Hi friends,

It’s Christmas in July at Creatingme! We all need gift bags when it’s time to wrap up all the Christmas things. This Little Crochet Christmas Gift Bag is perfect for small gifts or gift cards along with some yummy chocolates!

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I used Yarn Bee Soft & Sleek Yarn with an H/5mm crochet hook to stitch up my gift bags. The lining of the gift bag is a small canvas bag – no sewing required! – that I picked up at Hobby Lobby. (I also found this assortment of colors here that are similar if you want something other than white.) The Lobster Clasp Keychain I used for the tassel is similar to this.

The little bag is hot glued to the crocheted piece along the top edge. I like these Surebonder fabric hot glue sticks for glueing them together, although regular hot glue would work, too. I also have this Surebonder glue gun that I use only with the fabric glue sticks to it separate from my regular glue gun.

I’ve included the pattern below along with a link to a free PDF if you’d like to easily print it.

Little Crochet Christmas Gift Bag

Worsted Weight Yarn – I used Yarn Bee Soft & Sleek Yarn in Red and Green Apple

H/5mm crochet hook

Little Canvas Tote Bag (measures about 6 inches wide by 5 inches tall plus handle) I found mine at Hobby Lobby

Optional: Lobster Clasp Keychain (similar to this)

Stitches used in US terms:

Chain – ch

Half Double Crochet – hdc

Slip Stitch – ss

Back Loop Only – blo

Third Loop – you can find a tutorial for crocheting in the third loop here.

Chain 22. 

Round 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across to the last ch. Work 3 sc in last ch. Turn your work to work on the other side of your ch. sc in each ch to the last stitch. Work 3 sc in last stitch. Join with ss to first sc. (45 stitches)

Rounds 2-4: ch 1. hdc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (45 stitches)

Rounds 5-6: ch 1. Working in blo, hdc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (45 stitches)

Rounds 7-11: ch 1. Working in blo, sc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first sc. (45 stitches)

Rounds 12-13: ch 1. Working in blo, hdc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (45 stitches)

Rounds 14-15: ch 1. Working in third loop, hdc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (45 stitches)

Round 16: ch 1. Working in third loop, sc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first sc. (45 stitches)

Fasten off and weave in ends. 

Slip little canvas tote into crocheted piece and hot glue around the top edge to secure.   

To make optional tassel key ring :

Cut a piece of cardboard about 3-inches wide. Using 1 strand of each color yarn (or 2 strands of one color), wrap the yarn around the cardboard piece to desired thickness.    

Cut one end of the yarn and slip the key ring onto the strands of yarn. Using a strand of yarn, tie tightly around all of the strands close to the key ring. Trim the tassel to desired length. Attach key chain to handle of tote.  

Here’s the link to the free PDF…

These Little Crochet Christmas Gift Bags work up quickly and are fun to make. You could tie some festive ribbon around the handle instead of the tassel. Be sure to add a handmade tag to your gift bag! And of course they can be made in any color. 🙂

Anita