Easy Drawstring Bag – Free Patterns and Ideas

Crochet drawstring bag is a cool project, whether you are looking for an everyday accessory or a small gift bag. Make one for yourself, or gift it to someone you love.

Crochet drawstring bags work up fast and you can use it in many situations. The only limit is your imagination! You can easily change the colors here and there, to make it even more interesting. Drawstring pouch is a little version of the bag, that you can use to keep small items in. Bigger versions are great bags for everyday errands or beach adventures. And they look cute in many different colors! Take a look at examples below and search for links to free patterns under the pictures.

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Carry All Drawstring Bag – Free Crochet Patterns

Reversible Scrunch Bag

Not only is this bag easy to make, but also reversible! Change the color depending on your mood, or make it look better with particular outfit. Scrunch bags will keep all of your necessities and more, but don’t worry – just unzip it and you’ll easily see what’s inside thanks to big opening. As you can see, Brianna chose yellow and lilac, but what colors would you choose?

• DESIGNED by Brianna Iaropoli
• PROJECT TYPE bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL intermediate

PHOTOS by Brianna Iaropoli / ravelry.com

Find this free pattern on lifeandyarn.com, or read more about it on ravelry.com.

Rosette Drawstring Bag

Big or small, this lovely drawstring bag will be your summer companion. Stephanie designed it in two sizes, so you can choose which one will suit you better. Keep your phone and wallet inside, or choose a bigger version to stuff some more knick-knacks! Another idea – make a small bag for your daughter and a big one for yourself.

• DESIGNED by Stephanie Jessica Lau
• PROJECT TYPE bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL intermediate

PHOTOS by Stephanie Jessica Lau / ravelry.com

Find this free pattern on allaboutami.com, or read more about it on ravelry.com.

Cotton Waves Handbag

Cotton handbags are super comfy and practical, so you can use them everyday for years and they will look amazing. This fun handbag in the pictures below will be great for everyday shopping and running your errands across town. The finished size is 28X28cm and you can make it in any color combination you like!

• DESIGNED by Souma Crochet
• PROJECT TYPE bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL intermediate

PHOTOS by Souma Crochet / ravelry.com

Find original free pattern on myaccessorybox.net, or read more about it on Ravelry

Chevron Bucket Bag

This boho bucket bag was made in delicate neutral colors, so it will fit any stylization you ‘ll choose. It’s a very practical and light bag, that’s spacious and easy to carry at the same time. The pattern is worked in the round from bottom to the top. The finished size is 11.8×9.4×5.9’’ (30x24x15 cm).

• DESIGNED by Gootie (Agat Rottman)
• PROJECT TYPE bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL intermediate

PHOTOS by Gootie (Agat Rottman) / ravelry.com

Find original free pattern on madebygootie.com, or read more about it on Ravelry

Easy Drawstring Bag

This easy bag requires no sewing, so it works up fast and is just great for beginners. Ombre yarn is a fantastic choice for this pattern, because you can see color changes on the entire bag. It’s a clever idea to start with the darkest hue, if you are working from the bottom up.

• DESIGNED by Crochetpedia
• PROJECT TYPE bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL easy

You will find this free pattern on crochetpedia.com, or read more about the project on its Ravelry page.

Carry All Drawstring Tote

This colorful everyday bag can be your new summer staple, because it’s very easy to make and works great for everyday errands. You can use leftover scraps of yarn for this project, or a multicolored skein. Put all your essentials inside and head to the beach or farmers’ market.

• DESIGNED by Jessica Cooper
• PROJECT TYPE bag tote
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL easy

You will find free pattern on Jessica’s blog, or you can read more about the project on its Ravelry page.

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Granny Drawstring Bag – Free Crochet Patterns

Bobble Candy Pouch

If you have any yarn left from your previous projects (and let’s be honest, we all do!), these sweet candy pouches are the best way to use it up! Take a look at the pictures below and see for yourself how adorable are these little bags! You can use them for hiding small presents for your loved ones.

