How to make a crochet houndstooth bucket bag pattern

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Looking for a stylish convertible bucket bag pattern? This crochet houndstooth bucket bag pattern is just what you need. On trend, yet classical, this pattern works up quickly and features multiple sizes and strap options. Read on to find out more about the pattern and how you can get your copy.

How to crochet a houndstooth bucket bag pattern

Crochet houndstooth bucket bag pattern inspiration

Immediately after I finished making the Houndstooth Clutch Bag I had to make this. I wanted a unique bucket style bag that I could take to work and I wanted to see if the effect would be just as nice in the round! This crochet houndstooth bucket bag pattern, like many of my designs started life as a random idea on Sunday afternoon while working out what to do with my life!

If, like me, you are a bag lover, you can check out the Marian Bay Bag and the Harmony Bag here.

Houndstooth crochet bag pattern yarn & materials

To make my Houndstooth Bucket Bag I used Paintbox Simply Aran Cotton. For this design, I have worked double stranded. It’s a little tougher on the hands, but I wanted a fairly firm bag that I wouldn’t necessarily have to line and could probably be made from stash. The result is a fairly large and sturdy bag – in all sizes. Paintbox Simply Aran is 100% Cotton and comes in 50g balls. Available in single balls, as well as packs of 5 or 10 in 30+ colours and has a DK weight alternative. You can use acrylic to make your bag, it won’t be as sturdy but it will be beautiful.

For my examples I used Sailor Blue and Paper White, and Pure Black and Paper White. For this design to work you need two highly contrasting colours to get the full visual effect. I prefer to put bold colours with White so that each stands out, but I think this would could possibly work equally well with a pastel and a bold colour together.

Houndstooth Bucket Bag pattern info & tips

This is an intermediate crochet pattern, but it is beginner friendly and achievable. The pattern is worked entirely holding two strands of yarn together. This is a little fiddly at first to get used to, but once you get the hang of it, its not that challenging at all. To recreate this design you will use standard crochet stitches and work in the round. The bag is made from the bottom up and in one piece – except the straps. The pattern includes multiple sizes and instructions to convert you bucket bag into a back pack!

Terms: US crochet terms.

Type: written pattern

Skill level: Intermediate – beginner friendly

Yarn: 800g of Paintbox Simply Aran Cotton, or a similar amount of any Aran/Worsted or 4 weight yarn, divided as follows:

Main colour (a) – you will need up to 9 x 50g balls or 800m/900yds of this colour, I used Sailor Blue or Pure Black

Contrasting colour (b) – you will need up to 7 x 50g balls or 600m/700yds of this colour, I used Paper White

Hook: 4.5mm

Stitches used:

Double Crochet
Single Crochet
Half Double Crochet
Slip Stitch

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