The Snug Cinch Drawstring Bag
The Snug Cinch Drawstring Bag: Your New Favorite Market and Project Tote!
Are you ready for a quick, cute, and super useful crochet project? Say hello to the Snug Cinch Drawstring Bag.
It’s the perfect companion for a trip to the farmer’s market, a casual beach day, or your new best friend for carrying all your yarn projects. Best of all, it’s a completely free crochet pattern that’s perfect for beginners!
Why You Will Love the Snug Cinch Bag
- It’s sturdy & reliable: It’s made with a durable cotton yarn which gives the bag great structure and makes it easy to wash – perfect for market produce or sandy beach towels.
- Easy & Fast Crochet: The bottom base is worked flat in rows and then the rest of the bag is worked in the round using simple stitches. If you’re new to crochet this is an awesome project to practice working in the round.
- Two in One Magic: The drawstring doesn’t just keep your treasures safe but it also cleverly doubles as the handles. Cinch it up and you’re ready to go!
This pattern is designed to be straightforward and fun. A few skeins of your favorite worsted weight cotton yarn are all you need. Pick a bright, cheerful color for the summer or a nice neutral that matches everything. I used two different colors in the picture to show off the pretty shell stitches but all one color would be nice too.
The finished size is generous enough to hold a few skeins of yarn, a small blanket project or all the delicious treats you can buy!
Ready to get started on your own Snug Cinch Drawstring Bag? Grab your hook and your cotton yarn and let’s crochet!
All my patterns are written in standard American terms
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
- Medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn. For the one shown in the picture, I used 460 yards of Loops & Threads Classic Cotton yarn in Pewter (main color), and 110 yards of the Seafoam color.
- Size H (5 mm) crochet hook.
- Stitch markers.
GAUGE:
13 sc = 4 inches
FINISHED SIZE:
The bottom base measures 9″ by 8″ and the height measures about 12″.
DIRECTIONS:
The bottom base is worked first in rows and then the main section will be worked in the round.
Ch 32
FOUNDATION ROW:
Sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn. (31 sc)
ROW 1: Ch 1, sc in each sc across to the end. Turn.
Repeat row 1 thirty three more times.
MAIN PATTERN ROUNDS:
1: Ch 1, work 3 sc in the first sc (first corner made & place a marker on the first sc), work 1 sc in each of the next 29 sc, work 3 sc in the last sc (second corner made), working along the first side of the piece, work 1 sc in each side stitch of the next 34 rows, now working on the bottom of the piece, work 3 sc in the first remaining loop of the beginning chain (third corner made), work 1 sc in each of the next 29 remaining loops of the beginning chain, work 3 sc in the last remaining loop of the beginning chain (fourth corner made), now working along the second side of the piece, work 1 sc in each side stitch of the next 34 rows. Do not turn. (138 sc)
**Rounds 2 – 13 will be worked in continuous rounds so you will not be joining with a slip stitch at the end of each round**
2 – 14: Sc in the first sc (place marker for first sc), sc in each sc around. At the end of round 14 slip stitch in the first sc & drop the Pewter color. TIP: It’s helpful to place another marker on the slip stitch so you don’t confuse it for a sc at the end of round 15.
15: Join the Seafoam color & ch 4 (counts as the first dc + ch 1), work 1 dc in the same first sc as the slip stitch, *skip 2 sc, work (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) all in the next sc (shell made); repeat from * around to the last 2 sc, skip the last 2 sc & slip stitch in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch 4. You will have 46 shells.
16: Slip stitch in the first space (the space made by the beginning ch 4 of round 15), ch 3 (counts as the first dc), work 2 dc in the same space, *work 3 dc in the ch 1 space of the next shell; repeat from * around ending slip stitch in the top ch of the beginning ch 3. (138 dc counting the beginning ch 3 as a dc).
17: Ch 4 (counts as the first dc + ch 1), work 1 dc in the same ch as the slip stitch, *skip 2 dc, work (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) all in the next dc (shell made); repeat from * around to the last 2 dc, skip the last 2 dc & slip stitch in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch 4. You will have 46 shells.
18: Repeat round 16. Drop the Seafoam color.
19: Join the Pewter color, sc in the same ch as the slip stitch (place marker for first sc), sc in each dc around. Do not join with a slip stitch at the end of the round. (138 sc).
20 – 28: Sc in the first sc (place marker for first sc), sc in each sc around. Do not join with a slip stitch at the end of the rounds. At the end of round 28 drop the Pewter color.
29 – 32: Join the seafoam color, sc in the first sc (place marker for first sc), sc in each sc around. Do not join with a slip stitch at the end of the rounds. At the end of round 32 drop the Seafoam color.
33 – 40: Join the Pewter color, sc in the first sc (place marker for first sc), sc in each sc around. Do not join with a slip stitch at the end of the rounds.
41: Sc in the first sc (place marker for first sc), sc in each sc around ending slip stitch in the first sc.
42: Ch 3, dc in each of the next 2 sc, *ch 3, skip 3 sc, dc in each of the next 3 sc; repeat from * around to the last 3 sc, ch 3, skip the last 3 sc, slip stitch in the top ch of the beginning ch 3. You will have 23 ch 3 spaces.
43: Slip stitch in each of the next 2 dc, slip stitch in the first ch 3 space, ch 1, work (1 sc, 4 dc, 1 sc) all in the same ch 3 space, *skip the next 3 dc, work (1 sc, 4 dc, 1 sc) in the next ch 3 space; repeat from * around to the end.
44: Slip stitch in each sc & dc around to the end & fasten off.
DRAWSTRING HANDLES (MAKE 2):
Ch 141
ROW 1: Sc in the 2nd ch from hook & in each ch across to the end. Turn. (140 sc)
ROW 2: Slip stitch in each sc across to the end & fasten off.
Weave 1 drawstring through all the ch 3 spaces made in round 42 and knot the 2 ends together to make the first handle. Weave the second drawstring starting on the opposite side through the same ch 3 spaces and knot the 2 ends together to form the second handle.
That’s all there is to it and I hope you love your new Snug Cinch Drawstring Bag. Don’t forget to share your new finished bags with me on social media and I can’t wait to see your color choices!