UPCYCLED FABRIC BAG

FREE PATTERN WITH VIDEO TUTORIAL

T-shirt/ribbon/up cycled yarns seemed like a trend when they started to fill yarn stores, but I think they are here to stay. They are really ideal for many home and fashion accessories. They come in a wide range of textures, colors, prints and weights and they bring this modern taste to crochet.

This medium size bag, has no seams at all (for those who’d rather avoid that finishing step), and even the handles and eyelet are made as you go along. Only add one of those XL buttons to finish it and make it pop!

Ice Yarns was so kind to provide the yarn for this tutorial, a beautiful up cycled super yarn which makes chunky, great looking stitches. So, you’re not only trying a different yarn, but you’re also contributing to our planet’s health.

And yarn is so good looking by itself that you only need simple stitches, such as single crochet, slip stitch and easy increases and decreases. All crocheted in the round, constructed from bottom to top.

Watch the video tutorial I made, to show steps for this quick bag, for you or a loving friend. And find written, round by round directions below as well.

A one skein project, to use that thick crochet hook and go super fast!

SUGGESTED MATERIALS

• 12 mm crochet hook
• One 400 gr/ 14.11 oz (80 m/ 87 yds) skein of super bulky Upcycled fabric yarn (95% Cotton, 5% Elastan) from Ice Yarns in Light Brown, fnt2-42150
• One 2.4”/ 6 cm wide button
• Some leftover yarn to sew the button
• Stitch marker
• Tapestry needle
• Measuring tape
• Scissors

FINISHED SIZE
10.6” x 7.1”/ 27 cm x 18 cm (width x height without the handle)

GAUGE (sc, in the round)
5 sts x 6 rnds= 4”/ 10 cm
NOTE: Super bulky up cycled fabric yarn is 0.8-1.2 cm wide but it’s also good to measure the material with the edges unfolded to get a more accurate gauge (see the images below).

SKILL LEVEL
Easy: This pattern uses basic stitches, basic shaping and finishing techniques

STITCH GUIDE

• ch: chain
• Rnd: round
• st: stitch
• sl st: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet
• dec: decrease

BAG
Crocheted in the round, in a spiral, starting from the bottom. Ch 7.
Rnd 1: 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook (place marker in the first st), sc 4, 5 sc in next ch, continue on the other side of the ch, sc 4, 2 sc in the last ch= 18 sts
Rnd 2: Relocate color marker in the first st of every round. This will make counting rounds and sts easier.
5 sc in first st, sc 8, 5 sc in next st, sc 8= 26 sts
Rnd 3: Sc 26= 26 sts
Rnd 4: Sc 2, 2 sc in next st, sc 12, 2 sc in next st, sc 10= 28 sts
Rnd 5: Sc 3, 2 sc in next st, sc 13, 2 sc in next st, sc 10= 30 sts
Rnd 6: Sc 4, 2 sc in next st, sc 14, 2 sc in next st, sc 10= 32 sts
Rnd 7-10: Sc 32= 32 sts
Rnd 11: Sc 4, dec 1, sc 14, dec 1, sc 7, ch 8 (eyelet opening), skip 1 st, sc 2.
Rnd 12: Sc 5 just to reach the fold of the bag.
Rnd 13: Sc 5 (relocate marker in the first of these sts for the new beginning of round), ch 35 (handle opening), skip 5 sts, sc 10, ch 35 (handle opening), skip 5 sts, sc 5. Sl st in the first st of the round.
Fasten off and weave in all ends.

FINISHING
Sew the button to the bag.
The bag is finished.