Hello everyone. Today I am back with another crochet bag pattern, and this time a crochet shoulder bag. You need this one. As for me it is a “handy” hand bag, I love it. There are times when I don’t want a small or big crochet bag and this is were this one fits. It is medium in size and also portable at the same time. Speaking of portable bags you can also check the portable bag pattern and the forest green bag pattern.
This crochet shoulder bag is very easy to crochet, you just need to now how to crochet single crochet and slip stitch.
Material list for the Value crochet shoulder bag:
- Crochet Hook size 6mm
- Macramé/ Rope or t-shirt yarn or any other bulky yarn that is about 3mm thick
- Meters used – 150meters/164 Yards
- Scissors
- 7 Stitch markers
- Tapestry needle
- 8 beads (with hole of 15mm diameter)
One size bag
Finished bag measurements
8 inches height and 11 inches width
Crochet Terms in US Terminology
- rep – repeat (do it again)
- inc – increase to put more than one stitch (in this case 2 stitches) in one stitch
- st (s) – stitch(es)
Stitch guide
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
Pattern notes:
- You are going to work in rounds.
- Remember to mark the first stitch at the beginning of each round
- The number in the brackets at the end of each instruction is the total number of stitches for that round.
Instructions – the crochet shoulder bag pattern:
The bag is made in 3 steps
- Step 1 – the bottom
- Step 2 – the sides
- Step 3 – the handle
Step 1- The Bottom
Foundation round: ch 19. Sc 1 in the 2nd ch from the hook and mark with a st marker (take note of the color of this st marker or if possible it should be a different color from the rest of the markers as it marks the starting point of our round), continue with sc in the next chains. Sc 5 in the last ch, mark the 2nd, 3rd and 4th stitches of the 5 sc that you just did with st markers. Continue to crochet in the back of the chains, sc 4 in the last chain and mark the 2nd, 3rd and 4th stitches of the 4 sc that you just did with st markers. (42)
Round 2: Sc 1 in the first st with marker and put back the stitch marker. *sc 1 in the following sts which do not have stitch markers until you reach a st marker, sc 2 in the sts with st markers (put back the st marker into the 1st st of the increase).* Repeat from * to * until you are back at the starting point. (48)
Round 3 and 4: repeat round 2. Round 4 should have a total of 60 sts. Remove all the other st markers and remain with the one marking the starting point.
Step 2 – The Sides
NB: insert hook in the back loop in the first round only.
Round 1: insert hook in the back loop of the first stitch and pull up a loop, insert again in the next st and pull up a loop so that you have 3 loops on your hook, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops (remember to put back the st marker in the first st). Chain1. *In the following stitch insert hook in the back loop and pull up a loop, insert again in the next st and pull up a loop so that you have 3 loops on your hook, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops, chain 1.* repeat from * to * until the round is done.
Round 2: insert hook in the first stitch and pull up a loop, insert again in the next st and pull up a loop so that you have 3 loops on your hook, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops (remember to put back the st marker in the first st). Chain1. *In the following stitch insert hook and pull up a loop, insert again in the next st and pull up a loop so that you have 3 loops on your hook, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops, chain 1.* repeat from * to * until the round is done.
Round 3 to round 16: repeat round 2
Round 17: crochet slip stitch in the back loop right round. When done, cut and fasten off the ends.
Step 3- The Handle
Chain 75 (if you want a longer handle increase the number of chains). Skip the first chain from the hook and Slip stitch into the back bump of the 2nd chain from the hook. Continue with slip stitch in the back bump each of the following chains.
When done attach one end of the handle on one edge of the bag using a tapestry needle as shown below.
After this insert all the beads into the handle before attaching the other end of the handle to the bag.
Cut and fasten off all the other ends. Your bag is complete.
Here is the step by step video tutorial.
