Botanical Bag-pattern re-release
I love getting to have pretty beach bags, and since its summer time, I figured it was time to re-release the Botanical Bag Pattern. It is still one of my favorites. I’ve learned a lot in the past year+ and am enjoying the new way I type up patterns and gather it all together. So, with that in mind, I’ll be going through a bunch of old patterns and redoing them and bringing them to the year 2022.
I also love getting to hear from all of you and what all you like and what you don’t like. All the things for patterns that you’re looking for. I have been making more bags lately and I can’t wait to show you all of them and get them ready to release. Those horror bags, I had thought of last year, I have a few I finally got to work on so there will be some of those coming soon.
Also as always I want to issue a huge thank you to each and every one of you for your continued support! You’re amazing!
As always you can get a copy via Etsy and Ravelry with a chart.
Materials:
Yarn Suggestion- Just Hemp Lion Brand
(Pictured Shell and Olive)
Main Color- 3.5 balls – 325 yards
(half a ball is tassels)
Contrasting Color- 1.5 balls- 145 yards
I Hook (5.5 mm)
Scissors
Yarn Needle
4 Grommets 3/8” (Optional)
Large wood beads (Optional)
Handles or Rope
Abbreviations:
Ch- chain
Sc- single crochet
Rs- right side
Ws- wrong side
Color A SC- single crochet color A
Color B SC- single crochet color B
Notes:
There are a few customizable options with this bag, if you want to make it with handles, you can. If you would like to make it with the rope,
grommets, and the holes you can.
There are 2 options for the backside. I highly recommend for the last few rows double checking with the chart as well so you can plot out which handle option you would like.
At the end of each row, chain 1 to start the next row
Measurements: 17” x 15” for bag
Pattern for front
of bag:
Chain 48, sc in 2nd ch from hook
← Row 1 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 47
→ Row 2 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 8, (Color A SC) x 1, (Color B SC) x 12, (Color A SC) x 2, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 4, (Color B SC) x 18
← Row 3 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 15, (Color A SC) x 8, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 4, (Color B SC) x 8, (Color A SC) x 2, (Color B SC) x 8
→ Row 4 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 8, (Color A SC) x 2, (Color B SC) x 7, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 1, (Color A SC) x 11, (Color B SC) x 13
← Row 5 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 12, (Color A SC) x 19, (Color B SC) x 6, (Color A SC) x 1, (Color B SC) x 9
→ Row 6 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 9, (Color A SC) x 2, (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 14, (Color B SC) x 5, (Color A SC) x 2, (Color B SC) x 11
← Row 7 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 20, (Color A SC) x 13, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 1, (Color B SC) x 10
→ Row 8 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 10, (Color A SC) x 2, (Color B SC) x 1, (Color A SC) x 23, (Color B SC) x 11
← Row 9 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 9, (Color A SC) x 14, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 11, (Color B SC) x 11
→ Row 10 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 6, (Color A SC) x 14, (Color B SC) x 5, (Color A SC) x 14, (Color B SC) x 8
← Row 11 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 7, (Color A SC) x 18, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 15, (Color B SC) x 4
→ Row 12 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 37, (Color B SC) x 6
← Row 13 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 5, (Color A SC) x 37, (Color B SC) x 5
→ Row 14 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 22, (Color B SC) x 13, (Color A SC) x 4, (Color B SC) x 5
← Row 15 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 5, (Color A SC) x 2, (Color B SC) x 16, (Color A SC) x 22, (Color B SC) x 2
→ Row 16 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 1, (Color A SC) x 22, (Color B SC) x 10, (Color A SC) x 6, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 1, (Color B SC) x 4
← Row 17 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 6, (Color A SC) x 12, (Color B SC) x 7, (Color A SC) x 21, (Color B SC) x 1
→ Row 18 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 1, (Color A SC) x 22, (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 16, (Color B SC) x 4
← Row 19 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 31, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 10
→ Row 20 [WS]: (Color A SC) x 8, (Color B SC) x 5, (Color A SC) x 32, (Color B SC) x 2
← Row 21 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 32, (Color B SC) x 5, (Color A SC) x 8
→ Row 22 [WS]: (Color A SC) x 7, (Color B SC) x 5, (Color A SC) x 18, (Color B SC) x 6, (Color A SC) x 9, (Color B SC) x 2
← Row 23 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 11, (Color A SC) x 17, (Color B SC) x 5, (Color A SC) x 6, (Color B SC) x 1
→ Row 24 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 1, (Color A SC) x 6, (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 18, (Color B SC) x 13, (Color A SC) x 4, (Color B SC) x 1
← Row 25 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 1, (Color A SC) x 2, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 6, (Color A SC) x 20, (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 1
→ Row 26 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 1, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 34, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 1, (Color B SC) x 1
← Row 27 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 27, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 1
