Create Your Own Quick Woven Bag with This Simple Crochet Pattern
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Looking for a beginner-friendly crochet project? Try this free pattern for a quick woven bag that only requires single crochet and chain stitches. Perfect for customization and perfect for newer crocheters. Get started now!
The Woven Shoulder Bag Pattern was originally designed by Joanita Theron as a Guest Post. Joanita retired this design from her site and sold the full-pattern rights to Oombawka Design, Ltd. This pattern is now available exclusively at Oombawka Design Crochet.
This pattern has been rewritten and updated.
If you, or someone you know, is retiring and closing their crochet blog, please feel free to reach out to arrange for your patterns to be included at Oombawka Design too.
Quick Woven Bag Crochet Pattern
Supplies
- Yarn: Elle Pure Gold Chunky. Bulky Weight Yarn. 100 g (3.53 oz) and 137 yds (125 m). 100% Acrylic. Machine Wash. Yarn Substitutes: Premier Yarns Puzzle, Hobbii Fantasy, Loops & Threads Impressions, Universal Yarn Major.
- Color: Vanilla
- Crochet Hooks: 5 mm (H)
- Finished quick woven bag yardage: 2 balls 200 g (7.06 oz) and 274 yds (250 m)
- Scissors, Yarn Needle, Stitch Marker; optional: buttons, fabric lining and zipper.
Difficulty Level
- Easy
Finished Sizes
- Approximately 11.75 inches X 11.75 inches (30 cm X 30 cm)
Gauge
- Approximately *17 sts per 4 inches and 14 rows per inch worked in woven stitch
- *ch 1 is being counted as 1 stitch
Due to the nature of this pattern, the yarn and hook used is only a suggestion. Any Bulky Weight Yarn will provide similar results. You may also choose to use the yarn and hook of your choice for this project. Visit the “You Can Use Any Yarn and Hook to Make this Project” section at the end of the post.
You can substitute any yarn and hook for this stitch pattern – just remember when you substitute if your gauge is different, the finished size of your project will also be different.
Abbreviations
US Terminology used
- ch – chain
- ch1sp – chain 1 space
- dc – double crochet
- g – grams
- m – meters
- oz – ounces
- R – row
- rem – remaining
- rep – repeat
- sc – single crochet
- sk – skip
- sl st – slip stitch
- st/sts – stitch/stitches
- yds – yds
- * – ** Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain multiple instructions.
- () – Repeat the instructions between the parentheses the number of times indicated.
- [] – at the end of the row – the total number of stitches
Tutorials
Notes
- Stitch Multiple: 2 + 2 for the foundation chain (this means chain an even number of stitches)
- This stitch is also known as the seed stitch, moss stitch, linen stitch and granite stitch.
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Quick Woven Bag Crochet Pattern
This project is worked widthwise in rows.
Using your 5 mm (H) crochet hook, or size required for gauge:
R1: Ch 50, sk the first ch, 1 sc in the next ch. *Ch 1, sk the next ch, 1 sc in the next ch**. Work from * to ** across. Ch 1, turn. [25 sc, 24 ch1sp]
R2: 1 sc in the first st. * 1sc in the next ch1sp, ch 1, sk the next st**. Work from * to ** across to the last ch1sp. 1 sc in the ch1sp, 1 sc in the last st. Ch 1, turn. [26 sc, 23 ch1sp]
R3: 1 sc in the first st. *Ch 1, sk the next st, 1 sc in the next ch1sp**. Work from * to ** across to the last 2 sc. Ch 1, sk the next st, 1 sc in the last st. Ch 1, turn. [ 25 sc, 24 ch1sp]
Rep R2 and R3 until your project measures approximately 23.5 inches long (60 cm long). For this yarn and hook 80 rows were worked in total.
Proceed to finishing instructions.
Photo Tutorial for the Woven Stitch
Tube Strap for Your Quick Woven Bag
R1: Ch 101, sk the first ch, 1 sc in the next ch and each rem ch across. Ch 1, turn. [100 sc]
R2: 1 sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. [100 sc]
R3: 1 sc in each st across. Do not turn. Fold in half and working through both layers make 1 sl st in each st in R3 and the corresponding (lined up once folded) base of the foundation ch from R1 across (this creates a tube).
Proceed to finishing instructions.
Finishing Instructions
- Fold your quick woven bag in half and sew the 2 short edges (side edges) together using your preferred seaming method. I recommend a whipstitch seam.
- You may wish to work a final round of single crochet around the top opening of the bag. Work 1 sc in every sc and in every ch1sp. Finish off with a slip stitch and weave in your ends.
- Sew the Tube Strap to the bag along the 2 short edge seams.
- Weave in any remaining ends.
- Add an optional zipper closure to the top of the bag or even a pretty fabric liner if you wish.
You can use any yarn and hook to make this project!
- With the yarn and hook you’ve chosen for the project, chain until you reach the width you’d like for your bag; or chain until your width measures approximately 12 inches.
- Check that your number of chains can be divided by 2 evenly (to match the stitch multiple).
- Follow the pattern as written, repeating R2 and R3.
- Continue crocheting until your project is the length you would like it to be, or until it measures approximately 24 inches long.
- Fold the bag in half and sew the 2 side edges together, on each side (using a whipstitch seam). Leave the top of the bag open.
- Work an optional round of single crochet stitches along the top opening of the bag to give it a tidy edge (make 1 sc in each sc and in each ch1sp).
- Finish off and weave in your ends.
- Create the Tube Strap by chaining until you reach a length of 24 inches (or your desired strap length). Follow the pattern for the Tube Strap as written.
- Finish off leaving a tail for adding the strap to the bag on the two side edges along the side seam.
- Weave in any remaining ends.
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