Some crochet pieces are packed away once the season ends, but a pumpkin bag is one you’ll reach for throughout autumn. Its cheerful shape brings a festive feel wherever it goes. Whether it’s filled with Halloween treats, tiny gifts, or the little essentials you want to keep close. It’s a fun crochet piece that turns an everyday bag into something people can’t help but notice.
Free Crochet Pumpkin Bag Pattern
This crochet pumpkin bag pattern breaks the process into clear, easy-to-follow steps. So you can shape the pumpkin and add its charming details without feeling overwhelmed. Before long, you’ll have a sturdy handmade crochet bag. That’s ready for fall outings, holiday celebrations, or a thoughtful gift with plenty of seasonal character.
Credit Emma Crochet for Baby
Materials and Tools
- Yarn: Milk Cotton, fingering weight / 4-ply (approx. 2.5 mm thick)
- Held double for the bag and handle
- Held single for the leaf
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Colors:
- Color A: Orange (bag body)
- Color B: Brown (handle/stem)
- Color C: Green (leaf)
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Hooks:
- 5.0 mm (No. 8/0): bag bottom, body, handle
- 3.5 mm (No. 6/0): pumpkin leaf
- Notions: Scissors, stitch markers, yarn needle
Finished Size
- Width: 6.9 in / 17.5 cm
- Height: 5.5 in / 14 cm
Adjusting Size:
To make the bag larger or smaller, change the number of increase rounds in the bottom in multiples of 7, and keep 14 pattern repeats in the body (or match your repeat count to your final bottom stitch count).
Abbreviations (US)
- ch: chain
- sl st: slip stitch
- sc: single crochet
- dc: double crochet
- trc: triple (treble) crochet
- fpdc: front post double crochet
- dc2tog: double crochet 2 together (decrease)
- BLO: back loops only
- ( ) or [ ]: repeat instructions inside; (2sc) or (2dc) = 2 sts in same stitch (increase)
Step by Step Process
1. Bag Bottom (Rounds 1–6)
Using Color A (Orange), two strands held together, and a 5.0 mm hook.
Rnd 1: Magic ring, ch 1, 7 sc into ring. Join with sl st to first sc. (7 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around. Join. (14 sts)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, [1 sc, (2sc)] around ×7. Join. (21 sts)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, [1 sc, (2sc), 1 sc] around ×7. Join. (28 sts)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, [3 sc, (2sc)] around ×7. Join. (35 sts)
Rnd 6: Ch 1, [2 sc, (2sc), 2 sc] around ×7. Join. (42 sts)
2. Bag Body (Rounds 7–19)
Continue with Color A and 5.0 mm hook, still using two strands.
Rnd 7 (BLO Base):
Ch 2, 1 dc in BLO of each st around. Join. (42 sts)
Rnd 8 (Establish Ridges):
Ch 2, [(2dc) in next st, (2dc) in next st, 1 fpdc around next post] around ×14. Join. (56 sts)
Rnd 9–16 (Ribbed Body):
Ch 2, [1 dc in each of next 4 sts, 1 fpdc around fpdc from previous round] around ×14. Join. (56 sts)
Rnd 17 (Decrease Round):
Ch 2, [dc2tog, dc2tog, 1 fpdc around next post] around ×14. Join. (42 sts)
Rnd 18–19 (Top Border):
Ch 1, 1 sc in each st around. Join. (42 sts)
After Rnd 19, fasten off and leave a tail to weave in.
3. Handle (Rounds 1–2)
Using Color B (Brown), two strands held together, and 5.0 mm hook.
Row 1: Ch 50. (50 ch)
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 1 dc in each ch across, working into the single loop of each chain. (50 sts)
Fasten off, leaving long tails at both ends for sewing.
4. Pumpkin Leaf
Using Color C (Green), single strand, and 3.5 mm hook.
Rnd 1: Magic ring, ch 1, 6 sc into ring. Join. (6 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around. Join. (12 sts)
Rnd 3 (Leaf Shaping): Work the following into each stitch of Rnd 2:
- 1st st: ch 4, 2 trc, ch 2, sl st, 1 trc, 1 dc
- 2nd st: 3 trc
- 3rd st: 2 incomplete trc, ch 2, sl st, 1 trc, 1 dc
- 4th st: 1 dc, 1 incomplete trc
- 5th st: 1 incomplete trc, ch 2, sl st, 1 trc, 1 dc
- 6th st: 1 dc, 1 trc, ch 1, 1 incomplete trc
- 7th st: 1 incomplete trc, ch 1, sl st, 1 trc, 1 dc
- 8th st: 1 incomplete dc
- 9th st: 1 incomplete dc
- 10th st: 1 incomplete dc
- 11th st: 1 incomplete trc, ch 2, sl st, ch 4, sl st
- 12th st (Leaf Stem): 1 sl st, ch 6, turn, skip first ch, 1 sc in each of remaining 5 ch back to base, join with sl st to secure.
Fasten off, leaving a sewing tail.
5. Assembly
- Attach Handle:
- Place each end of the brown handle on opposite sides of the inside rim of the bag (on the sc border).
- Sew securely with the yarn needle through multiple stitches of the top border.
- Attach Leaf:
- Position the green leaf near one handle base so it mimics a pumpkin stem/leaf.
- Sew the base of the leaf and stem securely.
- Weave in all ends on the inside of the bag.
