Trick or Treat Frankenbag
Your kids will absolutely love this Trick or Treat Frankenbag. It's big enough for those ambitious kids that try to get as much candy as they possibly can and has a super fun design that will get them excited for the night. Work up this crochet trick or treat bag pattern to really add to the candy collecting Halloween experience for you and your kids. It will definitely be a night you won't forget. Reuse it again next year to really make it worth the time you spend on it.
Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
MATERIALS:
- Lily Sugar'n Cream:
- MC: 01712 Hot Green (1 ball)
- A: 00002 Black (2 balls)
- Crochet Hook (H/8 or 5 mm)
- 2 yds of Red Yarn
SIZE:
Approx. 10 inches (25.5 cm) square, excluding handles.
GAUGE:
13 sc and 14 rows = 4 inches (10cm).
NOTES:
Ch 2 at beg of each row does not count as hdc.
BAG
FRONT
With MC, ch 31.
1st row: (RS).1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook. 1 hdc in each ch across.Turn. 29 hdc.
2nd row: Ch 2. 1 hdc in each hdc across. Turn. Rep last row until work from beg measures 7½ ins [19 cm], ending with a WS row and joining A at end of last row.
Next row: (RS). With A, ch 2. 1 hdc in each of next 2 hdc. *1 long dc in hdc 1 row below. Miss hdc behind long dc just worked. 1 hdc in each of next 3 hdc. Rep from * to last 3 hdc. 1 long dc in hdc 1 row below. Miss hdc behind long dc just worked. 1 hdc in each of last 2 hdc. Turn.
Next row: Ch 2. 1 hdc in each st across. Turn. Rep last row 4 times more. Fasten off.
BACK
With A, ch 31.
1st row: (RS). 1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook. 1 hdc in each ch across. Turn. 29 hdc.
2nd row: Ch 2. 1 hdc in each hdc across. Turn. Rep last row until work from beg measures same length as Front.Fasten off.
GUSSET
With A, ch 10.
1st row: 1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook. 1 hdc in each ch across. Turn. 8 hdc.
2nd row: Ch 2. 1 hdc in each hdc across. Turn. Rep last row until work measures 5½ ins [14 cm] from beg, ending with a WS row. Join MC. With MC, cont even until MC section measures 15½ ins [39.5 cm], ending with a WS row. Join A. With A, cont even until A section measures 5½ ins [14 cm]. Fasten off. Sew Gusset to Front and Back.
Eyes (make 2).
With A, ch 2.
1st rnd: 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.
Eyebrow
With A, ch 22.
1st row: 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each of next 8 ch. Draw up a loop in each of next 3 ch. Yoh and draw through all loops on hook – Sc3tog made. 1 sc in each of next 9 ch. Fasten off.
Mouth
With red yarn, ch 38.
1st row: 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each of next 2 ch. *3 scin next ch. 1 sc in each of next 3 ch. Sc3tog. 1 sc in each of next3 ch. Rep from * to last 4 ch. 3 sc in next ch. 1 sc in each of last 3 ch. Fasten off.
Handles (make 2).
With A, ch 45.
1st row: 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each ch to end of ch. Join MC. Turn. 44 sc.
2nd row: With MC, ch 1. 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Join A. Turn.
3rd row: With A, ch 1. 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Join MC. Turn. Rep last 2 rows once more. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Sew Eyes, Eyebrow and Mouth to Bag as shown in picture. Attach Handles to either side of Bag as shown in picture.
