Trendy Crochet Tote Tutorial
Ready to make your own super stylish crochet bag? This Trendy Crochet Tote Tutorial is the perfect pattern for all year round. You can use more neutral colors or pick a specific season and run with it when you are creating this crochet tote. You can follow along with the in-depth crochet video to watch and see, step-by-step, how you can put this DIY tote together. This is definitely a bigger project so make sure you are up for the challenge and dive right in!
Crochet HookJ/10 or 6 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet Gauge4 sts x 4 rows in sc = 4” square
Materials List
- Yarn | Featured in this Video: Red Heart with Love - Colors Charcoal (color A), Iced Aqua (color B), Eggshell (color C)
- Crochet hook
Trendy Crochet Tote Tutorial
Notes: The tote is made from the bottom to top.
How to Crochet a Tote Instructions
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Base:
Using Color A, ch 9. -
Row 1: Sc in the second chain from the hook and in each across (8 sts).
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Rows 2-28: Ch 1, turn; sc in each st across.
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Body:
Round 1: Ch 1, using the ends of rows as stitches, sc in each st around the base, sl st to the first st to join (72 sts). -
Rounds 2-5: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to the first st to join. Fasten off Color A.
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Round 6: Join Color B in the first st, ch 4 (counts as the first dc + ch 1), ch 1, sk 1 st, * dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1 st, repeat from * around, sl st to the 3rd chain of the first ch 4 to join. Fasten off.
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Round 7: Join Color C in any ch 1 space, ch 1, * sc in ch space, ch 1, sk 1, repeat from * around, sl st to the first st to join. Fasten off.
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Round 8: Join Color A in any ch 1 space, ch 1, * sc in ch space, ch 1, sk 1, repeat from * around, sl st to the first st to join. Fasten off.
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Round 9: Join Color B in any ch 1 space, ch 4 (counts as the first dc + ch 1), ch 1, sk 1 st, * dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1 st, repeat from * around, sl st to the 3rd chain of the first ch 4 to join. Fasten off.
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Rounds 10-20: Repeat Rounds 7-9, ending on Round 8.
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Round 21: Ch 1, sc in each st and ch around, sl st to the first st to join.
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Round 22: Ch 1, * sc 7, sc dec, repeat from * around, sl st to the first st to join (64 sts).
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Round 23: Ch 1, sc in each st, sl st to the first st to join. Fasten off.
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Straps: make 4
Using Color A, ch 54. -
Rnd 1: Dc in the fourth chain from hook and in each across. Fasten off.
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Use yarn needle and sew straps on to the bag.
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Leta
Nov 02, 2017
I think this pattern was very easy. I love the stitch and I'm making another bag in black, turquoise and white! Thanks! (This bag is grey, navy blue and white.)
kimbalkema 6119357
May 12, 2017
Love this tote! My only question is why the pattern states to make 4 straps when it looks as though you only use 2.
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