Mini Rainbow Granny Stitch Tote Bag

Heartsprinkle Mini Rainbow Tote Bag
August 10, 2021

I have been on a tote bag kick lately. So here I am with another granny stitch tote bag pattern. This one is so much fun though! It matches one of the squares for the Magical Unicorn CAL! I absolutely love how it turned out.

Materials:
Worsted weight yarn
Crochet hook: 4.50mm (sample) or G/4.00mm
Darning Needle
Bobbins/Clips (optional)

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KEY:
A- bottom and handles color
B- background color
H- heart color
sc- single crochet
hdc- half double crochet
sl- slip
st- stitch
sk- skip
st/sts- stitch/stitches
()- number of stitches/clusters in round

NOTES:
-You will work granny square stitches/granny stitch clusters in parts of this pattern.
-The amount of colors needed of cluster stitches are listed.
-Ch 3 counts as a stitch.

Color Key:

DB: Dark Blue

LB: Light Blue

DP: Dark Pink

Y: Yellow

Pu: Purple

Bottom Panel (With Dark Blue)

Row 1: Ch 19, sc into the second ch, sc into remaining 17 sts. Ch 1, turn. (18)

Row 2-4: Sc in all sts across, ch 1, turn. (18)

Row 5: Sc in all sts across, ch 1, do not turn. (18)

Now you will work around bottom panel.

Side Panels

Round 1: Hdc 5, [hdc, ch 1, hdc] in the corner, hdc 16, [hdc, ch 1, hdc] in corner, hdc 4, [hdc, ch 1, hdc] in the corner, hdc 16, hdc in last st (same as first) ch 1, sl st to top of first hdc. (48)

Round 2: Ch 3, dc into tops of hdc all around, sl st to top of first stitch. (48)

(You will work the amount of double crochets in the color code given)

Round 3: Ch 3,  7LB, 3DP, 3Y, 6Pu, 3Y, 3DP, 23T, sl st to top of first st. (48)

You will now work the granny stitch clusters and will be given the amount to make in the color code given. You will Ch 3 at the beginning of each row, this counts as your first double crochet.

Round 4: Sl st across top of the first 2 stitches, make first granny cluster in third st, 2LB, 1Pi, 1Y, 2Pu, 1Y, 1P, 8LB, sl st into top of first stitch, turn. (16)

You will now work granny stitch clusters in spaces between previous clusters. The numbers of clusters per color per row is listed.

Round 5: 9LB, 1DP, 1Y, 1Pu, 1Y, 1DP, 2LB, sl st into top of first stitch, turn. (16)

Round 6: 2LB, 1DP, 4Y, 1DP, 8LB, sl st into top of first stitch, turn. (16)

Round 7: 9LB, 1DP, 3Y, 1DP, 2LB, sl st into top of first stitch, turn. (16)

Round 8: 3LB, 4DP, 9LB, sl st into top of first stitch, turn. (16)

Round 9: 10LB, 3DP, 3LB,  sl st into top of ch 3, and fasten off, turn. (16)

Make sure your piece is the right way. Attach Dark Blue.

Round 10: Ch 3, dc in all stitches around. Sl st into first stitch. Do not turn. (48)

Round 11: Sl st into tops of the next 8 stitches, ch 15, skip 9 stitches, sl st into the next 15 sts, ch 15, skip 9 sts, sl st into the last 6 sts, sl st into first st, do not turn.

Round 12: Ch 3, dc 8, dc into all 15 chains, dc into next 15 sts, dc into 15 chains, dc into last 6 sts, sl st into top of first dc, fasten off. (60)

I hope you like the mini tote bag pattern. You can make your tote bag in many color combinations to fit many occasions! If you make a tote bag, please tag me, I’d love to see your finished pieces.

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