Crochet Halloween Witch Bag projects are an excellent way to showcase your creativity and get into the spooky spirit of Halloween. This unique bag features a charming witch silhouette set against a full moon, complete with bats, pumpkins, and a graveyard scene. The intricate details and vibrant colors make this bag a standout accessory for the season.
How to Make a Crochet Halloween Witch Bag
Creating a Crochet Halloween Witch Bag requires intermediate crochet skills and attention to detail. You’ll need a variety of yarn colors, including black, white, orange, and green, to bring the Halloween elements to life. This project involves making separate pieces for the witch, pumpkins, and bats, and then assembling them onto the bag. Follow the detailed pattern below to craft your own festive and functional Halloween accessory.
Materials:
- Yarn: Black, white, grey, orange, and green (medium weight)
- Crochet hook: 4.0 mm
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
Abbreviations:
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- st = stitch
- inc = increase (2 sc in one st)
- dec = decrease (sc 2 sts together)
Bag Base:
- With grey yarn, ch 41.
- Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. (40 sc)
- Row 2-60: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.
- Fasten off and weave in ends.
Bag Sides:
- With grey yarn, attach to the side of the base.
- Round 1: Ch 1, sc around all four sides of the base, placing 3 sc in each corner. (160 sc)
- Rounds 2-30: Ch 1, sc in each st around.
- Fasten off and weave in ends.
Handles:
- With black yarn, ch 81.
- Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. (80 sc)
- Row 2-4: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.
- Attach handles to the bag securely with black yarn.
Appliques:
Witch’s Hat:
- With black yarn, ch 16.
- Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. (15 sc)
- Rows 2-5: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc across to last 2 sts, sc2tog.
- Rows 6-10: Ch 1, turn, sc across.
- Fasten off and sew onto the bag.
Pumpkins (make 2):
- With orange yarn, ch 11.
- Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. (10 sc)
- Row 2-5: Ch 1, turn, sc across.
- Fasten off, sew onto the bag, and embroider faces with black yarn.
- For the stem, attach green yarn to the top of the pumpkin and ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook and back down. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Finishing Touches:
- Embroider bats and other details with black yarn.
- Block the bag to shape it and give it a finished look.
Enjoy your festive Halloween crochet bag, perfect for carrying treats or as a stylish accessory!