Moss stitch crochet drawstring bag

Moss stitch crochet drawstring bag

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Materials

• Yarn: any thin yarn will work. I used Strik & smil “Art silk garn”, 100% viscose, 50 g (white and green).
• Hook: as suggested on your yarn label. I used hook size 2.0.

Abbreviations (US terms)

• ch: chain
• sl st: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet
• sc inc: single crochet increase
• prev: previous
• st: stitch
• rep * *: repeat from * to *

Notes

The diameter of my crochet drawstring bag is 6.0 cm, the height is 10.0 cm. You will be working in rounds. This pattern uses the moss stitch. Photo instructions below show the main steps how to make this stitch. See the color chart below showing how to change colors.

Pattern

The bag

Start by making a magic (adjustable) ring with the green yarn.

Round 1: 8 sc in the magic ring. (8 st in total)

Round 2: ch 1, 1 sc in the first st, sc inc in every following st, join with a sl st. (16 st)

Round 3: ch 1, 1 sc in the first st, 1 sc in the next st; *sc inc, 1 sc in the next st*, rep ** 7 times, join with a sl st. (24 st)

Round 4: ch 1; *sc inc, 2 sc*, rep ** 7 times, sc inc, 1 sc, join with a sl st. (32 st)

Round 5: ch 1, sc; *sc inc, 3 sc*, rep ** 7 times, sc inc, sc, join with a sl st. (40 st)

Round 6: ch 1; *sc inc, 4 sc*, rep ** 7 times, sc inc, 3 sc, join with a sl st. (48 st)

Round 7: ch 1, 3 sc; *sc inc, 5 sc*, rep ** 7 times, sc inc, sc, join with a sl st. (56 st)

The bottom of the bag is finished.

Round 8: ch 1, sc in every st, join with a sl st. (56 st)

Change yarn color to white (see instructions below). Now you will be making the moss stitch.

Round 9: ch 2; *skip 1 st, sc in the next st, ch 1*, rep ** 27 times, join with a sl st. (56 st)

Round 10: ch 1, sc in the chain 1 space of the prev round, *ch 1, skip 1 st, sc in the chain 1 space of the prev round*, rep ** 27 times, join with a sl st, (56 st)

Change color to green.

Round 11: ch 2; *skip 1 st, sc in the chain 1 space of the prev round, ch 1*, rep ** 27 times, join with a sl st. (56 st)

Round 12: repeat round 10. Change color to white.

Round 13: repeat round 11.

Round 14: repeat round 10. Change color to green.

Round 15: repeat round 11.

Round 16: repeat round 10.

Round 17: repeat round 11.

Round 18: repeat round 10. Change color to white.

Round 19: repeat round 11.

Round 20: repeat round 10. Change color to green.

Round 21: repeat round 11.

Round 22: repeat round 10. Change color to white.

Round 23: repeat round 11.

Round 24: repeat round 10.

Round 25: repeat round 11.

Round 26: repeat round 10.

Round 27: repeat round 11.

Round 28: repeat round 10.

Round 29: repeat round 11.

Round 30: repeat round 10.

Round 31: repeat round 11.

Round 32: repeat round 10.

Round 33: repeat round 11.

Round 34: repeat round 10.

Making the holes for the string:

Round 35: ch 3, skip 2 st, *sc in next st, sc in the chain 1 space of the prev round, ch 2, skip 2 st*, rep ** 13 times, sc, join with a sl st. (56 st)

Round 36: ch 1, *sc in the chain 2 space of the prev round, ch 1, skip 1 st, sc in the sc of the prev round, ch 1*, rep 13 times, sc in the chain 2 space of the prev round, ch 1, skip 1 st, sc in the sc of the prev round, join with a sl st. (56 st)

Round 37: repeat round 11.

Round 38: repeat round 10.

Round 39: repeat round 11. Change color to green.

Round 40: repeat round 10.

Round 41: repeat round 11.

Round 42: repeat round 10.

Fasten off.

