The Everything’s Beachy Cross Body Bag is a free crochet bag pattern made with Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Cotton!* This bag is a cross body sling bag that is perfect for your beachy getaway — large and roomy enough for your beach day essentials and easy to tote hands free!
Everything’s Beachy Bag
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It has been a while since I designed and released my popular Boho Market Bag and thought I need a new summery bag in my life! I love cross body bags, too – so nice to be able to keep your hands free while hiking!
Love the look of this bag — this granny spike stitch is my newest love! So much fun and so colorful!
This stitch fills in the gaps you would traditionally have from a true granny stitch.
I also combined all three colors together for the bottom of the bag to help keep it from sagging out too much and give the bag some stability. You will need two different sized crochet hooks — a larger one for the bottom since all three colors are worked together and the smaller hook for the rest of the bag.
Bottom is made with all three strands of yarn worked together to give stability
The strap is customizable if you would like to have a shorter strap. Mine is large enough to cross over the body for the bag to be worn hands free either in front or on your back.
I Love This Cotton! is one of my favorite choices for 100% cotton yarn. So soft and so many vibrant colors to choose from — so many color possibilities for your bag! I had a hard time choosing mine!
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Everything’s Beachy Cross Body Bag Free Crochet Pattern
1 I Love This Cotton Turquoise 3.5 oz / 180 yards (A)
1 I Love This Cotton Coral 3.5 oz / 180 yards (B)
1 I Love This Cotton Ivory 3.5 oz / 180 yards (C)
Size K (6.5 mm) crochet hook
Size I (5.5 mm) crochet hook
Toggle Button
Stitch markers
Scissors
Tapestry Needle
Pattern is written in US crochet terminology
Abbreviations:
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
dc = double crochet
blo = back loop only
hdc = half double crochet
sp = space
sc dec = single crochet decrease
sk = skip
RS = right side
WS = wrong side
Approximate finished size: base measures approx 8.5” x 12” tall
Gauge: Base: approx 10 sc st x 11 rows = 4”. Main body: approx 3 dc clusters and approx 4 rows = 4”. However, unless you are concerned with how much yarn you are using gauge isn’t really important.
Notes about pattern: the granny spike stitch is worked in multiples of 4 so if you would like to resize your bag, you will need to start row 13 with a stitch count in multiples of 4.
The three double crochet stitches worked in the granny spike stitch are referred to as clusters throughout the pattern.
Ch 3 counts as first st at beginning of row.
Bag Bottom
Round 1: With Size K crochet hook and working colors A, B, C together, make a magic circle, ch 1, sc 6 sts into circle, sl st into 1st st. (6)
Round 2: ch 1, 2 sc in each st, sl st to first st. (12)
Round 3: ch 1, sc in same st, 2 sc in next st, *1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next* repeat between * * to end, sl st to top of first st. (18)
Round 4: ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, *1 sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next* repeat between * * to end, sl st to top of first st. (24)
Round 5: ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, *1 sc in next 3 st, 2 sc in next* repeat between * * to end, sl st to top of first st. (30)
Round 6: ch 1, sc in first 4 sts, 2 sc in next st, *1 sc in next 4 st, 2 sc in next* repeat between * * to end, sl st to top of first st. (36)
Round 7: ch 1, sc in first 5 sts, 2 sc in next st, *1 sc in next 5 st, 2 sc in next* repeat between * * to end, sl st to top of first st. (42)
Round 8: ch 1, sc in first 6 sts, 2 sc in next st, *1 sc in next 6 st, 2 sc in next* repeat between * * to end, sl st to top of first st. (48)
Round 9: ch 1, sc in first 7 sts, 2 sc in next st, *1 sc in next 7 st, 2 sc in next* repeat between * * to end, sl st to top of first st. (54)
Round 10: ch 1, sc in first 8 sts, 2 sc in next st, *1 sc in next 8 st, 2 sc in next* repeat between * * to end, sl st to top of first st. (60)
Round 11: ch 1, sc in first 9 sts, 2 sc in next st, *1 sc in next 9 st, 2 sc in next* repeat between * * to end, sl st to top of first st. (66)
Round 12: ch 1, sc in first 10 sts, 2 sc in next st, *1 sc in next 10 st, 2 sc in next* repeat between * * to end, sl st to top of first st. (72)
Main Body of Bag:
Round 13: Continue working with colors A, B and C together: (working in blo) ch 2 (does not count as first st), hdc in same st and in each st around to end, sl st to top of 1st st. (72) Fasten off.
