Granny Square Bag Pattern

Granny Square Bag

Materials:

8 balls of Monaco or Cannon yarn

            3 balls for green

            2 balls for light green

            1 ball for each of the other color

12” inch long zipper

Lining

Tapestry needle and thread
7mm steel crochet hook

Motifs (make 65 pieces)

Chain 6, slip stitch to form a ring.

Round 1: Chain 3, 2dc, *ch1, 3dc. Repeat from * twice.

              Chain 1. Join with slip stitch in top of ch3 stitch.

              Chain 3, turn the piece over.

Round 2: 2dc, ch2, 3dc in next chain 1 space. * 3dc, ch2, 3dc in next chain 1 space.

              Repeat from * twice. Join with slip stitch in top of ch3 stitch.

              Chain 3, turn the square over.

Round 3: 2dc in next open space on the side of the square.

              3dc, ch2, 3dc in the  next open space on the corner of the square.

              * 3dc in next side space, 3dc, ch2, 3dc in next corner space. Repeat from * twice.

              Join with slip stitch in top of ch3 stitch. Chain 3, turn the square over.

For additional round/s:

              Work 3dc in each open space on the side of the square and work 3dc, ch2, 3dc in each corner space.

              To begin a new row, always chain 3 and turn the square over.

              To end each row, do a slip stitch in the top of ch3 stitch

To finish off:

              After doing the slip stitch to join the last row, chain 1 and pull the yarn all the way through the loop. Weave in all yarn ends.


Handle (make 2):

Row 1: Chain 15, dc in 3rd ch from the hook. Dc in the remaining ch across.

             Ch 3, turn.

Row 2: Dc across, ch 3, turn.

Repeat row 2 until piece measures 18”

Joining:

            Line in 25 pieces of motif (5 motifs x 5 motifs) for each side of the bag and 15 pieces of motifs to be joined across for gusset.
            Join each motif together with a slip stitch as follows:
           Attach yarn to a corner in one motif, join with a sl st in corner of 2nd motif, *sl st in next st in first motif then sl st in next st on 2nd motif* Repeat from * to * until two motifs are joined (this forms a flat zigzag line between motifs). Do not break off yarn, continue to join motifs together until all of the 25 motifs for the side and 15 motifs for the gusset are joined. Fasten off.
           Join the sides and the gusset same way as the motifs are attached.

          Cut a lining that measures exactly for the finished body of the bag.
          Sew the lining inside the body of the bag.
          Then sew the zipper and the handle to the bag




And there you've got your Granny Square bag!
Hope you enjoy it!