Charming Crochet Shell Stitch Bag — Free Step-by-Step Pattern

Create a delightful Crochet Shell Stitch Bag with DK/light worsted yarn and a G/4 mm hook. This compact, elegant bag features a repeating shell stitch pattern and a roomy interior for daily essentials. The pattern is worked in rounds — follow the step-by-step instructions below and customize height or handle length as desired.

Materials Required:

DK/light worsted weight/category 3 yarn approximately 155 to 160 meters

G/4 mm crochet hook

Button

Yarn needle

Measuring tape

Size:

The bag measures about 8 inches wide and 8.5 inches high excluding the handles.

Stitches/Abbreviations Used:

** — Repeat instructions within asterisks as many times as directed

[ ] — Repeat instruction within parenthesis as a set as many times as directed

ch — chain

st/sts — stitch/stitches

sl st — slip stitch

sc — single crochet

dc — double crochet

Note:

The pattern is written in standard American terms.

Instruction

Round 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1 (does not count as a st), 16 dc into ring. Join with a sl st to 1^st st. (16 sts)

Round 2: Ch 1, 2 dc in each st around. Join. (32 sts)

Round 3: Ch 1, repeat [dc in next st, 2 dc in next st] around. Join. (48 sts)

Round 4: Ch 1, repeat [2 dc in next st, dc in next 5 sts] around. Join (56 sts)

Round 5: Ch 1, sc in same st, skip next st, 3 dc in next st, skip next st, **sc in next st, skip next st, 3 dc in next st, skip next st** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc.

Round 6: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, sc in 2^nd dc, **3 dc in next sc, sc in the 2^nd dc** Repeat from ** to ** around, dc in the 1^st sc at the beginning of round. Join with a sl st to the top of the 3^rd ch.

Round 7:Ch 1, sc in same st, 4 dc in next sc, **sc in the 2^nd dc, 4 dc in next sc** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc.

Round 8: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, sc in the space between the 2^nd and 3^rd dc, **4 dc in next sc, sc in the space between the 2^nd and 3^rd dc** Repeat from ** to ** around, 2 dc in the 1^st sc at the beginning of round. Join with a sl st to the top of the 3^rd ch.

Round 9:Ch 1, sc in the space between the starting 3 ch and the last st, 4 dc in next sc, **sc in the space between the 2^nd and 3^rd dc, 4 dc in next sc** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc.

Round 10: Repeat round 8.

Round 11: Ch 1, sc in the space between the starting 3 ch and the last st, 5 dc in next sc, **sc in the space between the 2^nd and 3^rd dc, 5 dc in next sc** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc.

Round 12: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in same st, sc in the 3^rd dc, **5 dc in next sc, sc in 3^rd dc** Repeat from ** to ** around, 2 dc in the 1^st sc at the beginning of round. Join with a sl st to the top of the 3^rd ch.

Round 13: Ch 1, sc in same st, 5 dc in next sc, **sc in the 3^rd dc, 5 dc in next sc** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc.

Repeat rounds 12 and 13 until the height of the bag is about 7.5 inches.

Edging:

Round 1 and 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc. (84 sc)

Round 3: **Ch 5, skip 2 ch, sc in next ch** Repeat from ** to ** around.

Round 4: Sl st in the 1^st ch-5 space, ch 1, 3 sc in same space, repeat 3 sc in each ch-5 space around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc. (84 sc)

Round 5: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc. (84 sc)

Handles:

Round 1: Ch 1, sc in 12 sts, ch 45, skip 18 sts, sc in next 24 sts, ch 45, skip 18 sts, sc in rest of the sts, each st around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc. (84 sc)

Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st and each ch around. Join.

Round 3: Sl st in each st around. Fasten off. Weave in all the loose ends.

Finishing:

Sew button to the front of the bag. Join yarn to the back of the bag right behind the button and work chains long enough to go around the button. Secure the other end of chains to the next st using a sl st. Fasten off and weave in the ends of yarn.

Tips: Repeat rounds 12 and 13 to increase height beyond the stated measurement. To adjust handle length, work more or fewer chains in Handles Round 1 before securing.