
in 2nd hole, 1 DC in next repeat 3 times- 10 stitches
33rd row-2 DC
in 2nd hole, 1 DC in next repeat 4 times- 14 stitches
34th row-2 DC
in 2nd hole, 1 DC in next repeat 6 times- 20 stitches
Work each stitch into the
sc stitch on the opposite end panel and tie off.
