Hi pals! Welcome back to the blog! Today I am sharing with you my granny square bag! I partnered with Hobbii for their #HobbiiGrannySquareMonth and they sent me this yarn in exchange for posting on social media about it. I wasn’t paid or anything, but I did get 4 skeins of yarn for free, so thats neat.

The yarn I used for this is a dk weight acrylic yarn, Kind Feather, and I absolutely loved it. It was a little splitty in spots, but its one of the softest yarns and the ends weave in beautifully. I have used this bag for about 6 months (carrying books back and forth to the library) and it’s held up beautifully.

Also, I know, I didn’t design this bag style and I am 100% not claiming to, but I did do a Ravelry and Pinterest search and couldn’t find one pattern featuring 2 colored granny squares, seamed together with the zig zag slip stitch method, with a crab stitch border, and Romanian cord straps. I just loved the way those details brought everything together. And again, this yarn is just perfect for this project.

Pattern by Sam Bartley Designs

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Project Supplies

200 g ( 1 skein of each color, or 2 skeins in total) Hobbii DK Weight Yarn – Kind Feather –
I recommend buying two skeins of each color. You get pretty close to the end, and if your squares are a little bigger than mine you might run out of yarn.
Size 5.0mm hook
Tapestry Needle
Scissors

Pattern Notes

Please read all notes and directions before starting the pattern.
Chain stitches at the beginning of each round do not count as a stitch.
I recommend buying two skeins of each color. You get pretty close to the end, and if your squares are a little bigger than mine you might run out of yarn.
Granny square pattern is on a different blog post/YouTube video.
Romanian cord tutorial is a YouTube video tutorial.
Seaming recommendations listed below.

Abbreviations

All patterns follow the same abbreviations as the Crafty Yarn Council.

ch	Chain
dc	Double crochet
slst	Slip stitch
sc	Single crochet

Granny Square Bag Pattern Directions

Granny Squares

Make 13 full size granny squares and 2 half size granny squares

Full size Granny Square Tutorial Here

Half Granny Squares

Row One:

Magic circle, make 3 dc, ch2, 3dc in the magic circle.

Row 2:

Ch 3 and place 2 dc in the same stitch (counts as 3 dc). In the chain 2 space make 3dc, ch2, 3dc. In the last stitch make 3dc.

Row 3:

Ch 3 and place 2 dc in the same stitch (counts as 3 dc). In the open space make 3 dc. In the chain 2 space make 3dc, ch2, 3dc. In the open space make 3 dc. In the last stitch make 3dc.

Row 4:

Ch 3 and place 2 dc in the same stitch (counts as 3 dc). In the next 2 open spaces make 3 dc. In the chain 2 space make 3dc, ch2, 3dc. In the next 2 open spaces make 3 dc. In the last stitch make 3dc.

Row 5:

Ch 3 and place 2 dc in the same stitch (counts as 3 dc). In the next 3 open spaces make 3 dc. In the chain 2 space make 3dc, ch2, 3dc. In the next 3 open spaces make 3 dc. In the last stitch make 3dc.

Layout

Seaming

Following the layout above, seam all of your granny squares, with the top half triangles not being seamed together and leaving an opening for the top of your bag, together using the zig-zag slip stitch seaming method.

To finish the top, single crochet one round around the opening of the bag, and then make a second round in the reverse single crochet (Crab Stitch) around the top. Finish off and weave in your ends.

Romanian Cord Straps

Romanian Cord Tutorial can be found here.