One Piece Crochet Bag Pattern – Aconley
This one piece crochet bag pattern is worked from the bottom up using a textured and solid stitch pattern that you’ll enjoy taking with you as you run your errands.
Although the stitch pattern is nice and solid, you’ll still want to line it for even more strength and durability. It doesn’t take much time to line it, but it can make your crocheting time so much more valuable as you won’t need another bag for a long time.
Crochet this for yourself and your loved ones, adjusting the size and colors to match each individual.
Wash and dry your bag by hand to keep it looking new and from shrinking in the dryer. At the same time, shrinking it down would help make it even stronger.
The Size
This free crochet pattern is given in one size only.
The body of the bag measures approximately 34″ around by 12″ high. The base of the bag measures approximately 13″ by 5″. However, you can increase or decrease the size of the bag as needed by doing more or fewer repeats of the base rounds.
The stitch pattern is only a multiple of two for the body.
As for the handles, they are super easy to adjust for any sized bag.
The Yarn
I used Bernat Handicrafter Cotton, a medium worsted weight yarn. I wasn’t sure about the salt and pepper speckles because they make it more difficult to see the textures. But I kept going and think it turned out very nicely!
The pretty textures would look great in a solid color as well as in a striped design.
Use any similar cotton yarn to make this.
Bernat Handicrafter Cotton
The Stitch Pattern
The textured crochet tote bag pattern is worked in single crochet stitches and a cross stitch variation, which consists of the single crochet crossed with the double crochet 2 together.
It’s very pretty, yet easy enough for anyone who has mastered the very basics in crochet.
Cross Stitch Patterns
See All Crochet Cross Stitch Patterns.
One Piece Crochet Bag Pattern – Aconley
Skill Level
Materials
- Yarn: Bernat Handicrafter Cotton (Worsted Weight, #4; 100% Cotton; 400g/14oz; 650 meters/710yds) Color: Salt and Pepper, 1 ball
- Crochet Hook: H 5.00mm
- Tools: Measuring Tape, Scissors, Yarn Needle.
Measurements
- Gauge: 13 sc sts = 4".
- Body Measurements: 34" around by 12" high, not including the base or handles.
- Base Measurement: 13" by 5"
Abbreviations
- Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
- Dc2tog = Double Crochet 2 Together
- Rep = Repeat
- Rnd/Rnds = Round/Rounds
- Sc = Single Crochet
- Sl St = Slip Stitch
- Sk = Skip
- St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
- See the Crochet Abbreviations chart for more details.
- This pattern is written in American Crochet Terms
Special Stitch Instructions
- Dc2tog: Yo and insert hk into the skipped st, yo and pull up a lp, yo and pull through 2 lps on hk (2 lps left on hk). Yo and insert hk into same st, yo and pull up a lp, yo and pull through 2 lps (3 lps left on hook). Yo and pull through all 3 lps on hk.
Instructions
The Bottom
- Rnd 1: Loosely ch 28, sc in 2nd ch from hook and into next 25 chs, 3 sc in last ch. Working on opposite side of starting chs, sc in free loops of next 25 chs, 2 sc in last ch; join with sl st in first sc. [56 sts]
- Rnd 2: Ch 1, 3 sc in same st as join, *sc in next 25 sts, 3 sc in next st, sc in next st*, 3 sc in next st; rep from * to * once; join with sl st in first sc. [64 sts]
- Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as join, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 27 sts, 3 sc in next st*, sc in next 3 sts; rep from * to * once, then sc in last 2 sts; join with sl st in first sc. [72 sts]
- Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into next st, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 29 sts, 3 sc in next st*, sc in next 5 sts; rep from * to * once, then sc in last 3 sts; join with sl st in first sc. [80 sts]
- Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into next 2 sts, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 31 sts, 3 sc in next st*, sc in next 7 sts; rep from * to * once, then sc in last 4 sts; join with sl st in first sc. [88 sts]
- Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into next 3 sts, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 33 sts, 3 sc in next st*, sc in next 9 sts; rep from * to * once, then sc in last 5 sts; join with sl st in first sc. [96 sts]
- Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into next 4 sts, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 35 sts, 3 sc in next st*, sc in next 11 sts; rep from * to * once, then sc in last 6 sts; join with sl st in first sc. [104 sts]
- Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into next 5 sts, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 37 sts, 3 sc in next st*, sc in next 13 sts; rep from * to * once, then sc in last 7 sts; join with sl st in first sc. [112 sts]
The Body of the Bag
- Rnd 9: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into each st around; join with sl st in first sc. [112 sts]
- Rnd 10: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into each st around; join with sl st in first sc. [112 sts]
- Rnd 11: Ch 1, sk st where join was made, sc in next st, backtrack and dc2tog in same st as where join was made, *sk next st, sc in next st, backtrack and dc2tog in skipped st; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc. [112 sts]
- Rnd 12: Rep Rnd 10.
- Rnd 13: Rep Rnd 10.
- Rnds 14-46: Rep Rnds 11 to 13. [112 sts]
Handles
- Lay the bag flat to place your markers for the handles. Count over 18 sts on the sides of the bag and place stitch marker in 19th stitch. Counting the stitch markers, you should have 20 stitches marked off in the middle. Do the same on the other side. Stitch markers should align on each side of the bag. Do not crochet into the 20 stitches in the middle.
- Note: To keep things even, I like to crochet into the back bumps of the chains made for the handles.
- Rnd 47: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into each st up to marked st, *loosely ch 60 (or any number depending on how long or short you want the handles), sk the 20 sts marked off in the middle*, sc in next 36 sts; rep from * to * once; then sc in remaining sts; join with sl st in first sc. [72 sts and 120 chs]
- Rnd 48: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into each st and ch around; join with sl st in first sc. [192 sts]
- Rnds 49-53: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into each st around; join with sl st in first sc. [192 sts] Fasten Off.
