The Daytrip Cinch Backpack Crochet Pattern is perfect for your next outing! It’s made of durable cotton, with a solid stitch, and can hold all the things you might need.
I’m really obsessed with this stitch! It’s called the Overlapping Post Stitch and it has amazing texture. This stitch combined with Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton makes for crochet bag perfection! This bag is made with two rectangles sewn together, and then the straps are added. It’s super easy to make this fun bag design!
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Daytrip Cinch Backpack Crochet Pattern
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Materials
Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton in Ecru (2 skeins), Jade (1 skein), Goldenrod (1 skein)
H/5.0 mm hook
Yarn needle
Scissors
Level
Intermediate
Pattern notes & stitches to know
Sl st – slip stich
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Dc – double crochet
Fptr – front post treble crochet
Approximate Finished Size:
Length: 17”
Width: 14”
Written in US terms
Ch at beginning of each row does not count as stitch
FRONT
In Ecru ch 46 (leave a long end for sewing)
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across (45 sc)
Row 2: ch 2, turn, dc in each stitch across (45 dc)
Row 3: ch 1, turn, sc in each stitch across (45 sc)
Row 4: ch 2, turn, dc in first stitch, *fptr in the dc in the row below the next stitch, dc in next sc* repeat from * to * across (22 fptr, 23 dc)
Row 5: ch 1, turn, sc in each stitch across (45 sc)
Row 6: ch 2, turn, dc in first 2 stitches, *fptr in the dc in the row below the next stitch, dc in next sc* repeat from * to * across to the last stitch, dc in last stitch (21 fptr, 24 dc)
Row 7: ch 1, turn, sc in each stitch across (45 sc)
Repeat rows 4 – 7 to row 45 (look below for the color pattern)
Row 46: ch 1, turn, sc in first stitch, *ch 3, skip 3 stitches, sc in next* repeat from * to * across (11 sc)
Fasten off, weave in the ends
The color pattern is as follows:
Rows 1 – 9: Ecru
Rows 10 – 13: Jade
Row 14 – 15: Goldenrod
Rows 16 – 19: Jade
Rows 20 – 27: Ecru
Row 28 – 31: Jade
Row 32 – 33: Goldenrod
Row 34 – 37: Jade
Row 38 – 46: Ecru
BACK
The back of the backpack is in solid Ecru with only sc and dc
In Ecru ch 46 (leave a long end for sewing)
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from the hook and across (45 sc)
Row 2: ch 2, turn, dc in each stitch across (45 dc)
Row 3: ch 1, turn, sc in each stitch across (45 sc)
Repeat rows 2 & 3 to row 45
Row 46: ch 1, turn, sc in first stitch, *ch 3, skip 3 stitches, sc in next* repeat from * to * across (11 sc)
Fasten off, weave in the ends
STRAPS
Make 2
In Jade ch 176
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from the hook and across (175 sc)
Leave a long end for sewing
CONSTRUCTION
Lay both sides of the bag together, wrong side out.
I used my long ends to sew the bottom and sides.
Sew the bottom closed with a whip stitch.
Sew up the sides to row 43 with a whip stitch.
Fasten off, weave in all your ends.
Turn right side out
Weave one strap in and out of the loops across the top of the front side of the bag. Sew one end to the bottom corner.
Sew the other end to the opposite corner.
Repeat for the second strap on the back side.
Fasten off, weave in the ends.
And you’re done! I hope you love this new backpack!
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