How to crochet a strong book bag?
My girlfriend has a birthday coming up and she’s going to college, and my grandma taught me to crochet, so I thought I’d make my girlfriend a book bag. I’d like it to be strong, and I have three colors of yarn for her school colors. It doesn’t have to be huge, just strong. She’s going carry her laptop and a textbook or two. Does anyone know of a free pattern or technique for this?
Okay, I’m going to have two very long pieces. They’ll be the sides and the strap. And there’ll be a big rectangle that will be the bag and flap. It’ll all be just stitched together. Now I just need suggestions for what pattern to crochet the straps and bag part.
To make a strong bag, I would choose single crochet or single and half-double stitches. You could go down a size or two from the hook size recommended for your yarn ( unless you crochet tightly already). You could double strand the yarn if you have enough. Another option for natural fiber yarns (wool) is to crochet it larger than finished size and then felt it. If you are making a handle or strap, chain the length and then work a few rows the length of the handle/strap rather than crocheting something like 6 or 10 stitches wide and 30 inches long (this stretches). You could also add a lining.
I like the looks of this one the best. You will need to create an account. Ravelry has a huge pattern library. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/classy-messenger-bag
To use your three colors, you could work stripes of the 3 colors alternating, work stripes of 2 colors and use the 3rd color for the straps (and accents like edging).
I like the looks of this one the best. You will need to create an account. Ravelry has a huge pattern library. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/classy-messenger-bag
This bag looks very nice as well. You could vary the number of pockets.You will need to create an account to access patterns. Lots of free patterns.
http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/HookedBags.html?noImages=
http://www.ehow.com/how_4829418_crochet-laptop-bag.html
http://www.crochetkitten.com/files/The_Crocheter_s_Messenger.pdf
http://lauraslefthook.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/library-tote-pattern/
This bag uses the Afghan stitch which is tight and looks like knitting.
http://www.learn-how-to-crochet.com/computer-bag.html
The major yarn manufacturers- Lion Brand, Patons, Bernat, Red Heart – have websites with free patterns.
Lion Brand also has specific stitch instructions.
Crocheted Swirling Bag from “Crocheted Gifts” – KDTV 311
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