This is a
crochet granny square bag that I made some time ago.
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| Crochet granny square bag |
Granny squares are marvelous. They are small, quick and fun to make. You can virtually mix and match any color combination. There is a myriad of granny square pattern resources on
Pinterest and other craft sites. It's also easy to create your own.
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| Crochet granny square bag |
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| Crochet granny square bag - other side |
Bag Construction
Any number of squares can be used, depending on the size of you want to build. I used 35 pieces of granny squares for this bag.
- 12 each for the front and back panels
- 4 for each side panel
- 3 for bottom panel
(12 x 2) + (4 x 2) + 3 = 35
I alternated between dark purple and light purple pieces, and made sure the colors lined up before sewing/joining. Laying them out also helped to determine what colors to use to make next square.
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| Lay out the granny squares |
- First, sew/join the pieces for the front panel. The front panel is constructed from (3 x 4) pieces of squares. Here, I joined the squares with single crochets on the wrong side, so that the seam doesn't show and appears invisible on the right side.
- Repeat for the back (or other) panel.
- Next, join the 4 squares for the side panel, continuing with the 3 bottom squares, and the 4 squares of the other side panel, so that you get a long strip of squares in (11 x 1) layout.
- Sew the front panel to the side+bottom piece from step (3), going from the top down to the bottom corner, across the bottom, and back up to the top on the other side. Here, I used single crochets on the right side, so as to give the right side seam a prominent and visible "corner".
- Repeat for the other panel.
- Finish the top with some decorative picots.
- Attach bag straps and lining, and it's good to go!
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| Colorful crochet granny square bag |
