Here is a free pattern for the crochet drawstring bag Ruby. It would work really well for packing a tiny Christmas present 🙂 Or it could be just a cute decoration for the Christmas table. This pattern uses the trinity stitch which has a well defined beautiful texture.
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Crochet drawstring bag Ruby
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Materials
- Yarn: any thin yarn will work. I used DIAMOND mercerized cotton 100% 8/4 50g. Colors: 4502 (red) and 100 (white).
- Hook: as suggested on your yarn label. I used hook size 2.0 mm.
Abbreviations (US terms)
- ch: chain
- sl st: slip stitch
- sc: single crochet
- sc inc: single crochet increase
- trin st: trinity stitch
- hdc: half double crochet
- hdc-3lo: half double crochet third loop only
- prev: previous
- st: stitch
Notes
The diameter of my bag is 6.0 cm and the height is 11.0 cm.
You will work in continuous rounds, which means that in the end of a round you don’t join with a slip stitch, but instead continue working in the top of the first stitch of the round. Remember to use a marker showing the beginning of each round. Photo instructions below show how to make the bag, including the trinity stitch working in continuous rounds.
Pattern
The bag
Start by making a magic (adjustable) ring with your red yarn.
Round 1: 8 sc in the magic ring. (8 st in total)
Round 2: sc inc in every st. (16 st)
Round 3: *sc inc, 1 sc in the next st*, rep ** 8 times. (24 st)
Round 4: sc; *sc inc, 2 sc*, rep ** 7 times, sc inc, 1 sc. (32 st)
Round 5: 2 sc; *sc inc, 3 sc*, rep ** 7 times, sc inc, sc. (40 st)
Round 6: sc; *sc inc, 4 sc*, rep ** 7 times, sc inc, 3 sc. (48 st)
Round 7: 4 sc; *sc inc, 5 sc*, rep ** 7 times, sc inc, sc. (56 st)
Round 8: sc in every st until the end of the round.
The bottom of the bag is finished.
Round 9: sc, trin st in every st until the end of the round.
Round 10-16: trin st in every st until the end of the round.
Round 17: hdc in every st until the end of the round.
Change yarn color to white.
Round 18: hdc-3lo in every st until the end of the round.
Round 19-27: hdc in every st until the end of the round.
Making the holes for the string:
Round 28: hdc, *ch 2, skip 2 st of the prev round, 2 hdc*, rep ** 13 times, ch 2, skip 2 st of the prev round, hdc.
Round 29: hdc, *2 hdc in the ch2 space of the prev round, 2 hdc*, rep ** 13 times, 2 hdc in the ch2 space of the prev round, hdc.
Round 30: hdc in every st until the end of the round.
Change yarn color to red.
Round 31-34: trin st in every st until the end of the round.
In the end make 2 additional sl st in the next 2 st to even out the edge. Fasten off.
Making the string
Start by chaining with red yarn. The length of the chain should be around 28-30 cm long. Make a row of slip stitches in the third loop of the chain as it is shown in photo instructions below. When you reach the end of the row, fasten off. You are ready to weave in the string into your bag. Done!
Photo instructions for the crochet drawstring bag Ruby
Round 1
1. Start by making a magic ring. Then make 8 single crochets in the magic ring. Tighten the ring by pulling the end of the yarn.
Round 2
2. Don’t make a slip stitch. Make a single crochet in the top of your first stitch of round 1.
3. To make a single crochet increase, make the second single crochet in the same stitch.
4. Continue making single crochet increases in every stitch until the end of the round. Remember to mark the beginning of the round.
Round 7
5. Continue to follow the written pattern.
Round 8
6. In round 8 make single crochets in every stitch of the round. The base of the bag is finished.
Round 9
7. In the beginning of round 9 make a single crochet. Next you will make the trinity stitch. You will work in the stitch where you have just made a single crochet and in the next two stitches.
8. So, insert your hook in the same stitch where you have just made a single crochet. Yarn over and pull the yarn through. You have two loops on your hook.
9. Then insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over and pull the yarn through. Now you have three loops on your hook.
10. Insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over and pull the yarn through. Now you have four loops on your hook.
11. Yarn over and pull the yarn through all four loops on your hook.
12. Then chain one. You have just made the trinity stitch. To make the next trinity stitch, you will work in the same stich where you have just worked in and in the next two stitches.
13. So, insert your hook in the last stitch where you have just worked in, yarn over, pull the yarn through, insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over and pull the yarn through, insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over and pull the yarn through. Now you have four loops on your hook.
14. Yarn over and pull the yarn through all four loops.
15. Then chain one.
16. Work in the same way until the end of the round. In round 10 you will work in the last stitch where you have just work in and in the next two stitches.
Round 10
17. Notice that the last stitch where you work in is the center of the trinity stitch in the previous round.
18. Pull the yarn through all four loops.
19. Then chain one and continue working in the same way.
Round 18
20. In round 18 you will work with the white yarn. So, in the beginning of round 18 chain one with white yarn and pull the end of red yarn to tighten it up. Your white yarn is ready to use.
21. To make half double crochet third loop only, you will work in the loop that is behind the “chain” of the half double crochet in the previous round. So, yarn over.
22. Insert your hook grabbing just the third loop of the next stitch and yarn over.
23. Pull the yarn through. Now you have three loops on your hook.
24. Yarn over and pull the yarn through all three loops. You have just made a half double crochet third loop only.
25. Continue making half double crochets third loop only until the end of the round.
Round 19
26. In round 19 make half double crochets in every stitch of the round.
Round 28
27. In round 28 you have to make holes for the string.
28. So, make one half double crochet, chain two, skip two stitches and make two half double crochets.
29. Then chain two, skip two stitches and make two half double crochets. Work in the same way until the end of the round.
Round 29
30. Continue by making two half double crochets in the chain two space of the previous round and then two half double crochets in the next two stitches.
31. Work in the same way until the end of the round.
Round 31
32. In round 31 you have to change yarn color to red.
33. Make trinity stitches until the end of the round.
Round 34
34. At the end of round 34 you will have to even out the edge.
35. So, make two slip stitches in the next two stitches.
Finished crochet drawstring bag Ruby
36. You can find a tutorial showing how to make a string here. Done!
Enjoy your crochet drawstring bag Ruby!
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