3 x Crochet Handbag Free Pattern: T-shirt Yarn Bag Patterns

Looking for a free crochet handbag pattern? Crochet handbags made of chunky T-shirt yarn have quickly become popular! Crochet your own crochet handbag or crochet shoulder bag for your summer outfit with one of these free and easy crochet handbag patterns.

Colorful and chunky crochet bag is a perfect small summer crochet project that works up in one evening. Perfect your cool Pinterest girl outfit and crochet your own with these free crochet handbag crochet patterns!

3 x Free Crochet Bag Patterns

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1. Crochet Handbag Pattern
2. Crochet Shoulder Bag Pattern
3. Crochet Mini Bag Pattern

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Materials and Specifications for the Crochet Bag Patterns

• Tools: Crochet hook 12 mm* or 10 mm*, a threading needle and a progress keeper (stitch marker)*.
• Yarns: T-shirt yarn or tube yarn in two colors. Usually the T-shirt yarn balls are quite big so one ball of each color is enough for a crochet handbag. Find yarn suggestions below:
  • Hoooked Zpagetti* (also available on Amazon* and Hooked Yarn).
  • Paintbox Yarns Recycled T-Shirt*
  • Hoooked Ribbon XL Solids*
  • You can also check your local yarn stores for t-shirt or tube yarns that aren’t necessarily listed to their web shops.
• Gauge: For the handbag: 6 sc stitches and 6 sc rows in 10 cm (4″). For the shoulder bag and mini bag: 6 sc stitches and 5 sc rows in 10 cm (4″).
• Terminology: US.
• Skill level: Easy.
• Sizes of the bags:
  1. Crochet handbag: width 29 cm / 11.4″ and height (excl. the bag handle) 18 cm / 7.1″.
  2. Crochet shoulder bag: width 26,5 cm / 10.4″ and height (excl. the bag handle) 17 cm / 6.7″.
  3. Crochet mini bag: width 21 cm / 8.3″ and height (excl. the bag handle) 14,5 cm / 5.7″.

I’d love to see how you combine other yarn colors!

1. Crochet Handbag Free Pattern

The crochet handbag is crocheted from the bottom to the handle. The bag is crocheted double-stranded which means you crochet with two yarn strands (both are different colors) at the same time.

Note: the single crochet stitches (sc) are crocheted as “X” or “cross” single crochet stitches (instead of the traditional “V”-shape single crochet stitches).

Here’s how you crochet an X-shape (cross) single crochet stitch: insert your hook through the stitch/loop, yarn under (place your hook over the yarn), pull yarn through, yarn over, pull yarn through the two loops on your hook.

Base and round 1: Chain 17. Starting from the second chain from your hook, insert 14 single crochet stitches (sc). Insert 3 sc to the next chain stitch. Continue crocheting the other side of the chain (don’t turn the work, you will crochet rounds): Insert 13 sc. Then, insert 4 sc to next stitch. This is the end of the round. There is a total of 34 sc in the round.

Rounds 2-9: Insert 34 sc. Place the progress keeper (stitch marker) to the first stitch in each round. This way you know when a new round starts.

Round 10: This is the first decrease round. Insert a single crochet decrease stitch (sc-dec) by crocheting two sc stitches together through front loops only. Insert 14 sc, 1 sc-dec, 14 sc, 1 sc-dec.

Round 11: This is the second decrease round. Insert 1 sc-dec. Then, insert 12 slip stitches (sl st), 2 sc-dec, 11 sl st. There will be 2 stitches left in the round. Start the bag handle next.

Bag handle: Insert 4 sc. Chain 1 and turn the work. The bag handle is worked in rows. *Insert 4 sc, chain 1 and turn the work.* Repeat * 17 more times. Sew the bag handle with a threading needle to the opposite side side of the bag. Join it with the two decrease stitches and the stitches next to both decrease stitches (a total of 4 stitches).

To finish the bag handle, turn it into a big “tube” by sewing the opposite edges of each row together.

Weave in the ends with a threading needle. You can also sew a snap button onto the inner sides of the bag.

I hope you got the cool girl moment with your new crochet handbag! I definitely got. 🙂 If you have any feedback, feel free to comment the crochet handbag pattern below!

2. Crochet Shoulder Bag Free Pattern

This yellow crochet shoulder bag with a long bag handle is also crocheted from the bottom to the handle. The bag is crocheted double-stranded with yellow and light yellow t-shirt yarn with a 12 mm crochet hook.

Base and round 1: Chain 14. Starting from the second chain from your hook, insert 12 single crochet stitches (sc). In this pattern, the stitches are traditional V-shape stitches.
Insert 3 sc to the next chain stitch. Continue crocheting the other side of the chain (don’t turn the work, you will crochet rounds): Insert 11 sc. Then, insert 2 sc to next stitch. This is the end of the round. There is a total of 28 sc in the round.

Rounds 2-8: Insert 28 sc. Place the progress keeper (stitch marker) to the first stitch in each round. This way you know when a new round starts.

Start the bag handle next.

Bag handle: Insert 2 sc (like you would start a new round). Insert 1 slip stitch to the next stitch. Chain 1 and turn the work. Skip 1 stitch and start working bag handle rows from the stitch after the skipped stitch.
The bag handle is worked in rows. *Insert 4 sc, chain 1 and turn the work.*
Repeat * 27 more times. Sew the bag handle with a threading needle to the 4 stitches of the opposite side of the bag. Make sure there are 10 sc on both sides between the bag handle attachments.

Weave in the ends with a threading needle. You can also sew a snap button onto the inner sides of the bag.

Enjoy your new cool crochet shoulder bag!

3. Crochet Mini Bag Free Pattern

This super cute mini handbag with a short bag handle is also crocheted from the bottom to the handle. The bag is crocheted double-stranded with bubblegum pink and orange t-shirt yarn with a 12 mm crochet hook.

Base and round 1: Chain 11. Starting from the second chain from your hook, insert 9 single crochet stitches (sc). In this pattern, the stitches are traditional V-shape stitches.
Insert 3 sc to the next chain stitch. Continue crocheting the other side of the chain (don’t turn the work, you will crochet rounds): Insert 8 sc. Then, insert 4 sc to next stitch. This is the end of the round. There is a total of 24 sc in the round.

Rounds 2-7: Insert 24 sc. Place the progress keeper (stitch marker) to the first stitch in each round. This way you know when a new round starts.

Start the bag handle next.

Bag handle: Chain 13. Join the chain to the opposite side of the bag so that there are 10 sc on the right side and 12 sc on the left side. Insert a slip stitch to the next stitch on the left.
Chain 1 and insert 13 sc along the chain back to the beginning. Insert 1 slip stitch to the stitch next to the handle.
Make sure there are 10 sc on both sides between the bag handle attachments.

Weave in the ends with a threading needle. You can also sew a snap button onto the inner sides of the bag.

Enjoy your new crochet mini handbag!

I’d love to see your crochet bags so remember to share your creations on Instagram and tag @swoolify!

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