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Crochet Bag Pattern
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Pick a tote or a mochila. The chart is sized to go around the bag, and the base, every round and the handles are written out stitch by stitch.
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This photo as a medium tote: 112 stitches around, the dog on the front and again on the back.
A Bag Pattern, Not Just a Chart
A flat chart leaves the maths to you. This works it out for the bag.
Sized to go around
Choose small, medium or large and the chart is cut to the bag's circumference: a medium tote is 112 single crochet around at 16 stitches to 10 cm. The photo is cropped to fit, so a round face stays round.
A base that lands on the count
The oval tote base and the round mochila base are written out round by round, with every stitch count, and end on exactly the number of stitches the first chart round needs. Increases shift each round so the base stays round.
Every round on the right side
In the round you never turn, so every round is read the same way — right to left, or left to right if you crochet left-handed. The written rounds list each colour run in working order, marked ×2 when the picture repeats on the back.
Yarn for the whole bag
The shopping list counts the chart as many times as it goes around, plus the base, the top rounds and the strap in the main colour — not just one panel.
See the Bag Before You Buy the Yarn
Switch the finished chart to the 3D preview and turn the bag in your hand: the picture wrapped around it, the rim, the eyelets for the drawstring, the strap. It is the fastest way to catch a picture that is too wide for the front, or a colour that disappears into the background, while fixing it still costs nothing.
Make a mochila pattern
Tote, Mochila, Basket or Beanie
The tote starts from a chain and an oval base, then goes straight up in tapestry single crochet. Two handle openings are worked into the top, one centred on the front and one on the back. Sizes run from a 28 cm wide small tote to a 42 cm wide large one.
The mochila starts from a magic ring and a flat round base. Above the picture comes an eyelet round for the drawstring, a few plain rounds, and a strap worked in rows and sewn inside at the two sides. It is the classic Wayuu-style shape, sized 25 to 36 cm wide.
The same generator makes a basket — a round base, a back-loop ridge where the wall turns up, and a crab-stitch rim — and a beanie worked from a ribbed brim up to a gathered crown, in child and adult sizes.
Start a tote from a photoPhotos That Work on a Bag
A bag is seen from a metre away, so bold shapes beat fine detail: a pet against a plain background, a flower, a logo, a simple landscape. Tapestry crochet carries every colour inside each stitch, so the generator suggests 8 colours or fewer — enough for a portrait, few enough that the fabric stays even.
Front and back puts the whole picture on each side of the bag. All the way around turns it into one continuous band, which suits patterns, landscapes and lettering that should read as you turn the bag.
Crochet Bag Pattern FAQ
Yes. ArtPatt makes the tote or mochila pattern from your photo for free in the browser, with no account: the chart, the 3D preview and the written base, rounds and handles. The printable PDF and HD chart are the paid unlock, from $2.99 for one pattern.
The generator works it out from the size you pick and your gauge. At 16 single crochet to 10 cm, a small tote is 90 stitches around, a medium 112 and a large 134; a medium mochila is 100. Enter your own gauge in the settings and the chart and base are recalculated for the same size.
Work the bag in a continuous spiral and move a stitch marker up to the first stitch of each round. The pattern tells you where to place the marker — on a tote it is moved to the side of the bag first, so the picture sits square on the front.
Single crochet worked in the round slants a little to one side; every tapestry bag does it. The pattern mentions the usual fix: waistcoat stitch, worked into the centre of the stitch below, keeps vertical lines straighter.
Yes. Turn on left-handed mode in the instructions and every round is read from left to right instead. The stitch counts stay exactly the same.
The colour list covers the whole bag: the chart as many times as it goes around, plus the base, top rounds and strap in the main colour, with 15% extra for tails. Tapestry crochet uses more yarn than plain single crochet because the unused colours travel inside every stitch.
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