Free Patterns by woodlandmermaidmakes

Get ready to wander through a magical forest with this adorable woodland-themed crochet bag! With its sweet little butterflies and pearly details, this fun project will have you hooked from the start. This crochet bag is the perfect size to carry your essentials, all while showcasing your crochet skills in style. Whether you’re off to the park, a Renaissance faire, or your favorite café, this charming bag is sure to add a whimsical touch to any look!

Materials and Tools

6.5mm crochet hook

2.5mm crochet hook

Yarn Needle

Worsted Weight Yarn

Colors: Brown for the body, mossy green for the flap, two contrasting colors for the butterflies (I used blue and purple), scrap white yarn for the butterfly antenna

Note: If you have a smaller weight yarn for the butterflies, that is even better!

Detachable bag strap (I use one from a bag I already own and swap it between bags as needed)

Optional: 12mm Pearl Beads

Crochet Stitches and Abbreviations

Note: These are US crochet terms

ch – chain

sl st – slip stitch

sc – single crochet

hdc – half double crochet

sc2tog – single crochet 2 together (a standard decrease)

BLO – back loop only

BO – bind off

Pattern Notes

Woodland Body

6.5mm crochet hook

In your main color (brown)

Ch 26 (can or or less to change length)
Row 1: Turn, hdc in the second ch and hdc across
When you reach the end, hdc 2 more in the last st

Continue in the round

When you reach the starting ch, hdc 3 in that sitch. Sl st.

Row 2: Repeat row 1 (68 stitchs) 

Note, you can continue the working increase rows if you want a longer and wider piece

Row 3: BLO hdc in of each stitch 
Repeat row 3 in the round until desired height is reached (I made a sqaure)
Bo

Bag Flap

6.5mm crochet hook

Green (flap) yarn

Note: The bag flap is a half circle

Row 1: 6 hdc in magic loop
Row 2: Turn, hdc 2 in each st (12)
Row 3: Turn, *1 hdc, hdc inc,* repeat from * until the end
Row 4: Turn, *2 hdc, hdc inc*, repeat from * until the end
Row 5: Turn, *3 hdc, hdc inc*, repeat from * until the end
Row 6: Turn, *4 hdc, hdc inc*, repeat from * until the end
Row 7: Turn, *5 hdc, hdc inc*, repeat from * until the end
Row 8: Turn, *6 hdc, hdc inc*, repeat from * until the end (48)
Note: Continue or decrease if you made you starting length of the bag longer or shorter The flat edge should be about the same width as your bag

Row 9: *sc in the next st, skip 1 st, 5dc in the next st, skip 1 st*, repeat from * until the end

Instead of turning at the end, continue and sc across the top to finish the border
Bo

Bag Strap

Add ch loops (approx 8 ch) to either side of the bag to clip onto.

Alternatively, you can use an i-cord tool with your brown (body) yarn to create a strap of your desired length. Attach the strap to either side of the bag.

Bag Flourishes

Beads or Bobbles

Attach a few 12mm pearl beads to the lower right hand corner of the front of the bag body (I used 3!).

Alternatively…

Instead of beads, you can create individual bobbles, then sew them randomly onto the body of the bag. This can be done with any color yarn.

Bobble stitch: ch 3, work into the first ch. Yarn over, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through two. (This is essentially completing the first half of one double crochet stitch.). Repeat until you have a total of 6 loops on your hook. Yarn over, pull through all 6 loops at once. Slip stitch and bind off.

Butterfly Applique

2.5mm crochet hook

Butterfly yarn color

In a magic circle : ch 3 into, tr, tr, ch 2, sc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, sl st (left-side complete).

Continue with: ch 2, dc, ch 2, sc, ch 2, tr, tr, ch 3, sl st (right-side complete).

BO

Tie a small piece of your white yarn through the center of the butterfly appliqué. Cut the ends of the yarn so they are long enough to look like antenna,

Repeat until you have your desired number of butterflies. I made 5, 3 for the bag flap, 2 for the body of the bag (attached next to my beads. Attach the butterflies to your bag as desired.

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