Free Cute Crochet Bag Pattern with Ruffles – Cutest Purse

The Romantic Ruffle Bag is the perfect crocheted bag for date night! Make your own super cute textured purse with adorable chic ruffles to match your next outfit for a night out! This free pattern creates a stunning knit-look with an easy stitch pattern that will look amazing in so many different colors! So hop on the crochet bag trend and get started with this free crochet pattern to make your own bag today!

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Are Crochet Bags Trendy?

Yes they are! If you watch the trends, crochet in general is having a huge moment and this cute crochet bag is one of the very best unique crochet purses I have designed!  Handmade pieces, especially shoulder bags, totes, market bags, purses and so many other different styles of bags are being created in crochet!

About This Cute Crochet Pattern

This is an intermediate skill level pattern the uses a few basic crochet stitches along with some more advanced techniques to make this stylish bag.

For this knit-look bag crochet pattern you will need to know single, half and double crochet as well as be comfortable with front post stitches and increases. 

You will need a CYC4 yarn weight and a 4.00mm crochet hook size to create this purse with a beautiful texture.

To achieve the look of knitting on this small tote bag we are creating a series of tiny twisted crochet cables. To make them look seamless we will be working slip stitch rows on the return pass so this is a very dense stitch.

This beautiful bag is made with a very dense fabric due to the cables making it perfect for everyday use. If you would like to increase the durability of your bag you may add a fabric liner or even add a hard bottom as well.

We will create the body of this bag first, then continue with the first handle. Once completed you will reattach your yarn to row 1 of the bag body and create the second handle.

Next you will need to make two sides for your bag which you will then seam together with the bag body. Be very carful when you do this part so that everything aligns properly. It is important that the last row of the bag sides matches up with the first and last row to the bag body, use stitch markers. 

After your bag is assembled is when you will add the crocheted ruffles. You may choose to omit them or do one less row so that they are more subtle!

Have fun making this cute pattern in different ways! 

This is a perfect crochet bag pattern for the holiday season and would make a great gift or even an item to sell at craft markets. This stitch is easy to memorize and can be worked quickly once you get the hang of it. 

Yarn Substitutes

Lots of yarn could work wonderfully for this pattern! A cotton yarn would be a great swap for this easy pattern, even a wool blend! Here are a few of my favorite favorites!

• Vanna’s Choice
• 24/7 Cotton (super durable yarn with great stitch definition)
• Color Theory
• Local Grown Cotton
• Pima Cotton

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Materials

• 4.00 mm Crochet Hook
• 3 Skeins of Lion Brand Color Theory is Amethyst [#619-147R]
• #4 Worsted Weight Yarn – 738 yards

Gauge

• 20 sts by 12 rows in Bag Body Stitch is 4 by 4 inches.

Sizing 

• One Size: 11 inches wide by 7-1/2 inches deep when assembled. Measurements do not include the ruffles OR the handles. This bag is the perfect size for you wallet, phone, keys and a few small essential items!

Stitch Descriptions and Abbreviations

• Chain Stitch – ch 
• Slip Stitch – sl st
• Stitch(es) – st(s)
• Skip – sk
• Stitch Marker – SM
• Single Crochet  – sc
• Half Double Crochet – hdc
• Double Crochet – dc
• Foundation Double Crochet – Fdc – Chain 4, yarn over, insert hook into 4^th chain from the hook, yarn over and pull up loop (3 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through 1 loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through all loops (1 foundation double crochet with chain at bottom created). *Yarn over, insert hook to bottom of the stitch you just made, it will look like the top or “V” of a stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through 1 loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over pull though all loops, repeat from * to desired st count.    
• Front Post Double Crochet – FPdc – work a dc as you normally would but insert your hook from front to back to front around post of indicated st.
• Stacked Single Crochet Stitch – STsc – insert your hook into the designated stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through both loops, insert your hook into the second vertical bar on the stitch you just created, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull though all loops.
• Back Loop Only – blo – work you stitch as you normally would but only use the back loop of the designated stitch.

