The Jet Set Bag | Crochet Pattern

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This crochet bag pattern is super easy and will fit ALL your needs inside. I designed this bag for its simplicity but also its usefulness. I absolutely love crochet bags but sometimes I just need one that’s gonna carry my whole life inside and that is this bag! I carry around a current project or two, a book, my laptop, and of course, my wallet, keys, and phone. This is also a great piece to take to the beach. It’ll hold your sandals, book, water, sunscreen, you name it!

If you’re looking for a simple bag to hold all your needs, you’ve found it. The pattern itself is easy to follow along with and it’ll have you done in no time. Bonus – you can make this pattern in any yarn you choose. I recommend using a sturdier yarn so it holds up and has less gaps in between.

For my bag, I used a hemp yarn and a smaller hook than recommended to get a sturdy bag with no holes or gaps so that nothing could fall out. Additionally, you can add a lining to protect anything from falling out and give the bag some extra flair.

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Pattern Notes:

Bag is worked in the round building a “tube” that becomes the bag
The strap is added by connecting the yarn to one side of the bag, continuing across the strap and connecting to the other side of the bag.
Pattern is written in standard US terms.

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Materials:

Yarn: Lion Brand Just Hemp – 3.5oz/100g | 93yds/85m | Weight 5 Bulky
- any yarn can be used but if you’re looking for the same size bag, this yarn or another similar yarn that meets the listed gauge will be needed.
- Yardage: 495 yards (if you modify your straps, you may use more or less)
6.00mm hook – if you are using a different yarn, you may require a different hook size. I recommend using a hook size that is 1-2 sizes below the recommended hook size so you create a tight fabric without gaps.
Scissors
Tapestry Needle or another tool to weave in ends.
Measuring tape or another tool to check gauge.

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Stitch Abbreviations:

Ch – chain
St(s) – stitch(es)
Sp – space
Sc – single crochet
Sl st – slip stitch

Special Stitches:

WS – waistcoat stitch

Pattern:

Body:

Ch 35 & place stitch marker in 35th chain. *Do not chain 1 or turn after any of the rows. Instead, continue to move your stitch marker at the beginning of each new row and work in the round*

[Using Color A] Row 1: Sc in 2nd st from hook and in each st across until last st. In last st work 3 scs then flip to the underside of the ch and keep working. On the underside of the ch, work a sc in each sp across until the end. Work 3sc in the marked sp then sl st into the next st and place st marker in this sl st. [count your stitches for this round, every subsequent round should have the same# of stitches]

Row 2: [do not chain 1 or turn] WS in next sc and in each sc across until the “corner” (3scs). Work a WS in each of the corner sts and in all of the stitches around. Work a WS in the next 3 “corner” sts and sl st in the marked st. Place the stitch marker into this sl st.

Row 3-19: [do not chain 1 or turn] WS in next WS and in each WS across and all the way around. Sl st into the marked st and place the stitch marker into this sl st.

[Using Color B] Row 20-59: Repeat row 3.

Strap:

Placing your bag flat, attach stitch markers on both sides of the bag, an equal distance apart where you want your strap to begin & end. You can choose the thickness of your strap at this point. I chose to use 7 stitches across as my strap width and placed stitch markers where I wanted both sides of the strap to be placed – making sure they left the same number of stitches on each side of the body of the bag.

Row 1: Attach your yarn where your first stitch marker is. WS in that stitch and each of the next sts until you reach the desired width of your strap. Ch1 and turn.

Row 2-76 (you can create fewer rows for a shorter strap and more rows for a longer strap): WS in each st across. Ch1 & turn. [76 rows = 19″ in length]

Final row: Slip stitch through the back loop only of the body of the bag to attach. Optionally, you can seam this part to hide the seam line a bit more.

Finishing:

Attach your yarn at the base of one of the straps on one side (the corner between the strap and the body of the bag). Slip stitch in each stitch around the body and the strap. Tie off.

Do the same on the opposite side, slip stitching into each of the body stitches and strap stitches until you reach the beginning point. Tie off and sew in all ends.

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