Free Crochet Pattern Felted Bag: Aquamarine Bag

Aquamarine Bag

This a free pattern for a felted crochet bag. It is made with Plötulopi yarn from Iceland. This yarn is great for felting and comes in many colours. The bag is constructed of a front and a back panel. The bottom/side panel is one piece.

The handles are made with the hairpin lace technique in cotton. For this very easy crochet technique see my tutorial on hairpin lace.

 Materials

Yarn 2 skeins Istex Plötulopi  in grey: 100% wool unspun, 100g/300m-328 yards. 2 skeins Garnstudio Drops Muskat in #60 light iceblue: 100% mercerized cotton, 50g/100m-109 yards.

Hook  7mm for the bag and 4mm for the handles.

Tapestry needle and sewing needle

Sewing thread  In grey and light blue

Gauge

10cm/4inches x 10cm/4inches = 12 stitches x 7 rows

Finished size

Width 26 cm/10 inches, height 16cm/6½inches.

Pattern

The bag is worked with 2 strands of yarn.

Back and Front Panel

Chain 22

Row 1:  3 chains, 1 double crochet 3′rd chain from hook, work 21 double crochets into remaining chains.

Row 2:  Chain 9, 1 double crochet 3′rd chain from hook, work 27 double crochets, now increase with 6 double crochets by inserting the hook through the lower part of the last stitch made – 6 times.

Row 3:  Chain 4, 1 double crochet 3′rd chain from hook, work 33 double crochets, work 2 extra double crochets by inserting the hook through the lower part of the last stitch made – 2 times.

Row 4:  Chain 3, work 36 double crochets.

Row 5: Chain 4, 1 double crochet into 3′rd chain from hook, work 37 double crochets, 2 double crochets into last double crochet.

Row 6: Chain 3, work 39 double crochets.

Row 7:  As row 6.

Row 8:  Chain 3, 2 double crochets worked together, work 35 double crochets, 2 double crochets worked together.

Row 9:  Chain 3, work 37 double crochets.

Row 10:  Chain 3, 2  double crochets worked together, work 33 double crochets, 2  double crochets worked together.

Row 11:  Chain 3, 2  double crochets worked together, work 31 double crochets, 2  double crochets worked together.

Row 12:  Chain 3, 2  double crochets worked together, work 29 double crochets, 2  double crochets worked together. 

Row 13:  Chain 3, 2  double crochets worked together, work 27 double crochets, 2  double crochets worked together.

Row 14:  Chain 3, 2  double crochets worked together, work 25 double crochets, 2  double crochets worked together.

Row 15:  Chain 3, 2  double crochets worked together, work 23 double crochets, 2  double crochets worked together. 

Darn in ends. Work another panel, so you have a front and a back panel.

Bottom and Side Panel

Bottom and side panels is crocheted in one piece.

Chain 6

Row 1  Chain 3, 6 double crochets

Repeat row 1 until work measures 80cm/32 inches. (This panel is made a little longer than needed to be sure it is long enough).

 Put the 3 pieces into the washing machine at 60 Celcius/140 Fahrenheit. The yarn will felt to a nice dense fabric and there will be no need for a lining.

 Sew the front panel together with the bottom/side panel with grey sewing thread. Then sew the back panel together with the bottom/side panel. The seams will be slightly visible from the outside.

Cut off any extra fabric at the side panels.

Handles

For a tutorial on the technique see my hairpin lace tutorial.

Put the two prongs on your haipin lace loom 4cm/1½ inch apart.

Work 136 loops on each side.

Each side of the hairband is crocheted this way: *Pick up 4 loops keeping the twist in them and work 8 single crochets in the center space of the group of these 4 loops*. Repeat between ** 33 more times. See chart below.

Stitch Guide:

Darn in the beginning and ending thread.

Pin the handles to the outside of the bag and sew with blue sewing thread.

Note: This pattern is written with US crochet terms.

If you are not familiar with these, see my conversion chart Crochet Terms in US, UK, German and Danish.

Look for more Free Patterns on my blog.

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