FREE Crochet Bucket Bag Pattern {EASY!}

If you love nautical style and summer crochet bags, you will enjoy this easy crochet bucket bag pattern. It works up quickly in the round and showcases macrame cord and a wood toggle button to cinch it closed. It will become your go-to bag this spring and summer!

Below you will find the FREE perfect crochet bag pattern. In it, you will learn how to crochet a bucket bag that’s a great size for running errands.  If you love crochet purse patterns with unique bag designs, you will really enjoy the neutral color and simple texture of this nautical style bag. It is made with the soft Lion Brand Feels Like Butta yarn in the classic, solid color ‘Pale Grey’. This practical project would also make a great gift for a friend who loves bags!

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FREE BUCKET BAG CROCHET PATTERN

How to crochet a bucket bag

The free crochet pattern is easy to work once you get the hang of working spiral rounds. You will crochet from the bottom up, using a hard bag bottom as the base. You only need to know the BASIC CROCHET STITCHES to work this piece.

Can a beginner crochet a bag?

Yes! This free pattern is very beginner-friendly. Beginners can handle working in the round easily, using a stitch marker. And if you enjoy free crochet bag patterns, small bags are a popular choice for beginners.

You will need the following supplies to make the crochet bucket bag:

Supplies

• 1 skein of Lion Brand Feels Like Butta (218 yds per skein)
  • Color: Pale Grey
  • or similar weight yarn (approx 165 yds total)

• Size I/9 (5.5 mm) hook (or size to meet gauge)
• small hook (e.g. F/5 3.75mm) to work yarn into bag bottom holes

• Scissors
• tapestry (yarn) needle
• Stitch Marker
• 7.5″ diameter bag bottom with holes
• 32” of 4mm cotton macrame cord
• wood toggle button
• leather purse strap to clasp to top of bag

Crochet Abbreviations

US Crochet terms are used.

Ch – chain

sc – single crochet

dc – double crochet

rep – repeat                             

sl st – slip stitch

sk – skip

st(s) – stitch(es)

sm – stitch marker

PATTERN INFORMATION

The crochet bucket bag FREE pattern is provided below.

• but you can also get the ad-free, printable pdf pattern for the CROCHET BUCKET BAG in the ETSY SHOP!  The pdf has helpful photos included.

EASY CROCHET BAG PATTERN

Gauge: 4″ (10cm) square = 11 sts by 12.5 rounds in sc stitch pattern

How to crochet a bucket bag

There are different types of crochet bags, and this one works up simply to form a sturdy bucket bag that you can wear cross-body. It is a nice size to hold small projects or for running quick errands.

NOTES: You will be crocheting the bucket bag bottom up in rounds in one long spiral. Then you will add open dc rounds near the top to weave cotton cord through.

Instructions to make the crossbody bag are as follows…

Bucket Bag Crochet Pattern

Follow the instructions below in the order indicated.

NOTE – Ch 3 counts as one dc st in dc rounds. Ch 1 does not count as a st.

Place a sm in every round to keep track of first st.

Bucket Bag Body

With the bottom of the hard bag bottom facing, use a small size crochet hook (such as 3.75mm) to work a sc into each hole of the bag bottom using size 4 yarn, join with sl st to first sc st. (The bag bottom should have 50 holes, so 50 sc sts).

Next, switch to size I crochet hook, and continue with RS (outside of bag) facing.

Assuming 50 sts to start with, increase st count as follows:

Base Round: Ch 1, *work sc into next 3 sts, 2 sc into next st; rep from * around until last st, 3 sc into last st. DO NOT JOIN. (63 sc sts)

Note → if your bag bottom does not have 50 holes, you will have to adjust this base round so that the increases are spaced out evenly to total 63 sts.

Pattern Repeat:

Round 1: Sc into each st around. Be sure to pm at first st each round and do not join at first st. (63 sc sts)

Rep Round 1 until reach approx. 8″ height (approx 25 rounds).

Continue by working an open design pattern as follows; pm at first st in each round:

Open Design Pattern:

Open Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), *sk next 2 sc, ch 2, dc in next sc; rep from * around, ending last rep after ch 2, join with sl st to top of ch-3 (1st dc). (62 sts)

Open Rounds 2-3: Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), *ch 2, dc in next dc; rep from * around, ending last rep after ch 2, join with sl st to top of ch-3 (1st dc). (62 sts)

Open Round 4: 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, *sc in next dc, 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, rep from * around. DO NOT JOIN. (62 sc sts)

Rep Round 1 (from Pattern Repeat) 1 more time. Join with sl st to 1st sc. (62 sts)

Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in loose ends to WS (inside of bag).

Weave 32” of 4mm cotton macrame cord through the dc sts in the middle (round 2) of open design pattern.

Pull each end of cord through the 2 holes in the wood toggle button.

Knot the two ends of cord and fringe the ends if desired.

Cinch cord with toggle button, and tie ends to close bucket bag.

Clip two ends of a long leather purse strap to opposite sides of top of bag. This will allow you to wear the bag cross-body.

Important Tips for Crocheting your bag

Some things to keep in mind as you crochet the bag are:

• Use a stitch marker (sm) to keep track of the first st in each round.
• Make sure to ensure there are 63 sts in the base round, no matter how many holes are in your hard bag bottom.
• Note that the st count changes to 62 with the open design pattern.
• Feel free to adjust bag size as follows :
  • work more/less rounds prior to open design rounds to adjust height

Finished Size

The finished crochet bag measures approximately 23″ circumference by 12″ height. 

Using your Nautical Crochet Bucket Bag

Now it is time to enjoy using your crocheted bag for errands or beach trips in the warm weather. It’s sturdy enough to hold small items and the nautical design gives coastal flair. Friends would love receiving one of these crochet totes as a perfect gift, too.

Just wear the bag cross-body, and head out the door…

What do you think of this free crochet purse pattern? If you are a beginner at crochet, you can definitely make your own bag. The spiral rounds are simple to master, and it’s easy to work the initial stitches directly onto the purse bottom. Be sure to add this crochet bag project to your list this summer. It is a great option for a simple weekend project.

Don’t forget that this bucket bag crochet pattern is also available in a digital pdf pattern.  The pdf has helpful photos.  Grab the CROCHET BUCKET BAG pattern in my Etsy shop.

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