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30 Easy-to-Follow Crochet Tote Bag Patterns

January 25, 2023 By Corina Leave a Comment

Crochet Tote Bags

Crochet tote bags are simply fabulous. They come in different styles, shapes, patterns, and colors, but the best thing about them is their functionality. 

You can carry everything you need to take with you for the day in a fantastic bag you made yourself!

And if you are new to crocheting, tote bags are lovely projects to practice crochet stitches and how to read and follow a pattern. 

Table of Contents

  • How to Crochet a Tote Bag
    • How Are Tote Bags Constructed?
    • What Materials Do I Need to Crochet a Tote Bag?
    • What are the Best Yarns to Use for Tote Bags?
      • Cotton Yarn 
      • Acrylic
      • Wool
  • Crochet Tote Bags with Solid Fabric
        • Camellia Tote Bag
        • Easy Market Tote Bag
        • On the Bias Tote Bag
        • Crochet Cotton Candy Tote Bag
        • Largo Tote Bag
        • Color Block Tote Bag
        • Jackfield Tiled Tote Bag
        • Chevron Bobble Tote Bag
        • Market Tote Bag
  • Lacy Crochet Tote Bag Patterns
        • Ocean Breeze Tote Bag
        • Harvest Market Tote Bag
        • Crochet Summer Tote Bag
        • The Callie Carry-All Tote Bag
        • Perfect Day Market Tote Bag
  • Granny Square Bags
        • Sunflower Granny Square Tote Bag
        • Magnolia Granny Square Tote Bag
        • Summer Retro Tote Bag
        • Granny Square Tote Bag
  • Crochet Tote Bag Patterns Made with Bulky or Super Bulky Yarn
        • Crochet Tote Bag in Two Sizes
        • Beginner Crochet Tote Bag
        • Market Tote Bag
        • Crochet Diamond Tote Bag
        • Lucy Tote Bag
        • Huntington Carryall Tote Bag
        • Marlowe Tote Bag
        • Cove Crochet Tote Bag
        • Audrey Crochet Tote Bag
        • Free Market Tote Bag
        • Sturdy Market Tote
        • Kensington Tote Bag
  • Want to Design Your Own Tote Bags with Fun Stitches?
  • Are You a New Crocheter Who Needs Extra Help with the Basics?

How to Crochet a Tote Bag

So, you want to crochet a tote bag? You’re in the right place! Before we begin, here are answers to some of the most common questions about crochet tote bags to get you started. 

How Are Tote Bags Constructed?

Many crocheted tote bags are worked from the bottom up. You start with a chain or a magic loop and increase stitches to make a circle or oval shape to make the base of the bag. 

Stitches are then worked without increases to form the sides of the bag. The strap or handle is often worked as part of the bag, or it can be stitched separately and sewn on. 

Bags can also be made with a flat rectangular bottom, or the sides can be worked and then a long rectangle stitched to make the bottom, sides, and strap all in one piece. 

What Materials Do I Need to Crochet a Tote Bag?

Most crochet tote bags only need a few supplies. You will need the following:

  • Yarn: more on that below!
  • Crochet hook: sized appropriately for the weight of yarn you are using or what the pattern calls for
  • Stitch marker: handy if you are working on a project in the round and want to know where the end of the round is
  • Scissors: for trimming yarn
  • Yarn needle: for weaving in ends and sewing pieces of the bag together if needed
  • Notions: zippers, buttons, stitch markers, clasps, bag handles, liners, and bottoms (if needed)

What are the Best Yarns to Use for Tote Bags?

Tote bags can get a lot of wear and tear, depending on how you use them. Choosing the best yarn will help the bag to last a long time. When choosing the suitable yarn to use, it’s important to consider a few things.

Most of these factors come down to how the yarn will work as a bag, how durable the finished bag will be, and how long it will keep looking good. 

Yarns that are strong, easy to wash, colorfast, and resistant to pilling make great choices for bags. You also want to pick something in a color you love that fits your budget!

If you plan to use multiple colors in your, make a swatch with all of them and wash them to ensure the colors don’t bleed. 

There are pros and cons to different fibers, but this general information can help you decide if you aren’t sure what material to use for your crochet tote bag. 

Cotton Yarn 

Cotton yarns are the go-to for many crochet bag projects. Cotton is inexpensive, durable, and stretches but not excessively. Worsted weight cotton yarn is a great option you will find used in many of the projects below.