• DESIGNED by Despina Tselekidou
• PROJECT TYPE bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL intermediate

Photo is by Despina Tselekidou / Ravelry.com

Find original free pattern on Ravelry.

Amigurumi Pineapple Purse

Isn’t this pineapple purse just adorable? It’s perfect to hold all your essentials and what’s more, it’s so easy to make! Great little gift for not only children, but also adults who love fun accessories!

• DESIGNED by All About Ami
• PROJECT TYPE square
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL intermediate

Photo is by All About Ami / Ravelry.com

Find original free pattern on allaboutami.com, or read more about it on Ravelry.

Very Easy Crochet Granny Round Purse

This adorable little purse works up really fast, and you can easily use scraps of yarn to make it! Granny stitch is one of beginner crocheters’ must-learn, and simple drawstring bags are a great way to start. Hone your skills while making something useful. You can use such bag as a gift bag or keep small items inside.

• DESIGNED by TheCrochetworld
• PROJECT TYPE bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL beginner

still from TheCrochetworld’s YouTube video – see here.

Free video tutorial by TheCrochetworld is here on YouTube.

Drawstring Bags

Strategic choice of colors makes these bags look like strawberry and cupcake. Yummy! This little project is quite easy, so beginners shouldn’t have any problems with making it. Drawstring is also an easy and effective way to close such bag – instead of sewing on buttons and making button holes, you can simply draw a string between the stitches.

• DESIGNED by Joy Ballena
• THIS VERSION by missdolkapots
• PROJECT TYPE bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL beginner

Original pattern for this purse is here on Joy Ballena’s website. To see more photos and read more about this particular version by missdolkapots, head to her blog.

Crochet Sachet Bag

Find leftover yarn and make a bunch of these cute granny drawstring bags for your friends and family. You can hide little treasures inside, or turn them into scented bags that keep closets fresh. I am sure anybody would be happy to get a handmade gift so useful and nice.

You can find free video tutorial by Easy Crochet here on YouTube.

To find more ideas for small crochet storage, see our article on Easy & Versatile Crochet Pouches!

Crochet Drawstring Pouch – Free Crochet Patterns

Wave Breaker Bag

These fun bags in the pictures below will be great for traveling and fitting all your essentials in one place! You can use these to store your crochet tools, change money, some yarn, phones, etc. It’s totally up to you and the possibilities are simply endless!

• DESIGNED by Grid Mammal Crafts
• PROJECT TYPE bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL intermediate

PHOTOS by Grid Mammal Crafts / ravelry.com

Find original free pattern on gridmammalcrafts.com, or read more about it on Ravelry

Tapestry crochet bag with an anchor

This super fun crochet bag in the pictures below has the sweetest crochet anchor in the center! What’s more, it’s quite easy and fast to make, so try this pattern out when you’ve got a free afternoon! If you like tapestry crochet, this one will be so much fun to make! The finished size is 5.5 x 11.5 cm.

• DESIGNED by nordic_hook
  
• PROJECT TYPE bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL intermediate

PHOTOS by nordic_hook / ravelry.com and Instagram.com

Find original free pattern on nordichook.com, the bottom photo is here.

Makeup Bag

This lovely bag will allow you to keep all your make up in one place, so no more mess in your luggage! You can easily carry it around in your everyday bag. It’s such an easy and gorgeous pattern!

• DESIGNED by Crochet ‘n’ Create
• PROJECT TYPE applique
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL beginner

PHOTOS by Crochet ‘n’ Create / Ravelry.com

Find this free pattern on crochetncreate.com, or check out more on its Ravelry page here.

Crochet Regency Reticule

If your’e looking for an original, but simple gift for your friends or family, this make up bag / reticule can be a really useful one, as it’s great to carry your essentials around. Such an easy and beautiful project!

• DESIGNED by All About Ami
• PROJECT TYPE applique
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL beginner

PHOTOS by All About Ami / Ravelry.com

Find this free pattern on allaboutami.com, or check out more on its Ravelry page here.

Drawstring Pouch

This small, but really cute pouch can have so many different uses! For instance, you can carry it around with you and keep all your essentials in there, like keys and money. You can also gift it to your kiddo to keep their favorite toy inside.

