Ribbed Crossbody Bag

The Ribbed Crossbody Bag is my first project to crochet this type of bag. I have been looking for a pattern like this for a while because…

… I’m a big fan of crossbody bags and I wear them every day. And when I stopped looking, the pattern found its way to me!

I am happy to present you with my first collaboration with fellow crochet designer on YouTube, Stella, with channel named ByStellaM. Please visit her channel HERE.

She proposed trying out each other’s crochet projects following one of our tutorials. How fun! Stella has a variety of unique crochet projects on her channel and I chose to make her Single Crochet Ribbing T-Shirt Yarn Bag. It’s a beautiful crossbody bag and I hope you have fun making it as much as I did. You will have a wonderful option to make this bag in two different ways: bigger one with thinner yarn following Stella’s tutorial or smaller one with thicker yarn following my tutorial!

VIDEO TUTORIAL OF RIBBED CROSSBODY BAG

WRITTEN PATTERN OF RIBBED CROSSBODY BAG

I use thick T-shirt yarn with 7 mm crochet hook. You will need 100 yards of yarn, also strap or chain (mine is 47″ long), stitch marker and big tapestry needle.

Abbreviations:
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
blo = back loops only
sc3tog = single crochet 3 together
sl st = slip stitch

Leave longer tail for stitching, ch 26.
Row 1 – sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each next 11 ch, sc 3 in next ch, sc in each next 12 ch (27 sc), ch 1 and turn.
Row 2 – sc blo in next 13 sc, sc blo 3 in next sc, sc blo in next 13 sc (29 sc), ch 1 and turn.
Row 3 – sc blo in next 14 sc, sc blo 3 in next sc, sc blo in next 14 sc (31 sc), ch 1 and turn.
Row 4 – sc blo in next 15 sc, sc blo 3 in next sc, sc blo in next 15 sc (33 sc), ch 1 and turn.
Row 5 – sc blo in next 16 sc, sc blo 3 in next sc, sc blo in next 16 sc (35 sc), ch 1 and turn.
Rows 6-15 – sc blo in each sc (35 sc), ch 1 and turn.
Row 16 – sc blo in next 16 sc, decrease in next 3 sc = sc3tog, sc blo in next 16 sc (33 sc), ch 1 and turn.
Row 17 – sc blo in next 15 sc, decrease in next 3 sc = sc3tog, sc blo in next 15 sc (31 sc), ch 1 and turn.
Row 18 – sc blo in next 14 sc, decrease in next 3 sc = sc3tog, sc blo in next 14 sc (29 sc), ch 1 and turn.
Row 19 – sc blo in next 13 sc, decrease in next 3 sc = sc3tog, sc blo in next 13 sc (27 sc), ch 1 and turn.
Row 20 – sc blo in next 12 sc, decrease in next 3 sc = sc3tog, sc blo in next 12 sc (25 sc), leave longer tail for stitching, fasten off, cut off.
Using tapestry needle and long tail stitch the sides of bag together.
Edge round 1 – join yarn with sl st in end of 1st row, sl st in each end of row (42 sl st), sl st in 1st sl st.
Edge rounds 2-5 – sl st in each st in continuous rounds, sl st in 1st st, fasten off, cut off.