Easy Crochet Mushroom Tote Bag w/ FREE pattern

One of my kids sent me a pic of a mushroom bag they found online one day and said "can you make me one". Well frankly the one in the pic was very poorly made and tiny so I said of course I can. Truth be told I was just excited that one of my kids actually wanted something I made.😂 Stuff that mom makes is not as cool as when someone else makes it. 😕

I immediately hit Pinterest and went to looking for Crochet bag patterns. In the mean time she brought me one of her favorite bags and said she wanted it to be the same size as that one.

I found the Brecken Bag pattern and thought "THAT'S IT"! It is an awesome free pattern that is easy to follow and works up fast and can be found here. I used 2 strands of Worsted weight Acrylic yarn and it worked up beautifully.

The mushroom was a little harder to decide on. I had been Eyeballing these mushroom coasters and had them in the back of my mind as one of my next projects. I just couldn't find any applique or mushroom design that I thought was as cute as on those coasters so I decided to improvise. Instead of making the whole square I only did the actual mushroom and then sewed it to the outside of the bag. Find the graph for the mushroom here. I love the finished result and my daughter did too! As soon as my other daughter saw it she insisted she HAD to have one in Blue with a pink mushroom.

I have used Red Heart Super Saver and Big Twist Value and they both work up great.

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