How To Crochet Shoulder Bag Tutorial For Shopping

If you're on the hunt for a new crochet project, why not try your hand at crocheting a stylish shoulder bag perfect for your shopping trips? This fun tutorial will guide you through the process of making a durable and chic bag that'll turn heads at the grocery store or the mall.

Crochet Shoulder Bag Tutorial

Materials Needed:

• Macramé yarn (Macy cord) - 250g, almost one ball
• Crochet hook size: 7 mm

Base of the Bag:

• Start with a slip knot.
• Chain 10.
• Chain 3 more (counts as your first double crochet).
• Skip the chain 3 you made, insert the hook into the fourth chain, and make a double crochet.
• Chain 2, work one more double crochet into the same space.
• Work one double crochet into each of the next chain spaces until the last chain is remaining.
• Into the last chain space, work a double crochet to make the corner.
• Chain 2, then work three double crochets into the same space (this creates the turning point).
• Work one double crochet into the opposite side of the starting chains.

Continue along the row, working one double crochet in each chain space, until you reach the last space before the first corner.

• In the last chain space, work a double crochet, chain 2, and three more double crochets to make the corner turn.
• Continue with one double crochet in each space along the next side.
• When the round is completed, join with a slip stitch in the third chain of the starting chain 3.

Body of the Bag:

Start the second round with a standing double crochet (single crochet into the space where you did the slip stitch, then another single crochet on top of the first single crochet).

• Mark the standing double crochet with a stitch marker.
• Work one double crochet into the next space, followed by a puff stitch into the corner chain space.
• To make a puff stitch: yarn over, pull up yarn to create three loops, yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook.
• After the puff stitch, chain 2 for the corner, work another puff stitch into the same space.

Continue around, working one double crochet in each space and puff stitches in each corner chain space.

• Skip one chain space before and after each corner puff stitch.
• Repeat this process for the next five rounds (with the necessary increases for the corners).
• On the seventh and eighth rounds, you will begin decreasing stitches in certain sections to shape the bag. This involves double crocheting two stitches together to decrease.

Straps of the Bag:

• Start with a slip knot and attach the yarn to the bag where you want the strap to begin, then chain 1 and work puff stitches to the desired length of the strap.
• After the desired length is reached, keep a long tail and cut the yarn.
• Sew the handle to the other side of the bag, ensuring it's securely attached.
• Weave in any excess yarn and trim as needed.

Finishing:

• The final few rounds of the bag pattern involve working with single crochets and chains, skipping spaces before and after the corners, and attaching the straps to finish the bag.