Free Crochet Drawstring Bag Pattern

Crochet drawstring bag pattern

This pretty granny square crochet drawstring bag pattern is a fun way to wrap your gifts this holiday season! It’s the perfect size to fit a gift card, deck of playing cards, jewelry, a package of stitch markers, or other similarly sized gifts.

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Where can I get this crochet drawstring bag pattern?

This crochet drawstring bag pattern is free right here in this post! Just scroll down for the free version.

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What materials will I need to crochet this drawstring bag?

First up, you will need yarn. I used Universal Yarn Uptown DK in colors #101 White, #130 Donahue, and #113 Root. The weight category for this yarn is 3/light/DK. You could potentially use a different weight of yarn if you want, but you’ll want to adjust your hook size accordingly so the fabric isn’t too stiff or too floppy.

You will also need a crochet hook. I used a size H (5 mm). My favorite hooks are Furl’s Fiberarts Streamline resin hooks.

You will also need a tapestry needle for weaving in ends.

What techniques will be needed for this crochet bag pattern?

For starters, you will crochet two small granny squares, each beginning with a magic ring. I have a magic ring tutorial here and a granny square tutorial here.

Once both squares are made, you have the option to line the wrong side of each with fabric if you don’t want your drawstring pouch to have holes in it.

Next, you whipstitch the squares together around three edges to form the bottom of the pouch. Then you will use single crochet and chains to add the top of the bag. The chain spaces will give you a place to insert the drawstring.

Last, you will create the drawstring by working in foundation single crochet (fsc) until your piece is about 12 inches long. I have a foundation crochet stitch tutorial here.

Dixon Drawstring Bag, a Crochet Pattern

By April Garwood of Banana Moon Studio

(C)2024 April Garwood. As with all my patterns, please do not make paper or digital copies for others. Instead, please direct them to my website to get their own. Thank you!

Difficulty Level: Easy

Finished Measurements: About 4 inches wide x 5 3/4 inches tall.

Yarn: Universal Yarn Uptown DK (100% Acrylic; 273 yds; 100 g; yarn weight category: 3/light/DK): 1 skein each of 3 colors, #101 White (color A), #130 Donahue (color B), #113 Root (color C).

Crochet Hook: H (5 mm), or size needed to match gauge.

Notions: Tapestry needle

Gauge: 4 rnds of Granny Square = About 4 inches.

Notes

This pattern uses standard US terms. For help with abbreviations, get my free, printable crochet abbreviations list here.

See this tutorial post for help with basic crochet stitches.

See this tutorial post for help crocheting granny squares.

See this post for help crocheting the foundation single crochet drawstring.

Granny Square (make 2)

Make a magic ring.

Rnd 1: With A, ch 2 (does not count as a st throughout), [3 dc in ring, ch 2] 3 times, 3 dc in ring, hdc in first st to join (hdc counts as corner ch-sp) – 12 dc. Fasten off A.

Rnd 2: With B, join with sl st in corner ch-sp formed by the joining hdc, ch 2, 3 dc in same corner ch-sp, *skip next 3 sts, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner ch-sp, repeat from * 2 more times, skip next 3 sts, 3 dc in next corner ch-sp, hdc in first st to join – 24 dc. Fasten off B.

Rnd 3: With C, join with sl st in corner ch-sp formed by the joining hdc, ch 2, 3 dc in same corner ch-sp, *3 dc in each sp between 3-dc groups to next corner ch-sp, skipping sts between the sps, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner ch-sp, repeat from * 2 more times, 3 dc in each sp between 3-dc groups to next corner ch-sp, skipping sts between the sps, 3 dc in next corner ch-sp, hdc in first st to join – 36 dc. Fasten off C.

Rnd 4: With A, repeat Rnd 3 – 48 dc. Fasten off.

Joining Granny Squares

Place 2 granny squares together with WS facing each other. With A, working through both layers of last round of sts, whipstitch together around 3 edges.

Adding Top of Bag

Rnd 1: With A, join with sc in one corner ch-sp, sc again in same corner ch sp, *sc in each st across to next corner ch-sp, 2 sc in corner ch-sp**, 2 sc in next corner ch-sp, repeat from * to **, join to first st with sl st – 32 sc.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join to first st with sl st.

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, [ch 1, skip next st, sc in next 2 sts] 5 times, sc in next st, [ch 1, skip next st, sc in next 2 sts] 4 times, ch 1, skip next st, sc in last st, join to first st with sl st – 10 ch sps, 22 sc.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in each st and ch-sp around, join to first st with sl st – 32 sc.

Rnds 5-8: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join to first st with sl st. Fasten off.

Drawstring

Row 1: With C, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook, *insert hook under two loops of chain at the base of last st, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 1 loop (base ch made), yo, pull through 2 loops (foundation sc made), repeat from * until piece measures 12 inches in length. Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in all ends on both pieces.

Use a crochet hook to weave drawstring in and out through ch-sps of Rnd 3 of top of bag, leaving excess at each end of tie on RS of two center holes on one side of bag.

And that finishes this crochet drawstring bag pattern! Who will you make yours for? What will you put in it? I’d be thrilled to see your in-process or finished pouch. You can share it on Instagram and tag me, or you can join my Facebook group and share it with me there.

Happy crocheting!

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