Crochet Seashell Bag Free Pattern

Crochet Seashell Bag Pattern by Crochet For You.

Can you believe this is my first time I crocheted something just for me in this year?  Yes, it is a half circle bag. 😀  And I really wanted to share the pattern with you so everyone can make your own crochet seashell bag.

You know crocheted circle bag is very popular right now and there are so much beautiful circle bag patterns can be seen everywhere. When I was looking at them I really.. no badly need my own circle bag. So I grabbed the hook and one and only yarn ball I had with the straw/raffia-like color and started to crochet the pattern in my mind. Just because I wanted to make straw-like circle bag, I used the same yarn and color I used for the crochet straw sun hat.

This crochet seashell bag made by joining 2 half circles together. Each half circles have 2 parts to crochet. The pattern looks little complicated but it is so easy to crochet than you thought. The bag has a nice texture, too.

This is a medium size bag you can carry out with your essentials. I used the strap with lobster clasp from another bag I had a long time ago.. 😀 I always keep useful little stuff before something throws away. Isn’t it a great idea just for us as a crochet/craft lover? We can use those little things on our handmade stuff.

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Skill level intermediate

Finished size: 11″ height x 11.5″ wide.

Materials 

#4-Medium / Worsted / Cotton / Approx: 200 yards

(I used)

• 1 skein of Soft Smooth Cotton Natural Double Knitting Wool Yarn Ball Baby Woolcraft 200g – Light Khaki
• I-9, 5.5mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle for weaving ends.
• Pins, scissors, tape measure.
• Lining Piece Approx: 30″ x30″, needle and thread for the lining.
• Zipper about 15” long (zipper should be 2-3” longer than the opening of the bag)
• Shoulder strap with lobster clasps (I used removable strap from old handbag)
• 2 D rings to attach to the bag 2 side. (if you like you can skip them and just attach to the bag straightly using lobster claps on the strap)
• Optional I attached my pompom tassel 😀

Gauge: 13 sc x 14 rows = 4″ with I-9, 5.5mm crochet hook

Abbreviations/special stitches

• ch = chain
• sl st = slip stitch
• sc = single stitch
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• st = stitch
• BL = Back Loop
• *to = repeat * to the instructions.
• (RS) = right side
• (WS) = wrong side

Special stitches

• hdc in 3rd loop= Click here to see a tutorial by My Hobby Is Crochet
• hdc2tog = [Yarn over, insert hook in BL of next stitch, yo, pull up a loop] 2 times, yo, pull back through all the loops on the hook.

Note

• First, you need to crochet center of the half circle.
• Start to crochet next part around the center of the half circle.

Crochet Seashell Bag Pattern

Half circle (make 2)

Center of the half circle

Ch 7

Row 1: (RS) hdc in 2^nd ch from the hook, hdc in each of next 4 sts, 5 hdc in last ch, working on opposite side of the foundation chain. hdc in each of next ch 5, turn. (15 hdc)

Row 2: (WS) working in 3^rd loop, ch 1, hdc in first st and each of next 4 sts, [2 hdc in next st] 5 times, hdc in each of next 5 sts, turn. (20 hdc)

Row 3: (RS) ch 1, hdc in first st and each of next 4 sts, [2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next st] 2 times, 2 hdc in each of next 2 sts, [1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st] 2 times, hdc in each of next 5 sts, turn. (26 hdc)

Row 4: (WS) working in 3^rd loop, ch 1, hdc in first st and each of next 4 sts, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 2 sts] 5 times, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 5 sts, turn. (32 hdc)

Row 5: (RS) ch 1, sc in first st and each of next sts across, do not cut the yarn, crochet ch 10 to start next part. Turn the work upside down.

Crochet around the center of half circle

Row 1: sc in 2^nd ch from the hook, sc in each of next ch 8, sl st to 2nd sc of the center, sl st to the next sc of the center, ch 1, turn. (9 sc)

Row 2: hdc in BL of first st, hdc in BL of each of next 3 sts, dc in BL of each of next 4 sts, dc in last st, turn. (4 hdc / 5 dc)

Row 3: ch 2, dc in first st, dc in BL of each of next 4 sts, hdc in BL of each of next 4 sts, sl st to next sc of the center, sl st to the next sc of the center, ch 1, turn. (4 hdc / 5 dc)

Row 4 to 7: repeat row 2 and 3 continuously.

Row 8: hdc in BL of first st, 2 hdc in BL of next st, hdc in BL of each of next 2 sts, dc in BL of each of next 4 sts, dc in last st, turn. (5 hdc / 5 dc)

Row 9: ch 2, dc in first st, dc in BL of each of next 4 sts, hdc in BL of each of next 5 sts, sl st to the next sc of the center, sl st to the next sc of the center, ch 1, turn. (5 hdc / 5 dc)

Row 10: hdc in BL of first st, hdc in BL of each of next 4 sts, dc in BL of each of next 4 sts, dc in last st, turn. (5 hdc / 5 dc)

Row 11: repeat row 9.

