Small Crochet Plush Bag - Free Crochet Pattern

Crochet Plush Bag with Flower

This is a crochet pattern to make this adorable plush bag. The bag itself is no-sew, as it' s crocheted all in one piece! The optional flower has a small amount of sewing to attach to the bag.

You can find the full Youtube tutorial for this bag here.

This bag (using Hobbii Baby Snuggle) measures at about 20cm x 20cm (8inch x 8 inch) including the small handles. If you use thicker yarn and a bigger hook, it would be larger.

There's a also a larger version of this bag available here

Yarn used

Hobbii Baby Snuggle

- Soft sand
- Powder pink

- Dusty rose

Other Items used

- US G/4.25mm Crochet Hook (or a hook to match the yarn you're using)

- Yarn needle
- Stitch markers -optional

Abbreviations and stitches

• MR: Magic ring 
• St(s): Stitch(es) 
• SC: Single crochet

• Ch: Chain Stitch
• Sl St: Slip Stitch
• Sk: Skip a stitch
• DC: Double Crochet
• HDC: Half Double Crochet
• Inc: Increase (Stitch 2 SC into the stitch) 
• (...) x n: Repeat instructions in brackets n times
**This pattern uses US Crochet Terms**

Pattern

R1:

Ch 19
In 2nd ch from hook: 1 SC (mark this st),
16 SC back along ch
3 SC in last ch
Underside: 16SC, inc, sl st to 1st SC (mark this st - it’s the end of the round) (38)
(Next round starts in stitch after marked 1st stitch of R1)


R2: (16 SC, 3 inc) x 2 (44)
R3: (16 SC, [SC, inc] x 3) X 2 (50)
R4-15: 50 SC (12 rounds of 50)
Make one or two SC if necessary, to get to the side of bag.

Don't close or cut yarn. Continue directly to R16 where we will crochet the short straps

Short straps

R16: 7SC, ch 14, sk 11,14SC, ch 14, sk 11, 7SC (56)
R17: 7SC, 14SC in ch, 14SC, 14SC in ch, 7SC (56)
Make one or two SC if necessary, to get to the side of bag 

Don't close or cut yarn. Continue directly to long strap

Long strap

Ch 50 (or more) 
Sl st to opposite side of bag, sl st into next st on bag to secure
Sl st back along ch
Sl st into next st on bag
Close and weave in ends

Flower (optional)

Flower base and petals

R1: Ch 3, sl st to 1st ch to form a ring
R2: Into centre of ring: Ch 2 (counts as 1st HDC), 11 HDC, sl st to top of ch 2 (12 HDC)
R3: Ch 2, 3 DC in same st, ch 2, sl st in next st,
(ch 2, 3 DC in next st, ch 2, sl st in next st) x 11,
Sl st to bottom of first st made
Close and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing on to the bag.
Bring the ending tail around to the back of the flower and tie together with starting tail.

Flower centre

Using a different colour from the base and petals:

R1: 6 SC in a MR, sl st back to 1st SC
Close the cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing on to the flower base.

Sew on to the flower base

Sew the flower on to the front of the bag, using the tails from the flower base.