Summer is finally here and we try to take advantage of each sunny day. Here in Netherlands we are used with an unstable weather: one day can be super hot and in the second you might need a jacket or a rainy coat. So, when it’s sunny the small beaches around are full of people and having a child, is a shame to keep her away of sand and water.

Luckily we have a small beach, just 5 minute away by bike and I needed  a beach bag big enough to put everything we need, but not that big to be easy to carry by bicycle.

And this is how I decided to make this Tossa Jute Beach Bag. 

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I love this beach bag so much, because it’s more than a beach bag, you can take it anywhere not only when you’re going at the beach.

I used Jute rope to make it, because it’s a fiber that I wanted to use for a long time.

Now, let’s talk a bit about the name. Tossa Jute it’s a variety of Jute native to South Asia and believe it or not, people use the leaves of the jute plant as an ingredient for some dishes. 

I don’t know if the Jute rope I used for the Tossa Jute Beach Bag is actually Tossa, but I liked how it sounds and I chose to name this bag after it :).

Now, let’s see what we need to make this bag and how to make it.

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Materials you will need

  • Jute  Rope (1.5 mm thickness or you can find it also as 4 mm Jute Rope)
  • 5.5 mm  crochet hook
  • 2 bag handles (or you can crochet them)
  • Yarn needle for wave in ends
  • Scissors

Notes about design

This pattern requires techniques as single crochet, double crochet and chain stitches.

The entire bag is worked in rounds and each round ends with a slip stitch into the first stitch.

The bag has a round base, worked in single crochet stitches. The body of the bag has a few single crochet rounds at the beginning and then a diamonds stitch pattern.

Final Measurements

Final measurements of the bag are listed below. Measurements are in centimetres.

You can adjust the circumference of the bag and make it smaller or bigger just by working fewer or more rounds for the base.

Adjust the bag’s high by making fewer or more rounds before and after the diamonds stitch pattern.

After finishing the circle base, you need to have multiple of 12 stitches.

 

Diameter a: 24 cm

High b: 35 cm

How much yarn do you need?

The jute rope I used came in a cone of 1000 grams and approximate 800 meters and I used half of it to complete the bag

Abbreviation used in the pattern

  • Ch – chain
  • Sc – single crochet
  • Dc – double crochet
  • Ss – slip stitch
  • St(s) – stitch(es)
  • Inc – increase: 2 sc in the same st
  • ** – repeated section
  • R| – round

Gauge

After 5 rounds in sc the circle had a diameter of 10 cm

Notes about the pattern

The entire bag is worked in rounds.

Each round ends with a ss into the first st.

Ch 1, or ch 2 at the beginning of a round doesn’t count as first st.

Instructions

Base

To complete this section of the bag, you can follow the written pattern or the stitch chart below.

The stitch chart represents, only first 6 rounds, and then 1 round just in sc, which will be the first round for the body of the bag. Continue up to round 12, adding 1 sc between 2 increases.

Each round in the chart starts with an increase, but you can change that and start with the single crochet sts that are between 2 increases.

Start| make a magic circle

R1| Ch 1, 6 sc inside the circle, ss with 1st sc

*pull the end to close the ring

R2| 1 ch *1 inc in each st. Ss with 1st sc (12 sc)

R3| 1 ch, *1 Inc, 1 sc in next st. * Repeat to the end of the round. Ss with 1st sc (18 sts)

R4| 1 ch, * 1 inc, 1 sc in next 2 sts. * Repeat to the end of the round. Ss with 1st sc. (24 sts)

R5| 1 ch, * 1 inc, 1 sc in next 3 sts. * Repeat to the end of the round. Ss with 1st sc. (30 sts)

R6| 1 ch, * 1 inc, 1 sc in next 4 sts. * Repeat to the end of the round. Ss with 1st sc. (36 sts)

R7| 1 ch, * 1 inc, 1 sc in next 5 sts. * Repeat to the end of the round. Ss with 1st sc. (42 sts)

R8| 1 ch, * 1 inc, 1 sc in next 6 sts. * Repeat to the end of the round. Ss with 1st sc. (48 sts)

