The Slender Baguette Bag: Easy Crochet Shoulder Bag Pattern

 

Pattern name: Slender Baguette Bag

Designer: Mirrymas

Difficulty: Easy

Hook size: 6.00 mm

Size: One size: 7.4 in (about 19 cm) tall and 9.5 in (about 24 cm) wide

Gauge: 9 stitches x 10 rows = 4 in (10 cm), in single crochet

Steps: 6

Images: 6

Description

The Slender Baguette Bag is a slim, simple shoulder bag made entirely in single crochet and slip stitch. It is worked in the round from the bottom up, in one piece, with a buttonhole near the top and a chain shoulder strap added at the end. A quick, beginner-friendly make with every round written out in full.

Materials

• Hook — 6.00 mm crochet hook
• Yarn — macramé cord, rope yarn, t-shirt yarn or any other bulky yarn about 3 mm thick; about 95 metres (104 yards)
• Stitch markers — 2 [icon: notions]
• Button — 1 button, 20 mm across [icon: notions]
• Notions — scissors, sewing needle and sewing thread (for the button) [icon: notions]

Step 1: The Foundation Round

1. Make a slip knot and chain 23.

2. Work 1 single crochet into the 2nd chain from the hook and mark it with a stitch marker. This marks the start of the round.

3. Work 1 single crochet into each of the next 20 chains, until you reach the last chain.

4. Work 4 single crochet into the last chain.

5. Now work along the back of the starting chain: work 1 single crochet into the back of each chain until only one chain is left (the one that holds your very first single crochet).

6. Work 3 single crochet into that last chain. (48 stitches)

Step 2: Rounds 2 to 15

Round 2: work 1 single crochet into the first stitch and mark it. Work 1 single crochet into each stitch until you are back at the starting point. (48 stitches)

Rounds 3 to 15: repeat Round 2 thirteen more times. (48 stitches in each round)

Step 3: Round 16, the Buttonhole

1. Find the stitch at one edge of the bag, where it turns. Counting from that stitch, place a stitch marker in stitch 12.

2. Work 1 single crochet into each stitch until you reach the marked stitch.

3. Chain 2 and skip the marked stitch. This is the buttonhole.

4. Work 1 single crochet into each stitch until you are back at the starting point. (49 stitches: the chain 2 counts as 2 stitches)

Step 4: Round 17

Work 1 slip stitch into each stitch all the way round, including the 2 chains of the buttonhole (49 stitches). Join the last stitch to the first stitch with a slip stitch. Cut the yarn and fasten off the ends.

[PHOTO 5: Step 4, the finished sides, with the buttonhole at the top]

Step 5: The Strap

1. Lay your bag flat. Place a stitch marker in the top stitch at one edge of the bag. Counting from there, place another stitch marker in stitch 26, which should be at the other edge.

2. Make a slip knot and attach the yarn to one of the marked stitches.

3. Chain 55, then attach the chain to the other marked stitch.

4. Work 1 single crochet into the stitch next to the marked stitch where you joined the chain.

5. Turn, and slip stitch into each chain until you are back at the starting point.

6. At the starting point, join with a slip stitch into the stitch beside the one you attached the slip knot to. Cut the yarn and fasten off the ends.

Step 6: The Button

Sew the button inside the bag, directly opposite the buttonhole.

Your Slender Baguette Bag is complete!

Author Notes

• You work in rounds and do not turn your work.
• Mark the first stitch at the beginning of every round, so you never lose your starting point.
• The number at the end of a round is the total number of stitches you should have for that round.

Customizing

A wider or narrower bag

• Every chain you add to the starting chain puts 1 more stitch along each long side, so each round gains 2 stitches. For example, chain 26 instead of 23 for 54 stitches in every round.
• At the gauge, every 2 chains you add makes the bag about 1 inch (2.5 cm) wider.

A taller or shorter bag

• Work more or fewer repeats of Round 2 before the buttonhole round. Each round adds about 0.4 inches (1 cm).

Buttonhole and strap on a different size

• Place the buttonhole in the middle of the front: halve the number of stitches on one side to find the stitch to mark.
• Place the strap markers at the two edges: halve your total number of stitches to find the opposite edge.
• The strap is a chain of 55. Chain more for a longer crossbody strap, or fewer for a short handle.

Yarn

• A bigger bag needs more than 95 metres, so buy extra and keep all your yarn from the same dye lot.

Video

Watch the video tutorial

Conclusion

Congratulations, your Slender Baguette Bag is ready to wear! It is such a quick, neat little bag, perfect for carrying just the essentials. You are very welcome to sell finished bags made from this pattern; please credit Miriam from Mirrymas Crafts as the designer with a link to my shop.

If you have any questions, leave a comment below or email me at mirrymascrafts@gmail.com. I'd love to see your finished bags, so please share your photos and tag me on Instagram, TikTok or Pinterest at @mirrymascrafts.

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Thank you so much for supporting independent crochet design, and happy crocheting!