→ Row 28 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 4, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 6, (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 28, (Color B SC) x 1
← Row 29 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 1, (Color A SC) x 28, (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 6, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 4, (Color B SC) x 2
→ Row 30 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 3, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 5, (Color A SC) x 4, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 22, (Color B SC) x 1
← Row 31 [RS]: (Color A SC) x 10, (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 8, (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 3, (Color B SC) x 5, (Color A SC) x 6, (Color B SC) x 1, (Color A SC) x 3, (Color B SC) x 3
→ Row 32 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 2, (Color B SC) x 1, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 6, (Color A SC) x 3, (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 8, (Color B SC) x 5, (Color A SC) x 2, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 4
← Row 33 [RS]: (Color A SC) x 2, (Color B SC) x 5, (Color A SC) x 15, (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 3, (Color B SC) x 6, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 1, (Color A SC) x 1, (Color B SC) x 5
→ Row 34 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 8, (Color A SC) x 4, (Color B SC) x 5, (Color A SC) x 4, (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 17, (Color B SC) x 5
← Row 35 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 20, (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 4, (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 8
→ Row 36 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 8, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 4, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 22, (Color B SC) x 1
← Row 37 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 1, (Color A SC) x 22, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 8
→ Row 38 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 9, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 16, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 4, (Color B SC) x 1
← Row 39 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 1, (Color A SC) x 2, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 8, (Color B SC) x 1, (Color A SC) x 8, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 4, (Color B SC) x 10
→ Row 40 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 11, (Color A SC) x 3, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 7, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 9, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 1, (Color B SC) x 1
← Row 41 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 9, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 6, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 4, (Color A SC) x 1, (Color B SC) x 13
→ Row 42 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 18, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 7, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 8, (Color B SC) x 4
← Row 43 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 5, (Color A SC) x 7, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 8, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 4, (Color B SC) x 19
→ Row 44 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 20, (Color A SC) x 4, (Color B SC) x 2, (Color A SC) x 7, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 6
← Row 45 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 14, (Color A SC) x 6, (Color B SC) x 3, (Color A SC) x 2, (Color B SC) x 22
→ Row 46 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 29, (Color A SC) x 5, (Color B SC) x 13
← Row 47 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 47
→ Row 48 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 47
*If not doing grommets, replace chain stitches with Color B SC*
← Row 49 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 11, (Chain) x 1, sk 1(Color B SC) x 23, (Chain) x 1, sk 1, (Color B SC) x 11
→ Row 50 [WS]: (Color B SC) x 47
← Row 51 [RS]: (Color B SC) x 47
Finish Off
Back Panel:
You can repeat the above and have it two sided, or the following is another option. This is worked using a shell stitch.
Go up a hook size or two if you are a tight crocheter. I am a loose crocheter so my tension will be a bit different.
Pattern: Ch 43
Row 1: 2 dc in 4th ch from hook, skip 2 ch, sc in next ch, *skip 2 ch, 4 dc, in next ch, skip 2 ch, sc in next ch;* repeat from * to * turn
Row 2: Ch 3, 2dc in first sc, skip 2dc, *sc between 2nd and 3rd dc of next group in space, skip 2 dc, 4dc in next sc, skip 2 dc,: Repeat from * to * ending with 1 sc in space between last dc and ch 3
Repeat Row 2, 26 more times giving you a total of 24 rows. Make sure each panel is the same size.
Next to last row: Ch 2, hdc, 1 sc between 2nd and 3rd dc (in space),
*4 hdc in sc from prior row, 1 sc between 2nd and 3rd dc,* repeat till
end of the row ending with a hdc in last st
Last row: Ch 1, sc across and finish off
Assembly:
With front sides facing each other whip stitch the two together on three sides leaving the top open.
*Add grommets into holes on each side
(If adding handles, add the handles to the tops)
*Tassels are completely optional as well as beads. Mine were about 14 inches long.
*If you want the tassels for the entire bottom, I recommend using one string per tassel to give it more of that beachy boho look.
Other Optional Accoutrements:
*Feel free to line your bag as well. Using the hemp yarn, you should not have any larger holes of any kind. Several testers lined theirs and loved it.
*To add beads, make sure to tie under each bead to secure it in the location you are wanting it to hang. Because yarn is a 5 weight, you will need beads with much bigger holes to thread the bead
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