Unique & Easy Crochet Japanese Knot Bag

Have fun making a unique accessory with our Free Crochet Japanese Knot Bag Pattern, perfect for adding charm and creativity to your style.

This pattern is easy to follow, making it suitable for beginners and advanced crocheters alike. Featuring a practical design, the bag includes an interlocking handle mechanism inspired by traditional Japanese techniques, allowing it to securely close without any added hardware. The pattern provides clear instructions and helpful tips to guide you in selecting the right yarn and mastering the necessary stitches.

Crochet Japanese Knot Bag

Imagine carrying a bag that’s as unique as your style! The Crochet Japanese Knot Bag Pattern offers an exciting way to create a chic and functional accessory. With its charming design, the Japanese Knot Bag is perfect for carrying your essentials in a stylish way, whether you’re heading to the market or a casual outing.

Tip:

To add extra flair, choose a multi-colored yarn for a vibrant, eye-catching pattern!

 

Materials Needed:

• Yarn: 290 grams of number 6 yarn in green color
• Crochet Hook: 4.5 mm (US 7)
• Accessories: 3.5 marking pins, scissors, and measuring tape
• Optional: A magnetic button for closure

Abbreviations:

• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• dc = double crochet
• sl st = slip stitch

Pattern For Base Of The Bag:

Starting Knot:

• Make a slip knot on your hook.

Foundation Chain:

• Ch 35. This chain should measure approximately 24 cm.
• Working into the back loops of your chain, skip the first loop closest to your hook.

First Row:

• In the second chain from the hook, start making sc in each chain across until you have a total of 34 sc. Turn your work.

Main Body:

First Few Rows:

• At the beginning of the next row, ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), make 4 sc, then start working in relief stitches for texture. To make a relief stitch, skip the next stitch, and in the following one, yarn over and draw up a loop (as shown in the video, referring to the previous class on the Blanca bag), complete the stitch as instructed in the video.

Repeat the pattern across the row:

• 4 sc, relief stitch (skip one stitch, work on the next), until the end of the row, finishing with 4 sc.
• Ch 1, turn your work.

Work this established pattern:

• Alternating front rows with relief stitches for texture and back rows with only sc to create the fabric’s right and wrong sides consecutively.

Continue for Height:

• Repeat the pattern for a total of 72 rows to reach the desired bag height of 42.5 cm by 23 cm wide.

Strap Creation:

Start of Strap:

• On the last row of the bag’s body, without cutting the yarn, continue to crochet 11 sc to start forming the strap.

Strap Pattern:

• Alternating rows with the established pattern, now on this narrow strip, for 60 rows or until the strap measures about 37 cm by 7.5 cm.

Second Strap:

• Follow the same pattern for the second strap, maintaining symmetry with the first. This time, the strap will be shorter, about 20 cm long, for a noticeable design feature.

Finishing:

Seaming:

• Use slip stitches for side seams from the inside of the bag (wrong side) for a neat finish.

Strap Ends:

• Close each strap’s end with sc, ensuring to hide and secure all loose ends and yarn tails.

Optional Closure:

• Add a magnetic button inside the bag for closure, if desired.

Tidy up:

• Weave in all ends securely and cut off any excess yarn.