R9| 1 ch, * 1 inc, 1 sc in next 7 sts. * Repeat to the end of the round. Ss with 1st sc. (54 sts)

R10| 1 ch, * 1 inc, 1 sc in next 8 sts. * Repeat to the end of the round. Ss with 1st sc. (60 sts)

R11| 1 ch, * 1 inc, 1 sc in next 9 sts. * Repeat to the end of the round. Ss with 1st sc. (66 sts)

R12| 1 ch, * 1 inc, 1 sc in next 10 sts. * Repeat to the end of the round. Ss with 1st sc. (72 sts)

After 12 round the base of the bag is done.

Body

R1 – R6| 1 sc in each st to the end of the round. Ss with 1st sc.

After 6 rounds start with the diamonds stitch pattern. You can follow the written pattern or the stitch chart below.

R7| 2 ch st, 1 dc in next 5 sts, *1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next 11 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st. * Repeat to the end of the round. Finish the round with, 1 ch st, skip 1 st,  1 dc in last 6 sts, ss with 1st dc.

R8| 2 ch st, 1 dc in next 4 sts, *1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next st, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next 9 sts. * Repeat to the end of the round, except 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next st, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in last 5 sts. Ss with 1st dc

R9| 2 ch sts, 1 dc in next 3 sts, * 1 ch st, skip 1, st, 1 dc in next 3 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next 7 sts. * Repeat to the end of the round, except, 1 ch st, skip 1, st, 1 dc in next 3 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in last 4 sts.  Ss with 1st dc.

R10| 2 ch sts, 1 dc in next 2 sts, * 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next 5 sts, * Repeat to the end of the round, except, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in last 3 sts. Ss with 1st dc.

R11| 2 ch sts, 1 dc in next st, *1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next 7 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next 3 sts. * Repeat to the end of the round, except 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next 7 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in last 2 sts. Ss with 1st dc.

R12| Start from the last previous round st

2 ch sts, 1 dc, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, *1 dc in next 9 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next st, 1 ch st, skip 1 st. * Repeat to the end of the round except 1 dc in next 9 sts, 1 ch st, skip last st. ss with 1st dc.

R13| start from the next 1 ch sp.

2 ch sts, *1 dc in next 11 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st. * Repeat to the end of the round. Ss with 1st dc.

R14| Start the round from the last previous round 1 ch- sp.

2 ch sts, 1 dc, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, *1 dc in next 9 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st. * Repeat to the end of the round, except, 1 dc in next 9 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st. ss with 1st dc.

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R15| 2 ch sts, 1 dc in next 2 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, * 1 dc in next 7 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next 3 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st. *Repeat to the end of the round, except 1 dc in next 7 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in last st. ss with 1st dc.

R16| 2 ch sts, 1 dc in next 3 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, *1 dc in next 5 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st. * Repeat to the end of the round, except 1 dc in last 2 sts. Ss with 1st dc.

R17| 2 ch sts, 1 dc in next 4 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, *1 dc in next 3 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next 7 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st. * Repeat to the end of the round except 1 dc in next 3 sts, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in last 3 sts. Ss with 1st dc.

R18| 2 ch sts, 1 dc in next 5 sts, *1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next 9 sts. * Repeat to the end of the round except 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next st, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in last 4 sts. Ss with 1st dc.

R19| 2 ch sts, 1 dc in next, 6 sts, * 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next 11 sts. * Repeat to the end of the round except, 1 ch st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in last 5 sts.

R20 – R21| 1 ch st, 1 sc in each st around. Ss with 1st st. Fasten off.

To finish

Wave in all ends and sew the bag handles.

The bag handles can be crocheted. Ch as many sts as you need to get  to the desired length, depending how long you want the bag handles to be.

Work a few rows in sc until you have them wider enough. Sew them to the bag.

And done!you have a nice, useful bag, to take it with you at the beach, but not only.

You can find a video tutorial here 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 Comment

  1. Ruthie Beasley

    Thank you for the lovely bag and pattern. My town is still on quarantine, please tell me where I can order supplies for this project.
    Again thank you for all you do/give to us crocheters