Crazy Cat Lady Crochet Bag Pattern
If you’re a cat lover looking for a fun and amazing crochet pattern, my Crazy Cat Lady crochet bag pattern is the perfect project for you! This stylish bag features two C2C squares: the front shows a cat with huge eyes and a funny frazzled look, while the back displays the back of the cat.
The pixel art design adds a unique aesthetic to your crochet collection. Whether you use your favorite color or experiment with different colors, you’ll love making this diy bag. The free pattern is below.
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Free Crazy Cat Lady Crochet Bag Pattern
These handmade totes are not only a practical project but also a popular choice for gifts and craft fairs. The perfect size for daily use, they can be made in different styles to suit any personal use.
The Crazy Cat Lady Tote is the kind of shoulder bag that stands out, making it a hit at any craft fair. Whether you’re creating it for yourself or to sell, this beginner-friendly bag will surely draw attention and admiration.
Crochet Project Materials Needed
- Crochet Hook Size: G-6 4 mm hook
- Yarn: Worsted weight yarn in tan, white, and black. I used Lion Brand Yarns 24/7 Cotton yarn in ecru, white, and black. My finished bag weighs 298 grams/10.5 ounces.
- Yarn needle: Use this to weave in your ends.
- Scissors: Use scissors to fasten off your yarn.
- Stitch marker(s): Optional. Use these to help keep track of your stitches.
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Crazy Cat Lady Crochet Bag Pattern Information
Skill Level
Advanced beginners. This free crochet pattern is made with basic crochet stitches using the C2C crochet method. It involves color changes.
Finished Measurements
My crochet tote bag measures just over 13 inches wide and long. The strap measures 25 inches long.
Gauge
C2C Squares: 8 squares (ch 3 + 3 dc) = 4 inches
Strap: 5 rows = 1 inch
Crochet Terms
- sc = single crochet
- dc = double crochet
- ch/chs = chain/chains
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- sl st = slip stitch
C2C Crochet Technique
- The square bag is made in the C2C technique. You make “squares” in diagonal rows starting in the bottom right corner and ending in the top left corner.
- Each square is made of a chain 3 + 3 double crochet.
- Chain 6 to start a new row and chain 3 to start a new square.
- You can follow the picture graph or the written pattern.
- The written pattern tells you how many squares to make of each color and in what order.
C2C Video Tutorial
Need C2C help? I have a step by step C2C youtube video tutorial for my mini heart square on my YouTube channel.
C2C Crochet Pattern Notes
- The pattern is written in US terms.
- You will make two C2C cat squares separately and then sew them together.
- The strap is added last.
- ↙ You are working on the “right side”.
- ↗ You are working on the “wrong side”.
Crazy Cat Lady Bag Crochet Pattern Instructions
Crochet the front and back cat squares following the picture graphs or the written instructions.
Front of the Crazy Cat Lady Crochet Bag Pattern
Download the graph for the front of the bag.
