Crochet Beautiful Bag

Jul 14, 2025 08:39 AM

Crocheting a beautiful bag can be such a delightful and rewarding experience! The intricate stitches, vibrant yarn colors, and endless design possibilities make it a fun and creative project to dive into. Whether you're crafting a small clutch for a night out or a spacious tote for everyday use, the satisfaction of seeing your creation come to life stitch by stitch is truly heartwarming. So grab your crochet hook, choose your favorite yarn, and let's get crafting! Who knows, you might just end up with a stylish bag that's as unique and charming as you are.

Materials

Omi yarn from Lidia Crochet Tricot (60% cotton, 40% polyester), 3 balls (250g each, 73m)

Crochet hook size 8 for base (or 9 if you crochet tightly)

Crochet hook size 10 for body (or 11 if you crochet tightly)

Large yarn needle

Stitch markers

Measurements

Finished dimensions: approximately 32 cm wide × 23 cm high

Crochet Beautiful Bag

Creating the Base of the Bag

Make a slip knot and chain 17

Work single crochets into the back bumps, starting from the second bump (16 sc total)

Chain 1, turn, and make single crochets across each row for 5 rows (16 sc each row)

After the 5th row, make 1 extra single crochet in the last stitch to turn the corner

Make 4 more single crochets along the side (5 sc total on the corner)

Work 16 sc along the bottom edge of the starting chain

At the next corner, make an additional single crochet and 4 more along the side

Cut yarn and create a faux stitch to close the round neatly using a yarn needle

Weave in all ends

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Crocheting the Body of the Bag (Jersey Stitch)

Switch to hook size 10

Attach yarn to the middle of a long side

Make a single crochet through the front loop and back bump, mark the first stitch

Continue sc around using front loop + back bump technique (42 stitches total)

To close each round: pull up a loop in the last stitch, insert hook into first stitch, pull loop through, yarn over and finish the stitch

For Jersey stitch: insert hook between two vertical bars of previous sc, make a sc, mark first stitch

Repeat Jersey stitch rounds until desired height (15 rounds = 22 cm)

Creating the Handles

Stop before last stitch of final Jersey round

Finish last stitch and mark first sc of the round

Make 5 sc

Skip 7 stitches

Chain 35 for handle

Attach chain with sc to the 8th stitch after skip

Make 14 sc across front

Skip 7 stitches

Chain 35 for second handle

Attach chain with sc to 8th stitch

Continue sc around to complete round

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Next Round (Crocheting Around the Handles)

Make 1 sc in the first stitch

Continue Jersey stitch until reaching the first handle

Make 35 sc into the back bumps of the chain handle

Continue Jersey stitch across the top

Repeat 35 sc into back bumps of second handle

Complete round in Jersey stitch

Final Round (Slip Stitches)

Make slip stitch in second to last stitch and then in the marked stitch

Continue slip stitching around entire top edge and both handles

When at handles, skip the first chain and slip stitch into the second

Continue slip stitching across both handles and bag edge

Finish with a slip stitch in the last stitch

Cut yarn, make faux slip stitch with yarn needle, weave in ends

Optional

Add a charm, tag, or embellishment for personalization

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Jul 14, 2025 08:39 AM

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