Making the string

Start by chaining. The length of the chain should be around 28-29 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.

Color chart

How to read the chart

Each square represents a stitch and its color. In each round you have 56 stitches. Rows represent rounds. For each round you have to read the row in the chart from right to left. The chain that you make in the beginning of each round counts as a stitch. Red squares in the chart show where you should make holes.

Photo instructions for the moss stitch crochet drawstring bag

Making the bag

Round 1

1. Start by making a magic (adjustable) ring. Then make 8 single crochets in the magic ring.

2. Tighten the ring by pulling the end of the yarn and join with a slip stitch to the first stitch.

Round 2

3. Chain one.

4. Then make a single crochet in the first stitch. Next make a single crochet in the next stitch.

5. Make a second single crochet in the same stitch. You have just made a single crochet increase.

6. Keep making single crochet increases until the end of the round.

7. Then join with a slip stitch to the chain one that you made in the beginning of this round. Follow the written pattern for rounds 3-8.

Round 9

8. In round 9 you need to change yarn color to white. So, take you white yarn.

9. Chain one with your white yarn.

10. Then pull the end of the green yarn to tighten the last green stitch and in this way secure the white yarn.

11. Chain one.

12. Skip one stitch and make a single crochet.

13. Chain one.

14. Skip one stitch and make a single crochet.

15. Keep working in the same way until the end of the round. You will finish this round by chaining one.

16. Then join with a slip stitch to the first chain that you made in the beginning of this round.

Round 10

17. Chain one.

18. Insert your hook in the chain one space of the previous round.

19. Yarn over, pull the yarn through and then yarn over again.

20. Pull the yarn through both loops. You have just finished a single crochet in the chain one space of the previous round.

21. Chain one, skip one stitch, and make a single crochet in the chain one space of the previous round.

22. Continue working in the same way until the end of this round. To finish the round, make one single crochet in the last stitch.

23. Then join with a slip stitch to the chain one that you made in the beginning of this round.

Round 11

24. In round 11 you have to change yarn color to green. So, take your green yarn.

25. Chain one with the green yarn and pull the white yarn to tighten the last stitch that you made in white. Now the green yarn is ready to use.

26. Chain two.

27. Skip one stitch and make a single crochet in the chain one space of the previous round.

28. Next, chain one, skip one stitch and make a single crochet in the chain one space of the previous round.

29. Continue working in the same way until the end of the round. To finish the round, chain one.

30. Then join with a slip stitch to the first stitch of this round.

Round 35

31. In round 35 you have make holes for a string. Start the round by chaining three.

32. Then skip two stitches and make a single crochet in the next stitch.

33. Next make a single crochet in the chain one space of the previous round.

34. Chain two, skip two stitches and make a single crochet in the next stitch.

35. Then make a single crochet in the chain one space of the previous round.

36. Finish the round by making one single crochet in the last stitch of the round. Then join with a slip stitch.

Round 36

37. Chain one.

38. Make a single crochet in the chain two space of the previous round.

39. Chain one.

40. Then skip one stitch and make a single crochet (work in the first of the two single crochets of the previous round).

41. Chain one.

42. Skip one stitch and make a single crochet in the chain two space of the previous round.

43. Then chain one, skip one stitch and make a single crochet in the next stitch.

44. To finish the round make one single crochet in the last stitch of the round.

45. Then join with a slip stitch to the first stitch of the round. Continue to follow the pattern.

Finished moss stitch crochet drawstring bag

46. Done!

Making the string

1. Start with a chain.

2. Now you will be working in the third loop of your chain which is behind ‘v’.

3. Insert your hook in the third loop of the chain and yarn over.

4. Pull the yarn through. Now you have two loops on your hook.

5. Pull the first loop through the other one. Now you have one loop on hour hook. You have just made your first slip stitch.

6. In the photo you can see that after several stitches it starts looking like two chains stuck together. Continue making slip stitches in the third loop of the chain until the end of the row. Fasten off. Done!

Enjoy your moss stitch crochet drawstring bag!

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