• DESIGNED by Crochet ‘n’ Create
• PROJECT TYPE applique
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL beginner

PHOTOS by Crochet ‘n’ Create / Ravelry.com

Find this free pattern on crochetncreate.com, or check out more on its Ravelry page here.

Pouch with Faces

Do you know that this bag uses only about 50 g of yarn of choice for each color to make? It’s so great to get rid of any excess scraps that you have. It uses a few different stitches, like chain, slip stitch, single crochet and half double crochet, but it works up really fast!

• DESIGNED by Sylke Feldhusen
• PROJECT TYPE applique
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL beginner

PHOTOS by Sylke Feldhusen / Ravelry.com

Find this free pattern on Ravelry page here.

Dragon Egg Dice Bag

Crocodile stitch is very decorative, so you can use it to create this amazing dice bag! If you are a fan of board games or popular fantasy TV shows, this is a project for you. Using multicolored yarn is a great way to achieve cool results without the fuss of changing colors and weaving in yarn ends.

• DESIGNED by Cindy de Vries
• THIS VERSION by ErikaViolet / ravelry.com
• PROJECT TYPE pouch
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL intermediate

You can download original pattern for free from its Ravelry page, or read more about this particular version by ErikaViolet on Ravelry.

Little Pouch

Simple little pouch with cute details is easy to make and will keep all your treasures. Pouch is a mini-bag, great for storing or carrying small items, especially those, which tend to being lost or make mess. Cosmetics, headphones, dice, or sentimental bunch of pebbles will feel safe in a crochet pouch.

• DESIGNED by Elisabeth Andrée
• PROJECT TYPE pouch
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL beginner

Find this free pattern on Elizabeth’s blog.

Christmas Gift Bag – Free Crochet Patterns

Pouch deer

Take a look at this sweet deer pouch in the pictures below. It was made by Tatiana Kucherovska and it looks absolutely adorable, don’t you think? If you want to hide your perfect gift or just fit some essentials in there, it’s going to be a really fun project!

• DESIGNED by Tatiana Kucherovska
• PROJECT TYPE bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL intermediate

PHOTOS by Tatiana Kucherovska/ ravelry.com

Find original free pattern on Ravelry

Elf Gift Bag

Gift bags doesn’t have to be boring and this little crochet elf in the pictures below is the best example for that! Look at how adorable he looks! I’m sure he will keep all your gifts a secret until Christmas. Feel free to play with the colors and make a bunch of these.

• DESIGNED by Premier Yarns Design Team
• PROJECT TYPE bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL intermediate

PHOTOS by Premier Yarns Design Team / ravelry.com

Find original free pattern on premieryarns.com, or read more about it on Ravelry

Christmas Gift Pouch

Take a look at these sweet, zero waste gift pouches on the pictures below! They were made by Anna Burton Designs and are absolutely adorable! The best part is, that you can easily make them with yarn scraps. It’s a really lovely way ti hide your gifts or store some little objects. Each pouch is 5 1/2″ x 7 1/2″. 

• DESIGNED by Anna Burton Designs
• PROJECT TYPE bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL intermediate

Photo is by Anna Burton Designs / Ravelry.com

Find original free pattern on annaburrtondesigns.com, or read more about it on Ravelry.

Snowman Gift Sack

This lovely crocheted snowman could be a separate gift, however it’s a great way to hide your Christmas gifts for your family and friends! Even after winter is over, it will look absolutely lovely on your windowsill all year long! What’s more, it’s really simple to crochet!

• DESIGNED by Repeat Crafter Me
• PROJECT TYPE square
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL intermediate

Photo is by Repeat Crafter Me / Ravelry.com

Find original free pattern on repeatcrafterme.com, or read more about it on Ravelry.

Christmas Gift Bags

Even though this bag is perfect for Christmas gifts, you can easily use it all year long to store all your essentials and stuff you always loose. For instant, bobby pins, crochet accessories, scruchnies, nail polishes, and so on!

