Lana Grossa Crocheted Bag Pattern

Lana Grossa Crocheted Bag in About Berlin Sparkly

What is Being Made

This is a crocheted bag designed by Lana Grossa, featured as Design 42 from Filati Handstrick 71. The finished bag measures approximately 32.5 cm in height (excluding the bottom and handles) with a circumference of about 86 cm, making it a spacious everyday tote suitable for carrying essentials.

Construction Techniques

The bag is constructed using a bottom-up approach, beginning with increases worked in the round to establish the base and gradually expanding the diameter. The piece is worked in the round continuously without joining rounds, using a stitch marker to indicate the beginning of each round that moves up as work progresses. This method creates a seamless, tubular construction ideal for bags.

The design incorporates lace patterning through a mesh pattern worked from a chart. The mesh section spans 22 rounds (approximately 17 cm) and features 50 pattern repeats distributed across the width, creating an open, decorative lace effect that adds visual interest and lightness to the bag.

Stitches Used

The primary stitch throughout the bag is single crochet (sc), worked in continuous rounds. Single crochet creates a dense, sturdy fabric ideal for a structured bag that maintains its shape. The pattern also incorporates increases strategically placed throughout the initial rounds to expand from the base to the full circumference of 152 stitches. A slip stitch (sl st) is used to join rounds when transitioning to the mesh pattern section, and double crochet (dc) stitches are worked as part of the mesh pattern construction.

Materials and Tools

This project requires 300 grams of Lana Grossa About Berlin Sparkly yarn, a cotton-polyester blend composed of 82% cotton and 18% polyester. The yarn provides 120 meters per 50-gram ball, offering a balance of structure and drape suitable for a bag. The colorway used is Taupe/Brown/Pink/Green (color 3), a multi-tonal blend that adds depth and visual complexity to the finished piece. A 4 mm crochet hook is used throughout the project to work the yarn at the appropriate gauge.

Pattern Structure Overview

• Initial rounds establish the base with gradual increases, expanding from 60 stitches to 152 stitches over 22 rounds
• Body section continues with single crochet in continuous rounds for approximately 12 cm without further increases
• Mesh pattern section worked from chart for 22 rounds (approximately 17 cm), creating the lace detail
• Final section returns to continuous single crochet for 7 rounds (approximately 3.5 cm) to complete the bag