↙ Row 1: tan x 1 (1 square)
↗ Row 2: tan x 2 (2 squares)
↙ Row 3: tan x 3 (3 squares)
↗ Row 4: tan x 4 (4 squares)
↙ Row 5: tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 1 (5 squares)
↗ Row 6: black x 3, tan x 3 (6 squares)
↙ Row 7: tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 1, black x 2 (7 squares)
↗ Row 8: black x 1, tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 3 (8 squares)
↙ Row 9: tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 4, black x 1 (9 squares)
↗ Row 10: black x 2, tan x 4, black x 1, tan x 3 (10 squares)
↙ Row 11: tan x 1, black x 1, tan x 1, black x 1, tan x 4, black x 3 (11 squares)
↗ Row 12: black x 4, tan x 4, black x 2, tan x 2 (12 squares)
↙ Row 13: tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 4, black x 5 (13 squares)
↗ Row 14: black x 5, tan x 9 (14 squares)
↙ Row 15: tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 6, black x 5 (15 squares)
↗ Row 16: black x 6, tan x 5, black x 1, tan x 1, black x 1, tan x 2 (16 squares)
↙ Row 17: tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 7, black x 5, tan x 1 (17 squares)
↗ Row 18: tan x 1, black x 6, tan x 3, black x 4, tan x 4 (18 squares)
↙ Row 19: tan x 4, black x 6, tan x 1, black x 6, tan x 2 (19 squares)
↗ Row 20: tan x 3, black x 5, tan x 1, black x 7, tan x 4 (20 squares)
↙ Row 21: tan x 4, black x 10, tan x 2, black x 1, tan x 4 (21 squares)
↗ Row 22: tan x 9, black x 5, white x 3, black x 3, tan x 2 (22 squares)
↙ Row 23: tan x 2, black x 3, white x 4, black x 5, tan x 9 (23 squares)
↗ Row 24: tan x 9, black x 5, white x 5, black x 4, tan x 1 (24 squares)
↙ Row 25: tan x 1, black x 5, white x 5, black x 5, tan x 9 (25 squares)
Corner: Start decreasing on both ends
↗ Row 26: tan x 9, black x 5, white x 1, black x 1, white x 3, black x 4, tan x 1 (24 squares)
↙ Row 27: tan x 1, black x 4, white x 2, black x 1, white x 2, black x 5, tan x 8 (23 squares)
↗ Row 28: tan x 7, black x 6, white x 2, black x 1, white x 1, black x 4, tan x 1 (22 squares)
↙ Row 29: tan x 2, black x 2, white x 4, black x 1, white x 2, black x 3, tan x 7 (21 squares)
↗ Row 30: tan x 6, black x 3, white x 3, black x 1, white x 3, black x 2, tan x 2 (20 squares)
↙ Row 31: tan x 3, black x 2, white x 1, black x 1, white x 4, black x 2, tan x 6 (19 squares)
↗ Row 32: tan x 4, black x 3, white x 2, black x 1, white x 2, black x 3, tan x 3 (18 squares)
↙ Row 33: tan x 4, black x 1, white x 2, black x 1, white x 2, black x 2, tan x 1, black x 1, tan x 3 (17 squares)
↗ Row 34: tan x 4, black x 2, white x 5, black x 1, tan x 4 (16 squares)
↙ Row 35: tan x 4, black x 1, white x 4, black x 3, tan x 3 (15 squares)
↗ Row 36: tan x 2, black x 1, tan x 1, black x 1, white x 5, black x 1, tan x 3 (14 squares)
↙ Row 37: tan x 3, black x 1, white x 4, black x 1, tan x 4 (13 squares)
↗ Row 38: tan x 4, black x 1, white x 2, black x 2, tan x 3 (12 squares)
↙ Row 39: tan x 3, black x 4, tan x 4 (11 squares)
↗ Row 40: tan x 3, black x 5, tan x 2 (10 squares)
↙ Row 41: tan x 2, black x 4, tan x 3 (9 squares)
↗ Row 42: tan x 2, black x 4, tan x 2 (8 squares)
↙ Row 43: tan x 2, black x 3, tan x 2 (7 squares)
↗ Row 44: tan x 2, black x 3, tan x 1 (6 squares)
↙ Row 45: tan x 1, black x 2, tan x 2 (5 squares)
↗ Row 46: tan x 1, black x 2, tan x 1 (4 squares)
↙ Row 47: tan x 1, black x 1, tan x 1 (3 squares)
↗ Row 48: tan x 2 (2 squares)
↙ Row 49: tan x 1 (1 square)
Back of the Crazy Cat Lady Crochet Bag Pattern
Download the graph for the back of the bag.
