How to Crochet the Nila Bag | Free Step-By-Step Crochet Bag Pattern + Tutorial

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Hey! 

The Nila Bag is a charming, floral-inspired crochet tote made entirely from delicate flower granny squares. Each square blooms with soft texture and color, coming together to form a beautifully structured yet lightweight bag that feels handmade in every stitch.

It’s a perfect project for beginners who love slow, satisfying crochet, the squares work up quickly and are easy to join, making it an ideal weekend or stash-busting make. You can use it as a market bag, a book tote, or a daily carry-all.

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


Materials:

  • Yarn – Weight-2 acrylic yarn.
    • I am using two strands together, you can use different colored strands or use a thicker yarn.
  • Hook – 3.5mm hook
  • Scissors
  • Stitch Markers
You can use this pattern with any type of yarn with the recommended hook size.


Abbreviations:

  • mr – magic ring
  • ch – chain
  • dc – double crochet
  • hdc - half double crochets
  • tr – treble crochet
  • st(s) – stitch(es)
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • sp – space

    • Special Stitches

    • dc4tog – double crochet 4 together
      • Yarn over, insert hook into the sp, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook).
      • Yarn over, pull through 2 loops (2 loops remain).
      • Repeat this process 3 more times in the same st (5 loops on hook).
      • Yarn over and pull through all 5 loops to complete the dc4tog.
    • Popcorn Stitch
      • Work 4 dc in the same stitch.
      • Pull up the loop on your hook to make it loose and remove the hook.
      • Insert the hook into the top of the first dc of the group, then reinsert it into the loose loop.
      • Pull the loop through the first dc to close the popcorn.



Pattern:


Round 1:

  • Start with a magic ring or ch4 and join to form a ring, ch1.
  • [dc, ch 2] x 8 into the magic ring,
  • Join with a sl st to the first dc.
  • (You should have 8 dc and 8 ch-2 spaces.)

Round 2:

  • sl st into the first ch-2 space, ch1.
  • [popcorn st, ch 2] into every ch2-sp.
  • Join with a sl st to the top of the first popcorn st.
  • (You should have 8 popcorn sts and 8 ch-2 spaces.)
Check “Special Stitches” for “popcorn st”

Round 3:

  • sl st into the next ch-2 space.
  • Ch 1, [dc4tog, ch 2, dc4tog, ch2] in each ch-2 sp around.
  • Join with a sl st.
  • (You should have 16 clusters in total.)
Check “Special Stitches” for “dc4tog”

Round 4:

  • Sl st into the next space.
  • Ch 1, 3 dc
  • * [3tr, ch 2, 3tr] in next ch2-sp to make the corner
  • 3 dc, 3 dc, 3 dc into next 3 ch2-sps *
  • Repeat everything in the * * 3 times.
  • 3dc, 3dc.
  • Join with a sl st to the first dc and fasten off.

Repeat Round:

  • You can repeat Round 4 once more if you’d like to increase the size of your granny square.
You’ll need a total of 12 flower granny squares — 6 for the front and 6 for the back of the bag.

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.

You can get the complete printable pattern on Ko-fi

You can get the complete printable pattern on Ravelry


You can check out the Nila Bag Tutorial here.


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