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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

Hi friends,

This is one of those crochet patterns that has been around forever, but it is so easy and practical that I think it will still be here for a long time to come! It’s great for beginners and seasoned crocheters. It’s also one of those mindless patterns with no counting of stitches or color changes. Sometimes we just need that! 😉

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You’ll want to use your favorite 100% cotton yarn to make these potholders so they can stand up to the heat – acrylic yarn will melt! 😱 I used I Love This Cotton Yarn in Monkey Red with an H/5mm crochet hook to stitch up my Christmas Potholders.

To make your potholder, chain 42. Single Crochet in the 2nd chain from hook and in each chain across.

After the last Single Crochet, turn your work so you will be working on the other side of the beginning chain.

Single Crochet in the other loop of each beginning chain across to your first Single Crochet. DO NOT JOIN to the first Single Crochet, but begin working Single Crochet stitches in rounds.

Single Crochet in the next Single Crochet and continue to work one Single Crochet in each stitch around. Do not join at the end of rounds, just keep working a Single Crochet in each stitch. Your piece will look like the picture below. (This is after several rounds)

If you open your piece up and fold in the corners, this is what it will look like. You’ll continue to Single Crochet in each stitch around until those 2 sides come together like in the next picture.

You can stop there and sew the edges together or add a hanging loop like I did. To add the loop, lay your piece flat like in the picture below. Stop crocheting in the middle of one side as shown below. Chain 12 and slip stitch back to the last Single Crochet on your piece. Then Single Crochet in each of the 12 chains you just made. Slip stitch back to the main piece. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing edges together.

Using your long tail, whipstitch the edges of your potholder together. Your hanging loop will be in the corner of your potholder.

Here’s how they look all finished! These are such great potholders – double thick and durable. And they can also be used to protect your counter or table from hot dishes. My finished potholders measure about 7 inches by 7.5 inches.

Pair a couple of Crochet Christmas Potholders with your favorite cookie mix in a jar or some fun kitchen utensils for great Christmas gift! 🎁

Anita