Pattern Description: “Crochet Patchwork Tote Bag”
Size
36 x 50 cm
You Will Need
- Yarn (100% cotton, 65 m/50 g) – 200 g pink and 150 g each of white, yellow, and light green
- 2.5 mm and 5 mm crochet hooks
Stitches and Charts
Main Stitch
Single crochet (sc). Begin each round or row with 1 extra starting chain or turning chain and end with 1 slip stitch into the first sc of the round, or 1 sc into the first sc of the previous row.
Checkered Pattern
The pattern is made up of 10 colored strips that are joined together as you work using slip stitches.
To do this, starting with the 2nd strip, work 1 slip stitch into the last stitch of the previous strip before the 1st sc.
Strips
Chain 14 and work in the main stitch back and forth in rows.
Color Sequence for Strips 1, 3, and 7
Work 16 rows alternately in yellow and light green yarn.
Color Sequence for Strips 2, 4, and 8
Work 16 rows alternately in white and pink yarn.
Color Sequence for Strips 5 and 9
Work 16 rows alternately in light green and yellow yarn.
Color Sequence for Strips 6 and 10
Work 16 rows alternately in pink and white yarn.
Color Sequence for the Bag Handle
Make 2 pieces as follows: 19 rows each in yellow, light green, pink, and white yarn.
Base Chart
Schematic
Gauge
14 sts x 18 rows = 10 x 10 cm, worked in main stitch with a 5 mm hook.
Important! The bag schematic is shown without the base.
Instructions
For the base, using a 2.5 mm hook and pink yarn, chain 40 + 1 turning chain and work in main stitch in continuous rounds following the chart. In the 1st round, work single crochet around both sides of the chain and increase as shown on the chart. After 11 rounds (= end of chart) finish the base.
Using a 5 mm hook, crochet 10 strips for the bag body, following color sequence 1-10 and joining the strips as described above. Finish after 36 cm = 64 rows from the starting row.
For the handles, using a 2.5 mm hook and yellow yarn, chain 10 and work 40 cm = 72 rows following the color sequence.
Finishing
Fold the bag body in half and sew the side seam. Sew in the base.
Sew the handles to the top edge of the bag as shown in the photo.