↙ Row 1: tan x 1 (1 square)
↗ Row 2: tan x 2 (2 squares)
↙ Row 3: tan x 3 (3 squares)
↗ Row 4: tan x 4 (4 squares)
↙ Row 5: tan x 5 (5 squares)
↗ Row 6: tan x 6 (6 squares)
↙ Row 7: tan x 7 (7 squares)
↗ Row 8: tan x 8 (8 squares)
↙ Row 9: tan x 9 (9 squares)
↗ Row 10: black x 2, tan x 8 (10 squares)
↙ Row 11: tan x 8, black x 3 (11 squares)
↗ Row 12: black x 4, tan x 8 (12 squares)
↙ Row 13: tan x 8, black x 5 (13 squares)
↗ Row 14: black x 5, tan x 9 (14 squares)
↙ Row 15: tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 6, black x 5 (15 squares)
↗ Row 16: black x 6, tan x 5, black x 1, tan x 1, black x 1, tan x 2 (16 squares)
↙ Row 17: tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 7, black x 6 (17 squares)
↗ Row 18: black x 7, tan x 3, black x 4, tan x 4 (18 squares)
↙ Row 19: tan x 4, black x 6, tan x 1, black x 6, tan x 1, black x 1 (19 squares)
↗ Row 20: black x 1, tan x 2, black x 5, tan x 1, black x 7, tan x 4 (20 squares)
↙ Row 21: tan x 4, black x 10, tan x 2, black x 1, tan x 2, black x 1, tan x 1 (21 squares)
↗ Row 22: tan x 1, black x 1, tan x 7, black x 11, tan x 2 (22 squares)
↙ Row 23: tan x 2, black x 12, tan x 7, black x 1, tan x 1 (23 squares)
↗ Row 24: tan x 2, black x 1, tan x 6, black x 14, tan x 1 (24 squares)
↙ Row 25: tan x 1, black x 15, tan x 5, black x 1, tan x 3 (25 squares)
Corner: Start decreasing on both ends
↗ Row 26: tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 5, black x 14, tan x 1 (24 squares)
↙ Row 27: tan x 1, black x 14, tan x 4, black x 1, tan x 3 (23 squares)
↗ Row 28: tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 3, black x 14, tan x 1 (22 squares)
↙ Row 29: tan x 2, black x 12, tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 3 (21 squares)
↗ Row 30: tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 2, black x 12, tan x 2 (20 squares)
↙ Row 31: tan x 3, black x 10, tan x 2, black x 1, tan x 3 (19 squares)
↗ Row 32: tan x 2, black x 1, tan x 1, black x 11, tan x 3 (18 squares)
↙ Row 33: tan x 4, black x 8, tan x 1, black x 1, tan x 1, black x 1, tan x 1 (17 squares)
↗ Row 34: tan x 4, black x 8, tan x 4 (16 squares)
↙ Row 35: tan x 4, black x 8, tan x 3 (15 squares)
↗ Row 36: tan x 2, black x 1, tan x 1, black x 7, tan x 3 (14 squares)
↙ Row 37: tan x 3, black x 6, tan x 4 (13 squares)
↗ Row 38: tan x 4, black x 5, tan x 3 (12 squares)
↙ Row 39: tan x 3, black x 4, tan x 4 (11 squares)
↗ Row 40: tan x 3, black x 5, tan x 2 (10 squares)
↙ Row 41: tan x 2, black x 4, tan x 3 (9 squares)
↗ Row 42: tan x 2, black x 4, tan x 2 (8 squares)
↙ Row 43: tan x 2, black x 3, tan x 2 (7 squares)
↗ Row 44: tan x 2, black x 3, tan x 1 (6 squares)
↙ Row 45: tan x 1, black x 2, tan x 2 (5 squares)
↗ Row 46: tan x 1, black x 2, tan x 1 (4 squares)
↙ Row 47: tan x 1, black x 1, tan x 1 (3 squares)
↗ Row 48: tan x 2 (2 squares)
↙ Row 49: tan x 1 (1 square)
Border for the Cat Bag Squares
Using tan yarn, make 2 sc in each square along the sides and in each corner square make (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc).
Assembling the Crazy Cat Lady Crochet Bag Pattern
Place the squares back-to-back with the “right sides” facing out. Single crochet three sides together, leaving the top open. Then, single crochet around the top edge opening of the bag.
Adding the Strap to the Crazy Cat Lady Crochet Bag Pattern
Start the strap by working into the 6 center stitches on one side of the bag. Crochet the strap in rows, then attach it to the 6 center stitches on the opposite side.
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in 6 stitches, turn (6 stitches)
Rows 2-125: Ch 1, sc in each st, turn (6 stitches)
Fasten off and sew to the 6 center stitches on the opposite side.
Finishing the Crazy Cat Lady Crochet Bag Pattern
Fasten off and then weave in your ends.
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