How to Crochet the Oceira Bag | Granny Square Bag Tutorial + Free Pattern

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The Oceira Bag is made using a beautifully textured granny square called the Front Post Granny or the Trebling Granny Square. It’s beginner-friendly, fun to assemble, and totally customizable.

There is a detailed tutorial for the same on my YouTube Channel which you can check out here.

Materials:

• Yarn – Weight-2 acrylic yarn in two or three colors
• Hook – 4mm hook
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Measuring Tape (optional)

You can use this pattern with any type of yarn with the recommended hook size.

Abbreviations:

• mr – magic ring
• st/sts – stitch/stitches
• ch – chain
• dc – double crochet
• sl st – slip stitch
• trc/tr - treble crochet
• ch1-sp/ch2-sp - ch1 space/ch2 space
• Special Stitches:
• fptrc – front post treble crochet
• yarn over twice, insert your hook from right to left around the center stitch of the 3-dc shell from the second-last round, yarn over and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook),
• [yarn over, pull through 2 loops] × 3.

Pattern:

You can change colors in any round or not change colors at all.

Ch1 in the starting of every round doesn’t count as a st.

When using the same yarn in the next round you can either sl st to the next ch-2 corner space or fasten off and reattach the yarn in the corner to avoid bulk.

Round 1(In White):

• Start with a magic ring or ch4 and join to form a ring, ch1.
• [3 dc, ch 2] x 4 into the ring.
• Join with a sl st to the top of the first dc - (4 shells or 12 dc total)

Round 2:

• sl st to the next ch-2 corner space or fasten off and reattach the yarn in the corner, ch1
• Work ([3 dc, ch2, 3 dc] into corner, ch1) x 4
• Join with sl st - (8 shells or 24 dc total)

Round 3 (In Blue):

• sl st to the next ch-2 space, ch 1.
• * Work [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in corner, ch 1.
• Work [dc, fptrc into central st from R1, dc] in ch-1 space, ch 1
• Repeat from *
• Join with sl st - (12 sets or 36 sts total)

Round 4:

• sl st to the next ch-2 space, ch 1.
• Work [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch1] in each corner, and [3 dc, ch 1] in each ch-1 space.
• Join with sl st - (16 shells or 48 dc total)

Round 5 (In White):

• sl st to the next ch-2 space, ch 1.
• Work [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch1] in each corner, and [dc, fptrc, dc, ch 1] in each ch-1 space.
• Join with sl st - (20 sets or 60 sts total)

Check “Special Stitches” for fptrc.

Round 6:

• Sl st to the next ch-2 space, ch 1.
• Work [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in each corner, and [3 dc, ch 1] in each ch-1 space.
• Join with sl st - (24 shells = 72 dc total)

Repeat Rounds:

• You can repeat Round 5 and Round 6 alternately as many times as you like to increase the size of your granny square. I have made a total of 10 Rounds and then added the final outer round.
• Keep alternating until you reach your desired size.

Once your square is the size you want, you can choose to add a final border round for a neat finish.

Optional Final Round:

• ch1, work 1 dc in every stitch and every ch-1 space around.
• Make a [3dc, ch2, 3dc] in every corner.
• Join with a sl st to the first dc - (180 dc total)
• Make another piece in the same way you made the first one.

Assembly Instructions:

You can find the complete pattern with the assembly instructions, photos of all the steps and joining method with all the details in the printable pdf pattern.

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