The Patriotic Summer Tote Bag Crochet Pattern is so easy to make and will be super cute for your summer shananigans! It’s made as a rectangles, then folded and sewed.
There is so much room in this tote! It fits a towel, sunglasses, flip flops, sunscreen… a couple drinks 😉 All your summer essentials! For the strap I made a knot and braided some yarn. I love the look! It almost looks like rope. I especially like how sturdy the strap is and that there isn’t much stretch. Sometimes crochet bags stretch so much that I don’t feel like they’re very practical. This one held up really well being filled with summer stuff and carried around. I can’t wait to get some use out of it this summer!
Patriotic Summer Tote Bag Crochet Pattern
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Materials
Lily’s Sugar ‘n Cream in White (3 skeins), Red (1 skein) and Dazzle Blue (1 skein)
H/5.0 hook
Yarn Needle
Scissors
Level
easy
Pattern Notes & Stitches to Know
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
Approximate Finished Size:
11″ x 17″
PATRIOTIC SUMMER TOTE BAG
In Dazzle Blue ch 86 (ch any even number)
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from the hook and across (85 sc)
Row 2: ch 2 (counts as sc + ch 1), turn, skip 1 stitch, sc in next, *ch 1, skip 1 stitch sc in next* across to the last stitch
Row 3: ch 2 (counts as sc + ch 1), turn, sc in next ch 1 space, *ch 1, sc in next ch 1 space* repeat from * to * across (43 sc)
Row 4 – Row 13: Repeat row 3
Change to White
Row 14: Repeat row 3 in White
Change to Dazzle Blue
Row 15: Repeat row 3 in Blue
Repeat rows 14 & 15 to row 25
Change to White
Row 26 – 37: Repeat row 3
Change to Red
Row 38: Repeat row 3 in Red
Change to White
Row 39: Repeat row 3 in White
Repeat rows 38 & 39 to row 49
Change to Red
Row 50 – 57: Repeat row 3
In the next row you will make the spaces for the straps
Row 58: ch 2, turn, sc in next ch space, *ch 1, sc in next ch space* repeat from * to * 4 times, ch 3, skip 3 stitches, sc in next ch space, *ch 1, sc in next ch space* repeat from * to * 9 times, ch 3, skip 3 stitches, sc in next ch space, *ch 1, sc in next ch space* repeat from * to * 8 times, ch 3, skip 3 stitches, sc in next ch space, *ch 1, sc in next ch space* repeat from * to * 9 times, ch 3, skip 3 stitches, sc in next ch space, *ch 1, sc in next ch space* repeat from * to * in remaining stitches (39 sc)
Row 59: Repeat row 3 (NOTE: in the ch 3 spaces, work a *ch 1, sc in ch space* twice)
Row 60 – Row 61: Repeat row 3
Fasten off, weave in all ends, leaving a long starting tail and ending tail for sewing
CONSTRUCTION
Fold the rectangle in half, wrong side out. Sew the sides and bottom closed with a whip stitch (I used the long starting tail and ending tail for sewing)
Fasten off, weave in your ends. Turn right side out.
STRAPS
Take 42 75″ pieces of white yarn. Pull them through one strap hole, tie in a knot. Braid the yarn, pull it through other hole on the same side, tie a knot. Trim fringe to your liking. Repeat for other strap.
And you’re done! I hope you love this fun Patriotic Summer Tote Bag!
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