Crochet a Granny shoulder bag from 13 complete squares, each worked over 10 rounds. Popcorn centres, bands of groups of three double crochets and a final cream round create the textured motifs. The numbered assembly plan turns the squares into a bag with two handles worked into the outer edging.
Inside the guide
- All ten rounds of the square are written out, with counts and changes between colour bands: 13 complete squares, or 130 rounds worked across all the squares.
- Eight original photographs covering the palette, views of the model and assembly or finishing stages.
- Two original technical diagrams and one faithful vector redraw of the numbered 13-square layout for easier assembly reading.
- The 16 joins in the flat layout, folds in squares 2, 6 and 8, and six additional joins that close the sides of the bag.
Languages and page counts
Every language version contains the same complete project. Page counts differ according to the selected language.
| PDF language | Pages |
|---|---|
| Arabic | 19 |
| French | 26 |
| English | 22 |
| Spanish | 26 |
Skill level and techniques
Advanced level. You should be comfortable reading a pattern, counting stitches, working joined rounds and changing colours. The guide describes popcorn made from five complete double crochets and closed by removing and reinserting the hook, reverse single crochet, square assembly and finishing. US crochet codes are retained and explained in English.
Yarn and materials
- Rainbow cotton 8/4, 100% cotton; reference ball size in the pattern: 1.76 oz / 136 yd.
- Colour 04, cream: 2 balls.
- Colours 64, 63, 88, 97, 92, 91 and 79: 1 ball of Rainbow cotton 8/4 in each colour.
- Colour 07: 1 ball of Rainbow Deluxe 8/4.
- These quantities are for the complete bag: 10 balls across 9 colour references, including all 13 squares and the finishing.
- US C-2 crochet hook.
Reference dimensions
Reference finished bag dimensions: approximately 22 in / 56 cm high and 16 in / 41 cm wide. Finished size depends on your yarn, hook and tension.
Constructing the bag
The squares are joined with wrong sides together using slip stitches and chain bridges. Three complete squares fold to shape the bag. Each of the two inner V edges receives three rows of single crochet followed by one reverse single crochet row. Each handle begins with a chain of 60; three single crochet rounds finish the outer circuit and both handles.
Your download
Choose one language before purchase: Arabic, French, English or Spanish. Selection is required and no language is preselected. USD 3.50 buys one PDF in your chosen language with the complete project: Arabic 19 pages, French 26 pages, English 22 pages or Spanish 26 pages. The photographed bag, yarn, hook and other tools are not included.
Original pattern title: “Granny shoulder bag”. Translation, step-by-step organisation and edition: Digital Artisanal.
