DIY Granny Squares Crochet Gift Bag

Hello, and welcome! Christmas is almost here, and as usual I'm always looking for eco-friendly gift wrap ideas. So this time I'm going to show you a crochet gift bag I made using granny squares. 

...Which means that in addition to getting a cute bag, I also managed to use a series of yarn scraps. Win-win all the way!

 

I made eight granny squares and joined them in groups of four.

If you want the details on the granny squares, you can find my video tutorial below:

Once all the squares were joined, I placed one set on top of the other and added a single crochet around three sides, to create a bag. 

Then I added a couple of rows of double crochet around the top edges of the bag: 

And a border: 

The pattern for the border is very easy: three double crochets + chain two + three double crochets in one stitch, skip two stitches and repeat until the end. 

And finally I made a cord (chaining two strings of yarn together) with tassels as an added embellishment: 

If you make one of these bags (they are really very easy and come together pretty quickly), you can use it as is, or add a lining. Because I'm going to use this bag to wrap a set of small items, I preferred to add lining (sides and bottom machine sewn; top of the lining hand sewn to the crochet): 

And here it is, the finished bag: 

Thank you for stopping by and happy holidays!

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