Crochet Orange Bag

The crochet orange bag is the perfect accessory to add a pop of color and style to your outfit. With its vibrant hue and intricate crochet design, this handmade bag is not only a fashionable choice but also a practical one. Whether you're heading to the beach or running errands in town, this bag will hold all your essentials while making a statement. It's versatile, fun, and sure to turn heads wherever you go. So go ahead and add a touch of sunny orange to your wardrobe with this charming crochet bag!

Materials

1 skein Coral colored yarn from Big Twist at Joanns. Otherwise any orange would work

1 small ball Medium Thyme Yarn from Red Heart

1 small ball White Yarn from Red Heart

1 small ball Cornmeal Yarn from Red Heart

4.5mm hook

Tapestry needle

Abbreviations (US terms)

mr = Magic ring

ch = Chain

sl st = Slip Stitch

sc = Single crochet

dc = Double Crochet

hdc = Half Double Crochet

tr = Triple Crochet

Notes

Used coral/medium orange yarn for a softer look; any orange yarn works.

The flat crochet fruit bag lacks a middle piece, but you can add one for more depth.

Phone bag diameter: approximately 8 inches.

Made using the continuous circle method to eliminate slip stitching and chains between rounds.

Flower and leaf can be used as bag charms or sewn onto the bag.

Instructions

This part of the pattern is made mostly in the round, while the handle is made in rows.

Round 1: Make a mr and dc x12 (do not make chains first, we want the middle to look like it's swirling from the center). (12)

Round 2: Dc Inc in every stitch (24).

Round 3: Dc Inc, dc, then repeat for the entire round. (36)

Round 4: Dc Inc, dc x2, then repeat for the entire round. (48)

Round 5: Dc Inc, dc x3, repeat for the entire round. (60)

Round 6: Dc Inc, dc x4, repeat for the entire round. (72)

Round 7: Dc Inc, dc x5, repeat for the entire round. (84)

Round 8: Dc Inc, dc x6, repeat for the entire round. (96)

At the end make a hdc and then a sl st for a smoother outer seem. Then fasten off the yarn.

Orange Circles: Make x2

Once you have made 2 orange circles you want to single crochet the edges together. To do this you want to hold the 2 circles together and line them up in relation to stitch openings. Then rejoin the orange yarn to the outer edge going through both orange circles. Then sc around the edge for about ¾ -⅘ of the way.

You want to leave an opening about the size of a hand so you can easily grab things out of the bag.

Rows 1-115: Sc x 4 on just one side of the orange (not both pieces like we just did). Then ch x1 and turn. Sc x4 and repeat.

Adjust the length of the strap as needed.

To join to the opposite side of the orange you want to crochet the handle and the top of the orange together, close to the end of the opening. When that is done, fasten off the yarn and weave in the ends.

You will do this for the other side’s handle, but rejoin the yarn on the other orange circle and repeat.

Now the bag should be done.

Flower Bag Charm:

This pattern is made in 2 rounds.

Round 1: With the yellow yarn, make a mr then sc x5 into the mr. Fasten off the yellow and join the white yarn.

Round 2: With the white yarn, ch x2 and in the same stitch make a dc, tr, tr, dc. Then ch x2 and sl st back into the same stitch.

For the next 4 petals you are going to ch x2, and do the dc, tr ,tr ,dc, ch x2 and slip stitch into the next available stitch from the round below.

After all 5 petals are complete, slip stitch to the first petal, then chain x25 and sl st to the first ch. Fasten off the yarn and weave in any yarn tails.

Leaf Bag Charm:

This pattern starts off as a chain but then goes completely around it.

Round 1: Ch x13

Round 2: In the second ch from the hook make a sc. In the following chains make a hdc, dc, dc, tr, tr, tr, tr, dc, dc, hdc, sc in the remainder of the chains. Then ch x1, and flip to the other side.

You will repeat the same sequence of stitches on the unworked side. Sc, hdc, dc, dc, tr, tr, tr, tr, dc, dc, hdc, sc.

Then slip stitch to the beginning. Then chain x25 and sl st to the first ch. Fasten off the yarn and weave in any yarn tails.

Now all you have to do is add the charms to the bag and you have a cute orange crochet bag ready to go!