Organic cotton yarns are environmentally friendly and can be found in a range of colors. Conventional cotton yarns come in a great range of colors and can be found at most yarn and craft stores.

Cotton yarn can be a little stiff and hard on the hands, and it’s not the easiest yarn for beginners, but it is a great choice for bags that work hard and last a long time. 

Acrylic

Another popular yarn used for tote bags is acrylic yarn. They’re also inexpensive and come in a huge range of colors. They tend to be colorfast, which is great if you want to use several colors in your project. 

Some acrylic yarns are softer than others, but they’re all pretty strong, and they are machine washable. They can be a little easier to work with for beginners and generally have good stretch and memory (meaning they bounce back after being stretched). 

Wool

We all know wool is great for scarves and sweaters, but it’s also a good choice for bags. Wool is strong and often soft, and it is generally easy to work with. It has great stretch and memory, but can be more expensive than other yarns.

Unless the wool yarn is superwash, you cannot wash projects made with wool in the washing machine. But if your wool bag comes out bigger than expected, you can felt it, which fuses the fibers together, making the fabric more solid and super strong (though with less stretch and stitch definition).

Now that you know the best materials to use when crocheting a tote bag you can begin planning your tote bag project using the following free patterns! 

You’ll find bags with relatively solid fabric for carrying lots of groceries or library books, lacier bags for the beach, bags made with granny squares, and big, quick-to-stitch bags made with bulky and super bulky yarns. Let’s dive into all these great crochet tote bag patterns!

Crochet Tote Bags with Solid Fabric

While these crochet tote bag patterns might not be completely solid in their stitching, they don’t have the big mesh and openwork designs you find in some totes that are made to be market or beach bags. If you need a bag that’s a bit more sturdy or can hold small things without lining, these are the patterns for you. 


A woman with the Camellia Crochet Tote Bag
Camellia Tote Bag

Designer: All About Ami
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted 
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton

This big bag has an oval base that is worked flat in continuous rounds, then the stitches are divided to make the panels for the body. You’ll enjoy crocheting this one as you can use your favorite crochet stitch in the middle accent panel in the center of this pattern, or just work it as written. 

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A woman holding the Easy Market Crochet Tote Bag
Easy Market Tote Bag

Designer: For the Frills
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton

Looking for a spacious market bag? This tote bag pattern is the answer! You can create one to use as a purse and another for your groceries or market use. It’s an all-in-one practical tote bag.

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A girl holding the On the Bias Crochet Tote Bag
On the Bias Tote Bag

Designer: A Crocheted Simplicity
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted 
Suggested yarn:  Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton DK

We love a summer tote, and this one is perfect to use as a beach bag for your summer getaways and holidays. It’s worked flat, folded, and seamed, and you can make it in a solid color or add stripes if you like.

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Crochet Cotton Candy Tote Bag
Crochet Cotton Candy Tote Bag

Designer: Znooi Craft Corner
Yarn weight: (3) DK
Suggested yarn: Bernat Softee Cotton

This colorful bag can be worked with a solid color and a multicolored yarn, or use your yarns scraps (or even two solid colors) to make the pattern. It looks complicated but the texture is made by working spike stitches.

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Largo Crochet Tote Bag
Largo Tote Bag

Designer: Salty Pearl Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted 
Suggested yarn: Lily Sugar‘n Cream

This free crochet tote bag pattern is spacious and features a rectangular bottom and stripes of playful colors and textures. Carry your latest project and beach gear, or use it as a market bag.

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Color Block Crochet Tote Bag
Color Block Tote Bag

Designer: The Loophole Fox
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Sirdar Hayfield Bonus

This great color block design is perfect for using your leftovers from other projects. Use as many or as few colors as you like. This pattern is great for advanced beginners and uses a double crochet cluster stitch for the texture.

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Jackfield Tiled Crochet Tote Bag
Jackfield Tiled Tote Bag

Designer: CatWhiskers Crochet, via Ravelry
Yarn weight: (3) DK 
Suggested yarn: Premier Yarns Premier Anti-Pilling Everyday DK

This bag has a gorgeous mandala pattern on the side. You can use the pattern shown or any tile crochet pattern you like. This colorful bag is the perfect tote for gray winter days!

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Chevron Bobble Crochet Tote Bag
Chevron Bobble Tote Bag

Designer: A Crocheted Simplicity
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Simply Wool Aran

We love a unique tote bag. The Chevron Bobble tote bag stands out thanks to its fun texture of chevrons made with bobbles. This bag is on the smaller side so it’s great to use as a handbag.

