The Lazy Hobbyhopper: Crochet boho style crossbody bag

Materials:

Sport weight/category 2 yarn in 2 colors (green approximately 240 meters and off white 200 meters

3 mm crochet hook

4 beads for tassels

yarn needle

Size:

10.5 x 10.5 excluding handle

Stitches/Abbreviations Used:

** - Repeat instructions within asterisks as many times as directed

[ ] - Repeat instructions within parenthesis as a set as many times as directed

ch - chain

st/sts - stitch/stitches

sl st - slip stitch

sc - single crochet

dc - double crochet

dc2tog - double crochet 2 sts together (dc decrease)

tr - treble

Note:

The pattern is written in standard American terms

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Instruction

Plain granny square (make 2)

Round 1: Make a magic ring, ch 3, 2 dc into ring, [ch 3, 3 dc into ring] 3 times, ch 3. Join with a sl st to the 1^st st.

Round 2: Ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space, **dc in 3 dc, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space** Repeat from ** to ** 2 more times. Join with a sl st to the 1^st st.

Round 3: Ch 3, dc in each st until the ch-3 corner space, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space, **dc in each st until the next ch-3 corner space, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space** Repeat from ** to ** 2 more times, dc in rest of the sts. Join with a sl st to the 1^st st. (You will be increasing 4 sts on each side)

Round 4 to 13: Repeat round 3. (You will have 51 sts on each side)

Lace square (make 2)

Round 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1, 8 sc into ring. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc.

Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, repeat [ch 4, 2 dc in next sc] 7 more times, ch 1, work a dc in the 1^st st to join.

Round 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same space, ch 4, repeat [2 dc in next ch-4 space, ch 4] around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st st.

Round 4: Ch 3, dc in next st, 2 dc in next ch-4 space, ch 4, repeat [dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next ch-4 space, ch 4] around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st st.

Round 5: Sl st in next st, ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, 3 dc in the next ch-4 space, ch 4, **skip next st, dc in next 3 sts, 3 dc in the next ch-4 space, ch 4** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join.

Round 6: Sl st in next st, ch 3, dc in next 4 sts, 3 dc in the next ch-4 space, ch 4, **skip next st, dc in next 5 sts, 3 dc in the next ch-4 space, ch 4** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join.

Round 7: Sl st in next st, ch 3, dc in next 6 sts, 3 dc in the next ch-4 space, ch 4, **skip next st, dc in next 7 sts, 3 dc in the next ch-4 space, ch 4** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join.

Note: Pay attention to the number of chains in the next round.

Round 8: Sl st in next st, ch 3, dc in next 8 sts, 3 dc in the next ch-4 space, ch 4, skip next st, dc in next 9 sts, 3 dc in the next ch-4 space, ch 3, **skip next st, dc in next 9 sts, 3 dc in the next ch-4 space, ch 4, skip next st, dc in next 9 sts, 3 dc in next ch-4 space, ch 3** Repeat from ** to ** 2 more times.

Round 9: Sl st in next st, ch 3, dc in next 9 sts, ch 3, sc in ch-4 space, ch 3, skip next st, dc in next 10 sts, ch 3, sc in ch-3 space, ch 3, **skip next st, dc in next 10 sts, ch 3, sc in ch-4 space, ch 3, skip next st, dc in next 10 sts, ch 3, sc in ch-3 space, ch 3** Repeat from ** to ** 2 more times. Join.

Round 10: Sl st in next st, ch 3, dc in next 7 sts, ch 3, [tr, ch 1, tr, ch 1, tr, ch 1, tr] in next sc, ch 3, skip next st, dc in next 8 sts, ch 4, sc in ch-3 space, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 4, **skip next st, dc in next 8 sts, ch 3, [tr, ch 1, tr, ch 1, tr, ch 1, tr] in next sc, ch 3, skip next st, dc in next 8 sts, ch 4, sc in ch-3 space, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 4** Repeat from ** to ** 2 more times. Join.

Round 11: Sl st in next st, ch 2, dc in next st (together counts as dc2tog), **dc in next 2 sts, dc2tog, ch 3, {[dc, ch 1, dc] in next tr, ch 1} 3 times, [dc, ch 1, dc] in next tr, ch 3, skip next st, dc2tog, dc in next 2 sts, dc2tog, ch 4, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in next ch-3 space, ch 4, skip next st, dc2tog** Repeat from ** to ** 3 more times finishing with ch 4. Join with a sl st to 1^st st.

Round 12: Ch 2, dc3tog (counts as dc4tog), {ch 5, [2 dc, picot, dc] in ch-1 space} 4 times, ch 5, **dc4tog, ch 6, sc in 3 dc, [sc, ch 2, sc] in ch-2 space, sc in 3 dc, ch 6, dc4tog, {ch 5, [2 dc, picot, dc] in ch-1 space} 4 times, ch 5** Repeat from ** to ** 2 more times, dc4tog, ch 6, sc in 3 dc, [sc, ch 2, sc] in ch-2 space, sc in 3 dc, ch 3, join with a dc in 1^st st.

Round 13: Ch 1, sc in same space, **[ch 7, sc in next ch-5 space] 2 times, ch 7, [sc, ch 11, sc] in next ch-5 space, [ch 7, sc in next ch-5 space] 2 times, ch 7, sc in ch-6 space, ch 7, sc in ch-2 space, ch 7, sc in ch-6 space** Repeat from ** to ** around joining the last ch-7 with a sl st to the 1^st sc at the beginning. Fasten off.

Joining the squares

Place the lace square on top of the granny square. Join yarn into a corner space of both the squares,

Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same space, ch 3, **dc in 3 sts of only granny square (GS), next dc through the 1st ch-7 space of lace square (LS), next 4 dc in only GS, next dc through ch-7 space of LS, 5 dc through only GS, dc through ch-7 space of LS, 6 dc through only GS, next dc through ch-7 space of LS, 7 dc through only GS, next dc through ch-7 space of LS, 6 dc through only GS, next dc through ch-7 space of LS, 5 dc through only GS, next dc through ch-7 space of LS, 4 dc through only GS, next dc through ch-7 space of LS, 3 dc through only GS, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] through corner space of both square** Repeat from ** to ** around finishing with 2 dc and ch 3 at the 1st corner space. Join with a sl st to the 1st st. Similarly join the other set of squares.

Assembling the bag

We'll be joining the two set of squares together to form the bag. Place the wrong side of the squares facing each other and work through the double thickness of each st on three sides. Join yarn at a corner space and work 2 sc, then sc in each st across until the next corner, work [2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc] in the corner, sc in each st across until the next corner, [2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc] in the corner, sc in each st across until the next corner, 2 sc in the corner. Cut off yarn.

Work a row of sl st in each st of the upper edge on both sides starting from one corner and finishing at the end. Then cut off yarn and join yarn at the other side and work sl st in each st starting from one corner and finishing at the next.

Bag strap

Hold 2 strands of yarn together and using a larger hook (4 mm) work chs measuring 50 inches long, work sl st on the back side of each ch. Cut off yarn and weave in the ends.

Insert one end of the strap through a corner space of both squares and sew the end to the strap