Free Knitting Pattern – Everyday Crossbody Bag

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Are you like me and kinda hate carrying a big ol purse or bag when you are just running out of the house real quick? I came up with this pattern because I was having a hard time pushing my sons small stroller when I went to pickup my daughter from school. All I needed was a pocket for my keys and phone. Since I live in leggings and t-shirts, I never have any pockets! So I made this over the weekend and, let me tell you, this is EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED! It is so perfect that I had to share it with all of you. So that’s what I am going to do! Scroll down for free knitting pattern.

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Free Knitting Pattern – My Everyday Bag

Supplies

Before you start knitting, you are going to need to gather your supplies. First thing you need to get for this free knitting pattern is the yarn. For this pattern, you will need to get 1 skein of yarn, but you will not need to use the full skein of yarn. Honestly, I just pulled a small ball of yarn from my scrap yarn pile. If you want to make these purses exactly as pictured, you will find links to all the yarn I used for each one under the shopping list with the free knitting pattern below. But really, you can use any worse weight # 4 yarn you like. Once you see how easy it is to knit this bag, you are going to want to make one in every color!

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After you get the yarn, all you need are 3.25mm knitting needles for the bag and a 3.5mm crochet hook for the strap, and a tapestry needle to sew the bag together. A few other things I like to use when I knit and crochet, but you do not have to, are a yarn bowl to keep my yarn neat and not getting tangled all over the place, and a yarn winder to make nice neat center pull yarn cakes. And if you are going to block these knit bags, you are going to want to pick up a set of blocking boards.

Me too! Lets do this…

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Free Knitting Pattern – My Everyday Bag

Skill Level: Beginner

Please note that this pattern does requires the basic skills of both knitting AND crocheting.

Materials:

• 1 half skien of #4 worse weight yarn. Links for the yarn I used after pattern.
• 3.25mm knitting needles
• 3.5mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle

Abbreviations

• K – Knit
• P – Purl
• CH – Chain
• DC – Double Crochet

Pattern

Purse Body

Cast on 45 stiches (this will count as your first row) try to leave a long tail. You will use that to sew up one side of the bag.

Rows 1 – 6 (counting the cast on as row one) – K all making a garter stitch

Rows 7-10 – K odds and P evens making a stockinette stitch

Repeat rows 1-10 until you have 6 ribs (60 total rows so far)*

For the bottom of the bag, you are going to knit 12 rows. This creates a thicker bottom for the bag. (72 totals rows)*

Set your counter back to row seven and start the rib pattern over.

In the end you should have 13 ribs including the double bottom rib.*

*PLEASE NOTE FOR RAINBOW BAG – YOU WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL COLOR STRIPES – GIVING YOU 15 RIBS

Bind off on the last row of bag, leaving a long tail to use to stitch up the other side of the bag.

Purse Strap

Ch until you reach the desired length for the strap, leaving a long tail to use for sewing the strap to the bag.

I chained 231 stitches

Starting in the second stitch in Ch, DC each stitch, 2 DC in last stitch of Ch.

DO NOT TURN! You will be working the other side of the Ch.

2 DC in the first stitch on the other side of the Ch.

DC into each stich until you reach the end of the Ch. Tie off leaving a long tail to sew the strap to bag.

Assembly

If you would like to block you bag, now is a good time to do it. I wet blocked both of these bags, one before assembly and one after and honestly, it didn’t seem to matter too much. Do whichever works best for you.

Regardless on whether or not you choose to block your knit bag, you still have to sew it all together. You can use a tapestry needle or your crochet hook to sew your bag together. If you choose to use your crochet hook, you will use a slip stitch.

With your bag inside out, line up the ridges (you should have 7 ribs on both sides) and stitch both sides together using the long tails you left when you casted on and bound off.

The bag still being inside out, now you are going to attach the straps. Using the long tails you left on your strap, sew the strap inside of the bag. I went down two sections of stripes to make sure it was secure.

Flip your bag and fill it up! Your done, you did it! I knew you could!

Your Everday Knit Crossbody Bag Shopping List

Tools & Supplies

• 3.25mm knitting needles
• 3.5mm crochet hook
• Spacers
• Counter
• Tapestry needle

Optional Tools of the Trade

• ChiaoGoo Twist Stainless Steel Interchangeable Set (this set comes with spacers)
• Yarn Bowl
• Yarn Winder (this set comes with spacers and counters)
• Blocking Mats

Yarn Links For My Knit Everyday Bags

Free Knitting Pattern – My Everyday Bag

I hope you love working on this easy weekend knitting project as much as I have! If you make this I would love to see your finish bags, so please tag me in a picture of it on instagram (@amandahknitanddesign). Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding my pattern or have questions regarding my post here. I would love to chat! Don’t miss out on a new post by signing up for my new blog post notifications! Happy Knitting!!