Free crochet pattern
Free crochet drawstring bag pattern
A little round-bottomed bag in single crochet spirals, with a row of eyelets for a chain drawstring: for dice, keys, stitch markers or a present. It’s a beginner pattern of about 3 hours, and it teaches magic ring, working in a spiral, back loop only. Follow it below, or open it in Stitchbay to count it row by row.
You’ll need
- 70 m (77 yd) of medium weight yarn (Worsted), cotton or acrylic. Including the drawstring.
- a 4.5 mm (US 7) hook
- Stitch marker, Tapestry needle
- Gauge: 16 stitches and 18 rows to 10 cm (4 in) in sc in the round
Size: About 11 cm across and 14 cm tall.
Before you start
Work in a spiral: don't join the rounds. Put a marker in the first stitch of each round and move it up as you go.
The round worked in the back loops only makes a crisp edge where the base turns up into the sides.
Abbreviations
| mr | magic ring |
| inc | increase |
| sc | single crochet |
| blo / flo | back / front loop only |
| sk | skip |
| sl st | slip stitch |
Base
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring.
Rnd 2: Inc 6 times (12 sts).
Rnd 3: (Sc, inc) 6 times (18 sts).
Rnd 4: (Sc 2, inc) 6 times (24 sts).
Rnd 5: (Sc 3, inc) 6 times (30 sts).
Rnd 6: (Sc 4, inc) 6 times (36 sts).
Sides
Rnd 1: Sc blo in each st to end. The base turns up here.
Rnd 2: Sc in each st to end.
Rep this rnd until the piece measures 11 cm from the back-loop round: about 20 rnds in all, ending rnd 21.
Eyelets and top
Rnd 1: (Sc 4, ch 2, sk 2) 6 times (24 sts and 6 ch-sps). Six eyelets for the drawstring.
Rnd 2: (Sc 4, (2 sc) in next ch-sp) 6 times (36 sts).
Rnds 3–5: Sc in each st to end.
Rnd 6: Sl st in each st to end.
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Drawstring: chain 80 (about 45 cm), turn, sl st back along the chain, and fasten off. Weave it in and out of the eyelets, starting and ending at the same one, and tie the ends in a knot.