Row 12: hdc in BL of first 2 sts, 2 hdc in BL of next st, hdc in BL of next st, dc in BL of each of next 5 sts, dc in last st, turn. (5 hdc / 6 dc)

Row 13: ch 2, dc in first st, dc in BL of each of next 5 sts, hdc in BL of each of next 5 sts, sl st to the next sc of the center, sl st to the next sc of the center, ch 1, turn. (5 hdc / 6 dc)

Row 14: hdc in BL of first st, hdc in BL of each of next 4 sts, dc in BL of each of next 5 sts, dc in last st, turn. (5 hdc / 6 dc)

Row 15: ch 2, dc in first st, dc in BL of each of next 6 sts, hdc in BL of each of next 2 sts, 2 hdc in BL of next st, 1 hdc in BL of last st, sl st to the next sc of the center, ch 1, sl st to the same sc of the center, ch 1, turn. (5 hdc / 7 dc)

Row 16: hdc in BL of first st, hdc in BL of each of next 4 sts, dc in BL of each of next 6 sts, dc in last st, turn. (5 hdc / 7 dc)

Row 17: ch 2, dc in first st, dc in BL of each of next 6 sts, hdc in BL of each of next 5 sts, sl st to the next sc of the center, ch 1, sl st to the same sc of the center, ch 1, turn. (5 hdc / 7 dc)

Row 18: hdc in BL of first st, hdc in BL of each of next 4 sts, dc in BL of each of next 6 sts, dc in last st, turn. (5 hdc / 7 dc)

Row 19 to 20: repeat rows 17 and 18.

Row 21 to 22: repeat rows 17 and 18.

Row 23: ch 2, dc in first st, dc in BL of each of next 6 sts, hdc in BL of each of next 2 sts, hdc2tog in BL- see special stitches, 1 hdc in last st, sl st to the next sc of the center, sl st to the next sc of the center, ch 1, turn. (3 hdc / 7 dc / 1 hdc2tog)

Row 24: hdc in BL of first st, hdc in BL of each of next 4 sts, dc in BL of each of next 5 sts, dc in last st, turn. (5 hdc / 6 dc)

Row 25: ch 2, dc in first st, dc in BL of each of next 5 sts, hdc in BL of each of next 5 sts, sl st to the next sc of the center, sl st to the next sc of the center, ch 1, turn. (5 hdc / 6 dc)

Row 26: hdc in BL of first 2 sts, hdc2tog in BL, 1 hdc in BL of next st, dc in BL of each of next 5 sts, dc in last st, turn. (3 hdc / 6 dc / 1 hdc2tog)

Row 27: ch 2, dc in first st, dc in BL of each of next 5 sts, hdc in BL of each of next 4 sts, sl st to the next sc of the center, sl st to the next sc of the center, ch 1, turn. (4 hdc / 6 dc)

Row 28: hdc in BL of first st, hdc in BL of each of next 3 sts, dc in BL of each of next 5 sts, dc in last st, turn. (4 hdc / 6 dc)

Row 29: ch 2, dc in first st, dc in BL of each of next 5 sts, hdc in BL of each of next 4 sts, sl st to the next sc of the center, sl st to the next sc of the center, ch 1, turn. (4 hdc / 6 dc)

Row 30: hdc in BL of first st, hdc2tog in BL, hdc in BL of each of next 2 sts, dc in BL of each of next 4 sts, dc in last st, turn. (3 hdc / 5 dc / 1 hdc2tog)

Row 31: ch 2, dc in first st, dc in BL of each of next 4 sts, hdc in BL of each of next 4 sts, sl st to the next sc of the center, sl st to the next sc of the center, ch 1, turn. (4 hdc / 5 dc)

Row 32: hdc in BL of first st, hdc in BL of each of next 3 sts, dc in BL of each of next 4 sts, dc in last st, turn. (4 hdc / 5 dc)

Row 33 to 34: repeat rows 31 and 32.

Row 35: ch 1, sc in first st, sc in BL of each of next 8 sts, sl st to the last sc of the center. (9 sc)

Edging: ch 1, (RS), crochet sc in around evenly. I crocheted 67 sc sts around. Fasten off and weave the ends.

Joining 2 pieces together with single crochet

hold 2 pieces together facing the wrong side (WS) each other, insert hook into first st in both pieces, ch 1, sc in same sts, sc in each sts around the curved edge until last st. (67 sts total around the curved edge.) Fasten off and weave the ends.

Edging around the top of the bag

Round 1: Start in one of the corner, crochet sc in around the top of the bag evenly.

I crocheted 36 sts total in each half circle. 10 sc sts in one side of part 2 of the half circle. And 16 sc sts in the center part. Again 10 sc sts other side of the part 2 of the half circle. After crocheting around the bag, sl st to the first st. Totally you will have 72 sts around the top of the bag.

Round 2: ch 1, sc in first st and each st around, sl st to the first st. (72 sts)

Round 3 to 6: repeat round 2. Fasten off and weave the end.

Sew zipper and lining to the bag.

I followed how to add a zipper and lining to the bag on HeartHookHome

Cut two pieces of the lining to your bag by leaving 1” for seaming. I simply laid the bag on the lining piece and cut the 2 pieces by leaving 1” for seaming. And mark a straight line on two pieces of lining on the open side just 0.5” below at the opening side of the bag (those lines will help you to sew the zipper to the lining).

I sew the zipper to the lining first. And then attach to the lining with the zipper to the bag. And lastly, using a needle and the same yarn, sew the 2 D rings to attach the strap to the bag. 🙂 And attached my pompom tassel

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