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Market Crochet Tote Bag
Market Tote Bag

Designer: Cream of the Crop Crochet
Yarn weight: (3) DK
Suggested yarn: Cascade Ultra Pima

This easy tote bag is perfect for beginners, as it uses single crochet throughout. Pick your favorite colors to make the stripes. You can leave it with just the handle or crochet a strap, too.

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Lacy Crochet Tote Bag Patterns

If you’re looking for a classic mesh market bag or a tote bag to use at the beach, these tote bag patterns featuring more open stitches are a great place to start. Have fun playing with colors and textures on these crochet market bag patterns. 


Ocean Breeze Crochet Tote Bag
Ocean Breeze Tote Bag

Designer: Loops and Love Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted 
Suggested yarn: Caron Cotton Cakes

The Ocean Breeze Tote is a perfect roomy crochet tote bag worked in super simple stitches. The yarn used makes the color changes effortless, but you could also work this one in a solid color, or change colors each time you hit a different part of the pattern.

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Harvest Market Crochet Tote Bag
Harvest Market Tote Bag

Designer: Make & Do Crew
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton 

This is one of my absolute favorite market bag patterns. With sturdy handles and an expandable mesh pattern, this free tote bag pattern is one of the easiest and most fun you can make. 

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A girl holding the Crochet Summer Tote Bag
Crochet Summer Tote Bag

Designer: Passionate Crafter
Yarn weight: (2) Fine
Suggested yarn: LB Collection® Mako Cotton Yarn

This tote bag pattern is a perfect crochet project to make for summer. The bag is modern and stylish, making it great for summer trips. You could also line the bag to make it more of an everyday bag. 

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The Callie Carry-All Crochet Tote Bag
The Callie Carry-All Tote Bag

Designer: Skeins and Stitches
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Furls Wonder 

The bag is made almost entirely of single crochet and half double crochet stitches to create a fun texture. It’s the perfect bag for taking a towel and a book to the beach or the pool. It’s also great for toting snacks or library books.

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Perfect Day Market Crochet Tote Bag
Perfect Day Market Tote Bag

Designer: Moogly 
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted 
Suggested yarn: Lily Sugar‘n Cream

This is a big, big market bag – but the clever thing about this free crochet bag pattern is that you can make it any size! You can continue crocheting the same stitch until you reach your desired length. 

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Granny Square Bags

There’s nothing more classic than a granny square, but these free crochet patterns give grannies a modern look and feel. They’re a great way to use up leftovers from other projects, and maybe hold your new project when you’re done!


Sunflower Granny Square Crochet Tote Bag
Sunflower Granny Square Tote Bag

Designer: Craft by Cat
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Caron Simply Soft

This sunflower granny square tote bag is absolutely gorgeous! It reminds me of summer days and sunflower fields. The granny squares are arranged and stitched together to form this wonderful tote bag. 

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Magnolia Granny Square Crochet Tote Bag
Magnolia Granny Square Tote Bag

Designer: Mama in a Stitch
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton

This is a vintage-style granny square tote bag that you will enjoy crocheting. It is made of cotton yarn, so it’s washable, and you can use it as your everyday bag or a farmer’s market bag.

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Summer Retro Crochet Tote Bag
Summer Retro Tote Bag

Designer: A Crocheted Simplicity
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted 
Suggested yarn: Lily Sugar‘n Cream

Summer retro style meets function and versatility in this fun crochet hexagon tote bag crochet pattern. This cute tote bag brings back that retro summer vibe that you’ll enjoy. 

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Granny Square Crochet Tote Bag
Granny Square Tote Bag

Designer: Hopelessly Devoted Crochet
Yarn weight: (3) DK 
Suggested yarn: Sirdar Hayfield Bonus 

If you want a simple and uncomplicated granny square tote bag pattern, this one is for you. It can be worked in cotton or acrylic yarn, and if you line it you can use it as your everyday bag.

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Crochet Tote Bag Patterns Made with Bulky or Super Bulky Yarn

Big yarn makes for faster crocheting, but it can also give you a bigger and sturdier bag to hold all your essentials. This section is for you if you need a new bag for your library books or if you’re one of those people who likes to or needs to carry lots of stuff around each day. 


Crochet Tote Bag
Crochet Tote Bag in Two Sizes

Designer: Crochet Dreamz
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky 
Suggested yarn: Bernat Maker Home Dec

This crochet tote bag doesn’t come in one but two sizes! One is a large beach bag size, while the smaller version is great for an everyday bag. Make either or both to carry everything you need to tote!