Change to smaller crochet hook Size I (5.5 mm) and just one strand of yarn throughout rest of pattern.
Round 14: With color A, ch 3, 2 dc in same st, ch 1, sk 3, *3 dc in next st, sk 3, ch 1* repeat between * * to end, sl st to top of ch 3. (18 dc clusters) Fasten off color A.
Round 15: With color B, attach yarn to ch 1 sp, (ch 3, dc into middle st from previous row, dc) in ch 1 sp, ch 1, sk next cluster, *(dc, dc into middle st from previous row, dc) in next ch 1 sp, ch 1, sk next cluster,* repeat between * * to end, sl st to top of ch 3. Fasten off Color B.
Rounds 16 – 37: repeat round 15 alternating colors A, B, C. Fasten off color C.
Round 38: (Drawstring Round) With Color A, attach yarn to ch 1 sp, (ch 3, 2 dc) in same sp (do NOT work middle dc into previous row), ch 1, sk next cluster, *3 dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1, sk next cluster,* repeat between * * to end, sl st to top of ch 3.
Round 39: With Color B, repeat row 15. Fasten off.
Row 40: With Color C, attach to ch 1 sp, sc into middle st from previous row, sc in next 3 sts of cluster, *in ch 1 sp sc into middle st from previous row, sc in next 3 sts from of cluster* repeat between * * to end, sl st to top of first st. (72). Fasten off.
Flap:
Place st markers 10 sts from fasten off on both sides of the fasten off st. This will then be a total of 20 stitches for the flap.
Row 1: Attach color A to first stitch marker, ch 1, sc in same st and in each st across and into last st at st marker. Turn (20)
Row 2 – 4: ch 1, sc in same st and in each st across to last st. Turn (20)
Row 5: ch 1, sc dec over first 2 sts, sc in each st to last 2 sts, sc dec over last 2 sts. Turn (18)
Row 6 – 10: repeat row 2. Turn (18)
Row 11: repeat row 5. Turn (16)
Row 12 – 16: repeat row 2. Turn (16)
Row 17: ch 1, sc dec over first 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts, ch 2, sk 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts, sc dec over last 2 sts. Turn (12)
Row 18: ch 1, sc dec over first 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in ch 2 sp, sc in next 4 sts, sc dec over last 2 sts. Turn (12)
Row 19: repeat row 5. (10). Fasten off.
With color B, sc evenly around flap.
Sew toggle button where desired on front of bag. I placed mine two rows below the drawstring round in the middle of the front of the bag making sure it is placed evenly with button hole from flap.
Strap:
Row 1: With color B, ch 6, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn (5)
Row 2: ch 1, sc in same st and in each st across. Turn (5)
Row 3 – 125 Repeat row 2.
Fasten off with a tail long enough to sew to bag.
With Color A, sc evenly around outside edge of strap with 2 sc in each corner, sl st top of first st. (RS) Fasten off.
Tab:
With Color C, ch 12, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off.
With RS of strap facing, sew ends of strap to bottom and top of the back of the bag. Should be placed in middle of back of flap and in the middle of the bottom of the bag making sure that the strap isn’t twisted before sewing.
Sew each edge of tab over strap at top of bag behind the flap. Weave in all ends.
Drawstring: Cut two strands of each color yarn approx 50” long, braid together and tie at each end leaving approximately 2” tail as fringe on both ends. Weave finished braided drawstring in and out of the holes left in round 38.
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