how to crochet a mini basket bag | free pattern and step-by-step tutorial!

Hi everyone! One of my favourite things to crochet is bags, and I've been trying to perfect the pattern for a basket-style bag that's cute but also easy to make. 

After lots of trial and error, here's the pattern! It's made with just single crochet stitches, so it's perfect for if you're a beginner. The body of the bag also has surface crochet designs, so you can add different colors without the complicated color change technique. Cute, easy, and quick to make in just under 3 hours :)

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Abbreviations:

sc - single crochet / increase - 2 sc in the same stitch / ss - slip stitch / stm - stitch marker

Size of my bag:

Width - 7.5 inches / Length - 5 inches / Strap length - 11 inches

Round 1

- Make a slip knot and chain the desired width for your bag (I did 22 chains)

- Skip the 1st chain and sc in the 2nd chain (place a stm to mark this 1st stitch), then insert 1 sc in every chain

- Insert 3 sc in the last chain and turn your work (place a stm in the 1st and 3rd stitch)

- Insert 1 sc in the back loops of every chain

- Insert 2 sc in the last chain (place a stm in the 1st stitch)

- ss in the marked stitch to end the round

Round 2 

- Chain 1 to start the round, then insert 2 sc in the same stitch (place a stm in the 1st stitch)

- Insert 1 sc in every stitch until you reach the next stm

- Insert an increase in the next 3 stitches (place a stm in the 1st and last stitch)

- Insert 1 sc in every stitch until you reach the next stm

- Insert an increase in the next 2 stitches (place a stm in the 1st stitch)

- ss in the marked stitch to end the round

Round 3

- Chain 1 to start the round, then insert 2 sc in the same stitch (place a stm in the 1st stitch)

- Insert 1 sc in every stitch until you reach the next stm

- Increase, 1 sc, increase, 1 sc, increase (remove the stm)

- Insert 1 sc in every stitch until you reach the next stm

- Increase, 1 sc, increase, 1 sc (remove the stm)

- ss in the marked stitch to end the round

Round 4 onwards

- Chain 1 to start the round, then insert 1 sc in the same stitch (place a stm in the 1st stitch)

- Insert 1 sc in every stitch all the way around

- ss in the marked stitch to end the round

- Crochet rounds of sc until the body of the bag is the desired size

Strap round 1 

- Mark the stitches where you want the strap to start and end on both sides of the bag

- Chain 1 to start the round, then insert 1 sc in the same stitch (place a stm in the 1st stitch)

- Insert 1 sc in every stitch until you reach the stitch where you want the strap to start (I did 9 sc)

- Chain the desired length for the strap (I did 38 chains)

- Sc in the stitch where you want the strap to end (I skipped 14 stitches, then sc in the 15th stitch)

- Insert 1 sc in every stitch until you reach the stitch where you want the next strap to start (I did 13 sc)

- Chain the desired length for the strap (I did 38 chains)

- Sc in the stitch where you want the strap to end (I skipped 14 stitches, then sc in the 15th stitch)

- Insert 1 sc in every stitch until you reach the end of the round (I did 5 sc)

- ss in the marked stitch to end the round

Strap round 2

- Chain 1 to start the round, then insert 1 sc in the same stitch (place a stm in the 1st stitch)

- Insert 1 sc in every stitch and in the back loops of every chain all the way around

- ss in the marked stitch to end the round

- Fasten off to end your work!

Please watch the video demonstrations to see how to add the surface crochet detail in different colors around the body of your bag. 

Thank you for crocheting with me! I hope you love what you made :)




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