Author: Talha
I am a crochet designer, macramé maker and a crafter who also loves doing MATH.
These FREE bag patterns will let you crochet REALLY stylish purses, handbags and shoulder bags using basic stitches and easy construction methods. While style and formal look in crochet almost always comes with complicated stitches and colorwork, I will show you how this will actually come from making bags in different shape types such as the moon bag, elegant additions such as a bow and basic ribbing, beautiful handle constructions.
These crochet bags will be worked both from bottom-up and by crocheting and seaming a large crochet piece. Both methods are actually pretty easier. Only bag that I can call “intermediate” is the strawberry pouch which requires learning puff stitch increase like amigurumi single crochet. However, overall, they are easy and elegant.
You can choose from only Romanian cord and half I-cord handles this time. I will introduce you to both drawstring, metal clasp attached and crocheted as you go handles, here. I especially like the ribbed bags, here and how easy is the bow construction. Now, explore by your own!
Crochet Ribbed Pouch Bag Pattern
Let’s begin with this crochet ribbed handbag purse with a beautiful knitted-like texture and two Romanian cord handles! With the magnetic button and the and 3 cm circular metal rings, it ends up KINDA PROFESSIONAL crochet bag. It is a crochet dumpling bag with vertical ribbing all around.
How? Well the idea is to crochet a long flat crochet piece with increases and normal stitches worked in BLO and seaming with hook the edges.
With that, you don’t have to work FPDC & BPDC as the fabric is worked in rows. With the hollow cotton cord, it will end up much professional-looking and formal-ready! Remake it in blue, pink or teal.
Crochet Stylish Bow Bag Pattern
If you like coquette aesthetic, crochet this elegant drawstring handbag with a large crochet bow in the front. The bag’s body is crocheted with solid stitches starting with a rectangle base, so should be easy for beginners. The bow is also crocheted using rectangle-sewing method, so this is actually a beginner-friendly bag.
Nice addition in this bag is how the bag is folded inside on either side and the Romanian cord straps are inserted through; there is no magnetic button. So, it stays shut tightly when you lift it and then after placing onto the table, you can just pull the sides to open it further.
The idea used, here is to crochet the bag normally from bottom up without sewing and then folding the sides. Therefore, as I mentioned, this bag will be easier for absolute beginners. Crochet it with high contrast colors such as white with red or green.
Ways to Crochet Themed Drawstring Pouches with FREE PATTERNS
Make Crochet BagsCrochet Ribbed Shoulder Bag Pattern
Learn how to crochet a stylish ribbed shoulder bag using t-shirt yarn with this pattern. It is slightly different in shape than the bag in the first suggestion, has no magnetic button for closing and puffy V-stitch texture on either side as well as on the THICK handle.
Also, there are simple fringes hanging below which make it even more elegant and fashionable. It is designed as a moon bag purse but with long shoulder straps.
With that beautiful and simple construction (just crochet in BLO and work increases and seam the edges), it is a must-have crochet bag for ladies. I recommend making it in pink, aqua, sky-blue and similar light shades.
Crochet Money Bag Pattern (Version 2)
This variant of crochet bow bag has a beautfiul strap with shell stitch edging, an even elegant but small bow and double chain handles. With an oval base and simpler stitch pattern, I just love this Lucky Money Crochet bag. While it was designed as a Chinese New Year gift, I would definitely recommend making it at any time of the year.
Worked from bottom up, you can learn making it in less than 30 minutes. You can also crochet a purple and white version, which I adore alot.
Milk Cotton yarn and 2.5mm crochet hook is recommended to crochet this bag. Yup, unlike all of the previous ones, it looks elegant even with the normal cotton yarn! Wanna crochet it? You can also try it with a knotted bow bag charm!
Ways to Crochet Wallet & Mini Bags with FREE PATTERNS
Make Crochet BagsCrochet Strawberry Bag Pattern BY Xiaoshimei
Crochet this lacy puff stitch strawberry pouch with both handbag handle and sling crossbody string. It is small, so use it as an AirPod pouch. With the 2mm ”hollow cotton yarn”, it ends up with a more beautiful texture than with the standard cotton yarn.
You can easily find the hollow cotton yarn with the name of lace cotton yarn, line thread and round strand yarn. To clarify again, all the pouches discussed before are also crocheted using the hollow cotton yarn.
It is worked top down starting with the green handle to the tip of the strawberry. You can also crochet the popular ”puffy flower” as a charm for this pouch. Learn crocheting the charm in the same tutorial.