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Crochet tote bag that is made from a rectangle
Beginner Crochet Tote Bag

Designer: Make & Do Crew
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky 
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Rewind 

This crochet tote bag is made from a rectangle that is folded to create this fantastic tote. It’s quick and easy to stitch and a great bag for all sorts of uses. 

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Crochet Market Tote Bag
Market Tote Bag

Designer: Yarn and Chai
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky
Suggested yarn: Bernat Maker Home Dec

This is a great bag for those new to making bags because it’s worked in a continuous round all the way to the straps (make sure you have a stitch marker handy for this one!). It’s cute with a contrasting top, or work it all in one color. 

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Crochet Diamond Tote Bags
Crochet Diamond Tote Bag

Designer: Loops and Love Crochet
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky 
Suggested yarn:  Bernat Maker Home Dec

This tote bag pattern uses tapestry crochet to make the diamond pattern in the middle portion. There are video tutorials to help if you’ve never used this technique before. The pattern also comes in two sizes if you’re looking for purse patterns.

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Crochet Lucy Tote Bag
Lucy Tote Bag

Designer: Evelyn and Peter Crochet 
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Rewind

This tote bag is quick to stitch thanks to the use of bulky yarn and simple stitches (it’s mostly single crochet which also makes it sturdy and durable). Use your extra yarn to make an adorable tassel. 

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Huntington Carryall Crochet Tote Bag
Huntington Carryall Tote Bag

Designer: Two of Wands 
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky 
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Hue + Me 

This is the tote of your dreams! Carry all of your essentials with this sophisticated hobo-style bag. Sport it as an oversized purse, a carry-on for your distant travels, or a weekend bag for your next road trip. 

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Marlowe Crochet Tote Bag
Marlowe Tote Bag

Designer: Meghan Makes Do
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky 
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Rewind

This fun and functional design works up quickly and is perfect for toting around all your summer essentials. If you love having one bag that can carry all your things, this is the best tote bag pattern you’ll make. 

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Cove Crochet Tote Bag
Cove Crochet Tote Bag

Designer: Originally Lovely
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky 
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Rewind 

This is a fun and stylish tote bag designed to be functional. It uses mainly half double crochet so it’s an easy beginner-level pattern that you’ll surely enjoy making. 

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Audrey Crochet Tote Bag
Audrey Crochet Tote Bag

Designer: Make & Do Crew
Yarn weight: (6) Super bulky
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Feels Like Butta

This tote bag is simple yet chic. The stripes are a classic look for summer or any time of year. This is a great casual bag for window shopping or taking your picnic supplies to the park.

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Crochet Market Tote Bag
Free Market Tote Bag

Designer: Daisy Cottage Designs
Yarn weight: (5) Bulky 
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Rewind 

This sweet little pattern works up in a couple of hours since it’s worked in double crochet with chain stitches. It’s a great bag to stitch up as a gift and fill with goodies for the birthday girl (or anyone else!). 

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Sturdy Market Crochet Tote
Sturdy Market Tote

Designer: Delia Creates
Yarn weight: (6) Super bulky 
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Wool–Ease Thick & Quick

Are you looking for a sturdy market bag tote? If yes, then this one is a winner! This big bag is built to hold all your grocery store purchases, and you can make it with two strands of yarn held together to make it even sturdier if you like. 

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Kensington Crochet Tote Bag
Kensington Tote Bag

Designer: TL Yarn Crafts
Yarn weight: (6) Super bulky
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Feels Like Butta

This pattern uses a pretty, bulky yarn so you can finish one in no time. It’s worked in Tunisian crochet, which is so fun and gives the bag a knit look. There’s a video tutorial if you need it, too.

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Want to Design Your Own Tote Bags with Fun Stitches?

Tote bags are a great way to play with different crochet stitches. You can easily make a base with a solid stitch and make the sides of the bag whatever stitch you like. 

If you want to get inspired by new-to-you crochet stitches, check out our Ultimate Crochet Stitch Library. It includes 45 stitches you can learn with video tutorials. Add them to your next bag project or anything else you want. 

Are You a New Crocheter Who Needs Extra Help with the Basics?

If anything in these patterns confused you or you want to make sure your finished bag looks just like the one in the picture, you need our Crochet Fundamentals workshop. 

This collection of videos is full of great advice, techniques, and tutorials to make you more confident and boost your skills quickly.

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