• DESIGNED by Little Doolally
• PROJECT TYPE bag pouch
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL intermediate

Photo is by Little Doolally / Ravelry.com

Find original free pattern on Ravelry.

Drawstring Pouch

The solid scallop stitching is put to a very pretty and practical use in this pattern. The off-white yarn hue only emphasizes the texture and creates an elegant look. The Drawstring Pouch design is a perfect little bag to carry all the trinkets you may want to have with you at all times. It will also be a great gift bag for your family and friends.

• DESIGNED by Jeanette Bagley
• PROJECT TYPE bag pouch
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL intermediate

Photos by Jeanette Bagley / ravelry.com

Find original free pattern on littlelightdesignco.com, or read more about it on Ravelry.

Dice Bag

There is no gambling risk with this crochet Dice Bag pattern. This drawstring pouch will be perfect to store your game accessories like dice and pawns. Feel free to put in so many other uses as you can think of, as this project is super practical and versatile. Colorful stripes will add some playfulness. Choose the color intensity of your preference and have fun while crocheting and beyond.

• DESIGNED by Sweet Bee Crochet
• PROJECT TYPE bag pouch
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL beginner

Photos by Sweet Bee Crochet / ravelry.com

Find original free pattern on sweetbeecrochet.com, or read more about it on Ravelry.

Granny Square Pouch Bag

To create a cute little pouch bag like this one by Pam Carr all you need are two granny squares and some yarn for the down string section. You might either follow this pattern for the squares, or use some of the ones you already have at hand as all of us crocheters, we do like to craft and store them. Finally, we have an easy idea to put them into use.

• DESIGNED by Pam Carr
• PROJECT TYPE pouch bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL beginner

Photos Pam Carr / ravelry.com

Find original free pattern on carrowaycrochet.com, or read more about it on Ravelry.

Star Stitch Drawstring Crochet Bag

We do love a crochet pattern that gives lots of possibilities! Melanie Kham has created such a piece and we truly think you have to try making it exactly what you need. A simple drawstring crochet bag that can be small or big, colorful or all nude is an accessory that should be present in each household. It can easily become your spring-summer bag, a pouch for knick-knacks, pretty storage solution or even personalized gift wrapping!

• DESIGNED by Melanie Kham
• PROJECT TYPE drawstring bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL beginner

Photos Melanie Kham / melaniekham.com

Find original free pattern on melaniekham.com.

Evelyn Drawstring Bag

Somewhere in between a drawstring backpack and bucket bag the Evelyn crochet pattern was born. Created by the Crochet Spot it is the ultimate practical combo that you need in your fashion accessories collection. You’ll be amazed how easy it is to create one on your own and how good it looks in all the color combos. Swap the braided string for a leather or linen one to personalize it even more.

• DESIGNED by Crochet Spot
• PROJECT TYPE drawstring bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL beginner

Photos Crochet Spot / ravelry.com

Find original free pattern on crochetspot.com.

Mother of Dragons Dice Bag

Clearly inspired by the fantastic TV series, Rachy Newin’s crochet bag is truly amazing as well. Made with ombre yarn, the Mother of Dragons textured dice bag gets even more dimension. The drawstring closure can also be used to create a practical handle. You can easily transport your new crochet project with you and take it to the outdoor dice game session. Share your results with the designer and check others’ for inspiration.

• DESIGNED by Rachy Newin
• PROJECT TYPE drawstring bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL intermediate

Photos Rachy Newin / ravelry.com

Find original free pattern on Ravelry.

Ridged Bag of Holding

Fans of dice games will love this free crochet pattern. It is a simple and classic drawstring bag that will keep your dices safe. Safe not only from getting scratches as stored in a crochet bag made out of soft yarn. Also safe from other’s eyes when playing a game, thanks to the dense stitching. Kimberly Nestrick has created the bag to be timeless but not boring. Gently textured crochet features make all the difference.

• DESIGNED by Kimberly Nestrick
• PROJECT TYPE drawstring bag
• CRAFT crochet
• SKILL LEVEL upper beginner

Photos Kimberly Nestrick / ravelry.com

Find original free pattern on Ravelry.

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