This textured bag is the perfect size for bringing your project on your next adventure. This pattern was originally published in Crochet Now Issue 41.

This pattern is available for FREE on my blog here.

The free version is supported by advertising on my website. The downloadable PDF for sale on Ravelry includes the full pattern in one printable file without advertisements.

Skills Used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, single crochet, slip stitch
Crocheting flat in rows, changing colors, crocheting in the round (for edging), seaming with single crochet
Special stitch pattern: bob (with written description and linked video tutorial in pattern)

Skill Level
Intermediate

Finished Size
14.75” (37.5 cm) wide x 10” (25.5 cm) tall with 15” (38 cm) straps.

Materials
Paintbox Yarns Simply Chunky yarn (100% acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g, 149 yd/136 m) – 2 skeins in 333 Marine Blue (CA), or approximately 230 yd (210.5 m) in any bulky weight yarn.

Paintbox Yarns Chunky Pots yarn (100% acrylic, 7.1 oz/200 g, 297 yd/272 m) –1 skein in PP09 Paradise (CB), or approximately 190 yd (174 m) in any bulky weight yarn.

US I-9/5.5 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.

Yarn needle.

Gauge
14 sts in pattern = 4” (10 cm) across. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.