Hey everyone! Halloween is coming up pretty quick, so I thought I’d share some Halloween patterns for the month of October. For today, I’m sharing my Trick-or-Treat Bag pattern. I made this pattern in three different versions: pumpkin, black cat, and Frankenstein. This is a fun pattern that’s perfect to work up just in time for the kids to go out trick-or-treating. Follow along and soon you’ll have your very own Trick-or-Treat Bag!
MATERIALS:
- H-8 crochet hook (I used Clover Amour)
- Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn in Burnt Pumpkin, Black, Yellow, White, Greybeard, and Limelight (or any worsted weight yarn) (you will also need a little bit of pink yarn)
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
PUMPKIN:
Bag: With Burnt Pumpkin, chain 31.
Round 1: Sc in 2nd chain and in each chain across. Make 2 sc in last chain. Working on the other side of the chain, make 1 sc in each chain across. Sl st to beginning and chain 1.
Round 2-up: Sc in each stitch around until piece measures 9”.
Strap: With Limelight, sc 7, leaving a long tail to weave in.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd chain from hook and in each chain across (6).
Row 2-60: Sc in each stitch across (6). Fasten off, leaving a long tail to weave in.
Eyes (make 2): With Black, chain 7. Sc in 2nd chain from hook and in each chain across. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 2: Sc decrease, sc in next 2 stitches, sc decrease. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 3: Sc decrease twice. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 4: Sc decrease. To make your eyes a little more even, I made a sc around the entire eye. Fasten off and leave a long tail to weave in.
Nose: With Black, chain 5. Sc in 2nd chain from hook and in each chain across. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 2: Sc decrease twice. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 3: Sc decrease. To make your nose a little more even, I made a sc around the entire nose. Fasten off and leave a long tail to weave in.
To complete your pumpkin bag, sew on both eyes and nose. Use a long strand of black yarn to create a mouth. Finally, sew your strap on and you’re finished!
BLACK CAT:
Bag: With Black, chain 31.
Round 1: Sc in 2nd chain and in each chain across. Make 2 sc in last chain. Working on the other side of the chain, make 1 sc in each chain across. Sl st to beginning and chain 1.
Round 2-up: Sc in each stitch around until piece measures 9”.
Strap: With Black, sc 7 leaving a long tail to weave in.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd chain from hook and in each chain across (6).
Row 2-60: Sc in each stitch across (6). Fasten off, leaving a long tail to weave in.
Outer Eyes (make 2): Starting with Yellow, make a magic circle. Chain 1 and make 8 scs inside the circle. Join with a slip stitch.
Round 2: Chain 1 and make 2 sc in each stitch around. Join with a slip stitch.
Round 3: Chain 1 and make a sc in the first stitch. Next, make a hdc in next stitch, 2 dcs in next, and one hdc in the next. Sc to the end of the round. Join with slip stitch and fasten off, leaving in a long tail to weave in.
Inner Eye (make 2): With Black, chain 6 and slip stitch in 2nd chain from hook. Make the following: sc in next chain, hdc in next, sc in next, slip stitch in last stitch.
Working on the other side of the chain, make a slip stitch, sc, hdc, sc, and finally a slip stitch in the last stitch. Join and fasten off leaving a tail to weave in. Sew your inner eye to your outer eye.
Cat Nose: With Pink, make a magic circle. Chain 1 and make 6 scs inside the ring. Join with slip stitch.
Round 2: Chain 1 and make 2 dcs in first stitch and 2 scs in each remaining stitch around. (The double crochets at the beginning will be the point of the nose at the bottom). Fasten off and leave a tail to weave in ends.
Cat Ears (outer part; make 2): With Black, chain 11, sc in 2nd chain from hook and in each chain across. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 2: Sc decrease, sc in next 6 stitches, sc decrease. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 3: Sc in each stitch across. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 4: Sc decrease, sc in next 4 stitches, sc decrease. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 5: Sc in each stitch across. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 6: Sc decrease, sc in next 2 stitches, sc decrease. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 7: Sc in each stitch across. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 8: Sc decrease twice, chain 1 and turn.
Row 9: Sc decrease, and continue to sc around entire ear. Fasten off.
Cat Ears (inner part; make 2): With White, chain 9, sc in 2nd chain from hook and in each chain across. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 2: Sc decrease, sc in next 4 stitches, sc decrease. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 3: Sc in each stitch across. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 4: Sc decrease, sc in next 2 stitches, sc decrease. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 5: Sc in each stitch across. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 6: Sc decrease twice, chain 1 and turn.
Row 7: Sc decrease, and continue to sc around entire ear. Fasten off, leaving a tail to weave in. Sew inner ear onto out ear.
Use a long strand of white yarn to sew on the whiskers and mouth.
Position ears on the front of the bag. Using a long strand of black yarn, sew on each ear. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Finally, sew on your strap and you’re complete!
FRANKENSTEIN:
Bag: With Limelight, chain 31.
Round 1: Sc in 2nd chain and in each chain across. Make 2 sc in last chain. Working on the other side of the chain, make 1 sc in each chain across. Sl st to beginning and chain 1.
Round 2-up: Sc in each stitch around until piece measures approx. 6 inches. Fasten off and change to Black.
Next, *Sc in first stitch, spike stitch in next (see below for spike stitch). Repeat from * until you reach the beginning of the round.
(To make a spike stitch, you will insert your hook one row below the current row. Yarn over and pull up a loop, making sure to keep it even with the loop on your hook. To finish, yarn over and pull through both loops on your hook.)
Next, sc in each stitch around until your bag measures a total of 9 inches. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Strap: With Black, sc 7 leaving a long tail to weave in.
Row 2: Sc in 2nd chain from hook and in each chain across (6).
Row 3-60: Sc in each stitch across (6). Fasten off, leaving a long tail to weave in.
Outer Eyes (make 2):
Round 1: With White, begin with magic circle. Chain 2 and make 8 dcs inside the circle, slip stitch to join.
Round 2: Chain 2 and make 2 dcs in each stitch around. Slip stitch to join and fasten off leaving a long tail to weave in.
Inner Eyes (make 2): With black, begin with magic circle. Chain 1 and make 6 scs inside the circle, slip stitch to join. Fasten off, leaving a tail to weave in. Attach by sewing the inner eye part to the outer eye part.
Once you have both eyes complete, you can sew them to your bag.
Bolts (make 2): With Greybeard, chain 5. Sc in 2nd chain from hook and in each stitch across. Chain 1 and turn.
Rows 2-5: Sc in each stitch across. Fasten off and leave a tail for weaving in.
Sew one bolt on each side of your bag near the bottom.
To complete your bag, use a long strand of black yarn to create a mouth. Use another black strand to create a scar above the left eye. Sew on your strap and you’re complete!
I hope you enjoy my Trick-or-Treat bag pattern! Feel free to use any of the three designs listed to make a special trick-or-treat bag for your kids. If you have any questions on today’s trick-or-treat bag pattern, please feel free to leave me a comment below. I’d love to hear from you!
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