Small Gift Bag – Free Crochet Pattern
Small Gift Bag – Free Crochet Pattern
Earlier this week I released a video tutorial for the half double crochet stitch. If you’ve mastered this stitch, you’re ready to make this week’s free crochet pattern, a small gift bag made with all half double crochet stitches. This is an easy-peasy pattern, even if you are a beginner you can make this bag.
If you have a small gift to give but aren’t sure how to wrap it, consider making this lovely little bag. It’s the perfect size to fit a little trinket, some special candies, or a small jewelry box.
This is a great opportunity to use up your scraps of yarn, as the pattern calls for less than 100 yards of worsted weight yarn. You can make it in one color, change colors every few rows for a fun look, or use a self striping yarn for a beautiful bag with no yarn changes to make.
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Small Gift Bag – Free Crochet Pattern
100 yards WW yarn, H hook
Measures approx. 6″ high by 5″ wide (10″ circumference)
1. Ch 3
Join to first ch w/ sl st to form ring
Ch 1
9 hdc into ring
Join to first hdc w/ sl st
2. Ch 1
2 hdc in each st around
Join to first hdc w/ sl st (18 hdc)
3. Ch 1
Hdc in same st
2 hdc in next st
* Hdc in next st
2 hdc in next st *
Rep from * to * around
Join to first hdc w/ sl st (27 hdc)
4. Ch 1
Hdc in same st and next st
2 hdc in next st
* Hdc in next 2 st
2 hdc in next st *
Rep from * to * around
Join to first hdc w/ sl st (36 hdc)
5. Ch 1
Hdc in same st and each st around
Join to first hdc w/ sl st
6-15. Rep round 5
Hdc in same st
Ch 1
Sk 1 st
* Hdc in next st
Ch 1
Sk 1 st *
Rep from * to * around
Join to first hdc w/ sl st
17. Sl st into ch-1 sp
Ch 1
2 hdc in same ch-1 sp
* 2 hdc in next ch-1 sp *
Rep from * to * around
Join to first hdc w/ sl st
18. Ch 1
2 hdc in each st around
Join to first hdc w/ sl st
Fasten off
:DRAWSTRING:
Ch 50
Fasten off
Weave drawstring in and out of ch-1 spaces of round 17
Looking for more bags to crochet? Check out this awesome book from Leisure Arts:
