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Crochet Granny Square Shopping Bag Pattern
Abbreviations
- st – stitch
- sts – stitches
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- tr – treble crochet
- dtr – double treble crochet
Materials Used
- 4 ply crochet cotton, it will need to be cotton not acrylic, so it doesn’t stretch. I used part of a ball of yellow for the centre, part of a ball of red, orange, blue, purple and pink for the flower part, 2 balls of green for the next part and allowed 4 balls of black for the outsides of the granny squares and to make up the bag.
- A crochet hook, I used a 2mm hook.
- A darning needle to weave in ends and stitch the granny squares together.
- Scissors.
Size (With strap)
46cm wide x 61cm high or 18” wide x 24” high
Flower Granny Square (Make 31)
I made 7 squares with red flowers, and 6 with each of the other color flowers.
Centre
Make a magic loop. You could work 4 ch and join with a sl st instead.
Row 1: 1 ch, work 8 sc in circle, pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1st st.
Row 2: 7 ch, (work 1 tr in next sc, 3 ch) 7 times, join with a sl st in 4th ch. Fasten off.
Circle is 3cm or 1.25” across.
Join next color in any 3 ch loop.
Row 3: 4 ch, work a 3 tr cluster in loop, 5 ch, (work a 4 tr cluster in next loop, 5 ch) 7 times, sl st on top of 1stcluster. Fasten off.
Circle is 5.5cm or 2” across.
Join next color in any 5 ch loop.
Row 4: 4 ch, work a 3 tr cluster, 4 ch, work a 4 tr cluster in same loop, 4 ch, (work a 4 tr cluster in next loop, 4 ch, a 4 tr cluster in same loop, 4 ch) 7 times. Join with a sl st in top of 1st cluster. Fasten off.
Circle is 8.5cm or 3.25” across.
Join main color in a 4 ch loop between 2 clusters in 5 ch loop below.
Row 5: 4 ch, work 2 tr in same loop as join, 2 ch, {3 dtr, (yarn around hook 3 times at beginning of st) 3 ch, 3 dtr in next loop, (2 ch, 3 tr in following loop) 3 times, 2 ch} 3 times, 3 dtr, 3 ch, 3 dtr in next loop, (2 ch, 3 tr in following loop) 2 times, 2 ch, sl st in 4th ch.
Row 6: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st and each ch around, join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.
Size: 11cm square or 4.25” square.
Join Together
I pressed my squares into shape before stitching them together. I placed a square of fabric over them before I pressed them. If you used acrylic for the squares pressing them would damage them.
Lay the squares out like the picture below in rows of 2 and 3 squares, starting and ending with 2 squares. You will have 4 squares left over for the sides.
Join the squares together, I sewed mine together using whip stitch, but you could crochet them together if you prefer. I pressed them once they were joined together.
Bend the bag in half and place the 4 extra squares, where shown, and stitch them in.
Bag without straps measures 46cm square or 18” square.
Strap
Join main color cotton to centre of 1st point.
Row 1: (Work 120 ch or desired amount for strap, join to centre of next point. Work 1 sc in each st to 3 sts before side join, work a joined sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc and sc over next 6 sts, 1 sc in each st to 1st point on other side) 2 times. Join with a sl st in same st as join.
Rows 2-3: 1 ch, (work 1 sc in each st around strap, 1 sc in each st to 3 sts before side join, work a joined sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc and sc over next 6 sts, 1 sc in each st to next strap) 2 times. Join with a sl st in top of 1st st.
Row 4: 1 ch, (work 1 sc in each st around strap, 1 sc in each st to 3 sts before side join, work a joined sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc and sc over next 6 sts, 1 sc in each st to next strap) 2 times. Join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.
Inside of Straps
Join main color around middle of square before strap.
Row 1: 1 ch, work 1 sc in same st as join, 1 sc in each st to st before strap, a joined sc over next 3 sts, 1 sc in back of the ch in each st to last st of strap, a joined sc over next 3 sts, 1 sc in each st to st before corner, a joined sc over next 3 sts, 1 sc in each st to join. Join with a sl st in top of 1st st.
Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to st before strap, a joined sc over next 3 sts, 1 sc in each st to last st of strap, a joined sc over next 3 sts, 1 sc in each st to st before corner, a joined sc over next 3 sts, 1 sc in each st to join. Join with a sl st in top of 1st st.
Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to st before strap, a joined sc over next 3 sts, 1 sc in each st to last st of strap, a joined sc over next 3 sts, 1 sc in each st to st before corner, a joined sc over next 3 sts, 1 sc in each st to join. Join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.
Work other inside of strap the same.
To Make Up
Weave in ends.
And there’s the finished granny square shopping bag. I’ve also made it in white.
I hope that you’ve enjoyed the pattern. Have a look at some of my other patterns, including the crochet dog bag pattern, the elephant bag and the cat bag.
