Crochet Laundry Bag
This crochet laundry bag features a v-stitch pattern that allows your clothes to breathe while waiting to be washed. It’s got a drawstring at the top along with two handles to make it easy to close and carry as you need. It’s great for those having to go to the laundromat to do their laundry.
Another beauty of this bag is that you can crochet it in a light, dark or colorful yarn to help you sort your laundry. Then, when you throw your dirty laundry in, you can also throw this bag in and then have a clean bag to transport your laundry back home.
The bag is not that big, but big enough to hold a small to medium size load of laundry. I used cotton yarn to crochet this, and it has shrunk in the wash because I dried it on high heat. So you’ll have to be careful when washing and drying if you need a larger bag. You could also make this with a synthetic worsted weight, and then you wouldn’t have to worry about it shrinking. :) However, it might stretch out a lot.
And if you don’t need a laundry bag, you could use it to store your kid’s toys or other small items that need a home.
Skill Level
Materials
Measurements
- Gauge: Measures 4" over first 3 rounds.
- Finished Measurement: After washing and drying it measures approximately 21" high by 17" wide when laying flat.
Abbreviations
- Beg Shell= Beginning Shell
- Bl/bls = Back Loop/Back Loops
- Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
- Dc = Double Crochet
- FO = Fasten Off
- Hdc = Half Double Crochet
- Hk = Hook
- Rep = Repeat
- Rnd/Rnds = Round/Rounds
- Sc = Single Crochet
- Sk = Skip
- Sl St = Slip Stitch
- Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
- St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
- V-St = V Stitch
Special Stitch Instructions
- Beg Shell: Ch 3 (counts as first dc in shell), (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) all in the same sp.
- Shell: (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in sp indicated.
- V-St: (dc, ch 1, dc) in sp indicated.
Instructions
- Ch 4, join with sl st in first ch to form ring.
- Rnd 1: Ch 1 (does not count as st), (hdc, ch 1) twice in first ch and in each ch around; join with sl st to first hdc. 8 hdc sts
- Rnd 2: Sl st into ch-1 sp, work beg shell, v-st in next ch-1 sp, *shell in next ch-1 sp, v-st in next ch-1 sp; rep from * around; join with sl st to first dc. 4 Shells and 4 V-sts.
- Rnd 3: Sl st into next st and into ch-1 sp of shell, work beg shell in same sp, *ch 1, v-st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1**, shell in ch-1 sp of next shell; rep from * around ending last rep at **; join with sl st to first dc. 4 Shells and 4 V-sts.
- Rnd 4: Sl st into next st and into ch-1 sp of shell, work beg shell in same sp, *ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, v-st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1**, shell in next ch-1 sp of next shell; rep from * around ending last rep at **; join with sl st to first dc. 4 shells, 4 v-sts and 8 dc sts.
- Rnds 5-7: Sl st into next st and into ch-1 sp of shell, work beg shell in same sp, *ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, v-st in each ch-1 sp up to last ch-1 sp before shell, ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1**, shell in ch-1 sp of next shell; rep from * around ending last rep at **; join with sl st to first dc. 4 shells and 28 v-sts on rnd 7.
- Rnds 8-35: Sl st into next st and into ch-1 sp of shell, work beg shell in same sp, *ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, v-st in next ch-1 sp and in each ch-1 sp up to last ch-1 sp before shell, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp**, shell in ch-1 sp of next shell; rep from * around ending last rep at **; join with sl st to first dc. 4 shells and 36 v-sts.
- Rnd 36: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each st and in each ch-1 sp around; join with sl st to first sc st. 136 sts.
- Rnd 37: Ch 4 (counts as first dc and first ch-1 sp), *sk next st, dc in next st, ch 1; rep from * around; join with sl st to first dc (3rd ch).
- Rnd 38: Rep rnd 36.
- Rnd 39: Ch 1, sc in first st, *sk next st, 4 dc in next st, sk next st**, sc in next st; rep from * around ending last rep at **; join with sl st to first sc. FO.
Tie-String:
- Ch 200, working in BL only, sc in second ch from hk and in each ch across. FO.
Handles (Make Two):
- Row 1: Ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hk and in each ch across. Turn. 4 sc sts.
- Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across. 4 sts.
- Rep row 2 until you have reached a desired length. FO.
Edging for Handles(Optional):
- Join yarn to one side of handle and sc evenly around working 3 sc sts into each corner.
- Sew handles onto the bag. You can basically sew them anywhere along the top of the bag. I attached mine to the inside of rnd 38 along the 4 sts located above the shell st.
