Bags in Sirdar Cotton 4 Ply - 7820- Downloadable PDF

Bags in Sirdar Cotton 4 Ply – Pattern 7820: Complete Crochet Summary

Pattern 7820 from Sirdar is a downloadable PDF crochet pattern featuring four distinct bag designs all worked in Sirdar Cotton 4 Ply. Rated as intermediate in difficulty, this collection offers a versatile range of styles — from open lacework to bold stripes and decorative floral detail — making it an excellent project for crocheters looking to build practical, stylish accessories. All four bags are worked to a similar generous size, making them practical everyday totes and pouches.

The Four Bag Designs

1. Mesh Bag

The Mesh Bag measures approximately 33 x 39 cm (13 x 15½ in), making it a roomy everyday tote. As the name suggests, this design features an open mesh construction — a classic crochet technique that creates a lightweight, breathable fabric with a beautiful lacy appearance. Mesh crochet is achieved by working combinations of chain spaces and double crochet or treble stitches in a regular grid pattern, producing the characteristic net-like structure that is both decorative and functional for a bag.

• Yarn: Sirdar Cotton 4 Ply shade 515, 1 x 100g ball
• Key techniques: Mesh/lace crochet construction, seaming side and border seams, attaching handles
• Finishing: Folded in half lengthways, side and border seams joined, handles sewn on

2. Zig Zag Mesh Bag

The Zig Zag Mesh Bag measures approximately 33 x 31 cm (13 x 12 in), giving it a slightly shorter, squarer profile than the plain Mesh Bag. This design combines the open mesh aesthetic with a zig zag stitch pattern — a technique that introduces diagonal lines or chevron-style movement into the fabric by working increases and decreases at regular intervals across rows. The result is a bag with visual texture and dynamic patterning that stands out from a plain mesh design.

• Yarn: Sirdar Cotton 4 Ply shade 511, 1 x 100g ball
• Key techniques: Zig zag mesh patterning, shaping through increases and decreases, seaming

3. Striped Bag with Handle

The Striped Bag measures approximately 33 x 39 cm (13 x 15½ in) including the handle. This design is worked in treble crochet — one of the taller and more open basic crochet stitches — which creates a smooth, slightly drapey fabric well suited to a structured bag. The stripe pattern is introduced by changing yarn colours at row intervals, a technique that requires neat yarn management and consistent tension to achieve crisp, even stripes. The pattern specifies a foundation row of 56 treble stitches, worked from a starting chain, with subsequent rows maintaining the treble crochet pattern throughout.

• Primary stitch: Treble crochet (tr)
• Foundation: 57 chain, 56 treble stitches across
• Key techniques: Stripe colour work in treble crochet, handle construction and attachment
• Finishing: Folded and seamed, handle attached

4. Flower Bag

The Flower Bag has a width of approximately 26 cm (10¼ in) and a depth of approximately 27 cm (10¾ in), making it a neat, compact bag ideal as a pouch or smaller tote. The defining feature of this design is its decorative flower motif — a popular crochet embellishment technique where individual floral shapes are crocheted separately and then sewn onto the finished bag for a three-dimensional, handcrafted look. Crochet flowers typically involve working in the round, creating petal shapes through combinations of chain loops, slip stitches, and taller stitches such as trebles or double trebles.

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