Danbury Tote Bag Free Beginner Crochet Pattern
The Danbury Tote Bag Free Beginner Crochet Pattern is a great pattern to work up in the round with joined rows and creates a durable and versatile bag. Truly a beginner friendly pattern, The Danbury Tote Bag Free Beginner Crochet Pattern comes together quickly and can be made as shown in stripes or in your favorite solid colors!
The Danbury Tote Bag Free Beginner Crochet Pattern is really more than a beach bag and is a great market tote for shopping or even can be a project bag for your latest makes! I would like to thank Lion Brand yarn for providing the yarn for this design.
One of the best things about the Danbury Tote Bag Free Beginner Crochet Pattern is that it uses a great yarn from Lion Brand called REWIND that is soft, durable and even though it is listed as a category 5 “bulky” - it works up closer to a category 4 Aran and doesn’t add too much bulk to the pattern and bag itself.
The Danbury Tote Bag Free Beginner Crochet Pattern creates a sturdiness as it stitches up so the bag itself does not need an additional lining added. Once you have it completed and your ends woven in - it is good to go!
Materials
Lion Brand Yarn Rewind
Color A: Griege – 2 balls
Color B: Current Situation – 1 ball
Crochet Hook Size J-10/ 6 mm
Tapestry needle to weave ends
Tape Measure
Stitches Used / Abbreviations:
fsc – foundation single crochet
ch – chain loop
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
scc2tog – single crochet 2 together
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
Finished Measurements: bag body 17” wide x 12” tall
Gauge: 13 sts x 10 rows = 4” in hdc
PATTERN NOTES:
******* DO NOT TURN YOUR WORK. WORK IN THE SAME CONTINUOUS DIRECTION *******
Bag Base – Begin With Color B
Row 1: Fsc x 31
Round 2: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), 30 hdc across, to last st;
[6 hdc] in last st to create corner; 29 hdc across, [5 hdc] in last st, then sl st to first hdc to complete Round. 68 hdc
Round 3: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), 30 hdc acros, [2 hdc] in each of next 6 hdc, 29 hdc across, [2 hdc] in
each of next 5 hdc, hdc in same sp as first hdc of Round, sl st to first hdc to complete the Round. 80 hdc
Round 4: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), 33 hdc acros, [2 hdc] in each of next 6 hdc, 35 hdc across, [2 hdc] in
each of next 6 hdc, hdc last 2 hdc, sl st to first hdc to complete the Round. 92 hdc
Round 5: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), sl st in back loop only all the way around, sl st to first sl st to complete the Round 92 sl st
Round 6: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), hdc in back loop only all the way around, sl st to first hdc to complete the Round. 92 hdc
Rounds 7-10: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), sc all the way around, sl st to first sc to complete the Round. 92 sc
Color A:
Round 11: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), sc all the way around, sl st to first sc to complete the Round. 92 sc
Color B
Rounds 12-13: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), sc across to the corner 2x sc2tog, sc across to the last 4 sts, 2x sc2tog, sl st to first sc to complete round, decrease 4 sts each round
Rounds 14-15: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), sc all the way around, sl st to first sc to complete the Round. 84 sc
Round 16: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), sc across to the corner 2x sc2tog, sc across to the last 4 sts, 2x sc2tog, sl st to first sc to complete round, decrease 4 sts
Color A:
Round 17: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), sc all the way around, sl st to first sc to complete the Round. 80 sc
Rounds 18 - 25: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), hdc all the way around, sl st to first hdc to complete the Round. 80 hdc
Color B:
Round 26: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), sc all the way around, sl st to first sc to complete the Round. 80 sc
Color A:
Rounds 27 - 36: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), hdc all the way around, sl st to first hdc to complete the Round. 80 hdc
Color B:
Rounds 37-39: Ch 1 (does NOT act as st), sc all the way around, sl st to first sc to complete the Round. 80 sc
CREATE STRAPS:
Color B:
Row 1: Ch 1, sc, fsc x 44, sl st to other side of bag body
Rows 2-3: sl st to next st on bag body, turn, hdc across to other side, sl st to side to join, Turn
Fasten off.
Skip 2 sts, Rejoin yarn and create second strap repeating Rows 1-3.