Pattern Notes

• * Designates a repeat.
• Do not turn at the end of Rounds.
• “sc 1” means to single crochet in the next stitch.
• “sc 2” means to single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches.
• “2 sc” means to single crochet twice in the next stitch to create an increase.
• You will not work in the Even Numbed Rows (sl st rows), all worked stitches will be the double crochet stitches of the previous row below.
• When working the repeat of the bag body, the FPdc is worked in the dc behind the FPdc of the previous row to pull the stitch forward and create the twisting effect. 

Bag Body – Free Pattern

Row 1 – Fdc 54.
Row 2 – Turn, ch 1, sl st in each st to end. [54 sts]
Row 3 – Turn, STsc in first st, *sk 1 st, FPdc in next dc below, dc back in sk’d st, repeat from * until 1 st remains, hdc in last st. [54 sts]
Row 4 – Turn, ch 1, sl st in each st to end. [54 sts]
Row 5 – Turn, STsc in first st, *sk 1 st, FPdc in next dc below, dc back in sk’d st, repeat from * until 1 st remains, hdc in last st. [54 sts]
Rows 6 to 85 – Repeat Rows 4 and 5, do not cut your yarn and move to “Bag Handles”.

Bag Handles

Row 1 – Turn, ch 1, sl st in each st to end. [54 sts]
Row 2 – Turn, ch 1, sl st blo in each st to end. [54 sts]
Rows 3 to 7 – Repeat Row 2.
Row 8 – Turn, ch 1, sl st blo 18, ch 18, sk 18, sl st blo 18 to end. [54 sts]
Row 9 – Turn, ch 1, sl st blo 18, sl st 18 in ch-18, sl st blo 18 to end. [54 sts]
Rows 10 to 14 – Repeat Row 2, finish off. 

Reattach your yarn in Row 1 of the “Bag Body” and create the second Bag Handle beginning with the Row 1 Instructions above, finish off. 

• You will now have your Main Bag Body with a Handel at each side. 
• It will measure approximately 19-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide. The Bag Handles made from Sl Sts may pinch in slightly. 

Bag Side – Make 2

Row 1 – Fdc 12
Row 2 – Turn, ch 1, sl st in each st to end. 
Row 3 – Turn, STsc in first st, *sk 1 st, FPdc in next dc below, dc back in sk’d st, repeat from * until 1 st remains, idc in last st. 
Row 4 – Turn, ch 1, sl st in each st to end. 
Row 5 – Turn, STsc in first st, *sk 1 st, FPdc in next dc below, dc back in sk’d st, repeat from * until 1 st remains, idc in last st. 
Rows 6 to 37 – Repeat Rows 4 and 5.
Row 38 – Turn, ch 1, sl st in each st to end. 
Row 39 and 40 – Turn, ch 1, sl st blo in each st to end, finish off.

• You will now have two Bag Sides to add to your Main Bag Body on each side. 
• They will measure approximately 7-1/2 inches long and 3 inches wide.

Assembly

1. With wrong sides facing hold one Bag Side aligned with the Bag Body so that the blo sl st sections are matching. 
2. Using yarn HELD DOUBLE, pull up a loop in row ends on both panels and single crochet the pieces together going down the Bag Side, across the bottom (Row 1 of the Bag Side) and then back up the Bag Side and Bag Body creating a “U” shape. Be sure to place 3sc in each bottom corner and you will only single crochet in double crochet rows. Finish off and weave in your ends. Approximately 47 sts.
3. Single crochet your second Bag Side to the Bag Body to create a second “U” shape to finish the other side, finish off and weave in your ends.

Ruffles

Reattach your yarn into the first single crochet stitch created to seam together your bag and continue to Row 1 Instructions. 
Row 1 – (STsc, 2 hdc) in first st,  *3 hdc in next st, repeat from * to end so that
each st has 3 hdc sts![+/- 141 sts]
Rows 2 and 3– Turn, (STsc, dc) in first st, *2 dc in next st, repeat from * to end so that each stitch has 2 dc sts. [+/- 282 sts]

Finish off and repeat on second side. 

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