What a way to end May, huh? With a brand new bright and shiny bag. And not just any bag, one that I hope will remind anyone who sees it of summer – lemons and limes! So say “hello” to the Citrus Crush Bag crochet pattern.

If you as me, this bag goes well with a nice drink on a hot day. And that’s exactly what I was going for, because for some reason this year I’ve had some troubles figuring out what to make these warmer months. And like my previous bags, this design is a simple 13 square bag. You make the 13 squares individually from the bottom up and to give the bag a real dynamic look, I make 4 different designs for you to customize and have fun with.

And when you’re done with your 13 squares, you seam them up in to an almost hour glass shape and then you fold that in half and seam up the sides to make your new bag. A set of straps are added, worked in the round directly onto the bag, to finish your design. It’s truly so easy. I am amazed by it every time.

Below you’re going to find some photos of the Cute Lemon and Lime Slice squares and I included them so you can get a bit more insight into how I like to work my squares. The techniques I most often use to keep the square’s RS clean and readable are the same in all my coaster patterns – I always use a combination of tapestry and intarsia when I’m working color work (any color work tbh) because it makes the design better.

Anyway, I hope you like this new pattern. If you’d like to check out the squares on their own, the Cute Lime Squares and Cute Lemon Squares are available on their own blog posts and pdfs. I did this because someone asked previously if I was planning on releasing the patterns individually and at that point I was not but it wasn’t a bad idea, so I’m trying it with this bag release. If you like the idea, let me know in the comments and maybe I’ll get to releasing the other bag graphs separately. And thank you so much for all your support! I really do appreciate it so much. And if you’d like to buy the pdf for this pattern, it’s available now on Ravelry.

Please note: I was provided the yarn for this pattern by Lion Brand Yarn for the purposes of designing a kit and used it for the Citrus Crush Bag crochet pattern, with compensation. I wasn’t provided the yarn with the expectations of positive or negative reviews but been using Basic Stitch since it came out, it’s one of my favorite worsted with yarns. And I was commissioned to make this pattern and you can buy a kit for this pattern on Lion Brand’s Website. This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase yarn through any of the links in this post, I may be compensated. And do not make videos using my patterns.

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If you appreciate my patterns I hope you’d consider purchasing an ad-free pdf of this pattern in my Ravelry shop and Lovecrafts shop!

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Where to purchase the Citrus Crush Bag crochet pattern

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Notes on carrying yarn on the Citrus Crush Bag crochet pattern

For yarn conservation and clarity purposes, most of the colors are not carried throughout the
pattern. Instead I used “bobbins” or individual stands of color for the pattern. This method is
called intarsia if you’d like to look it up for further assistance.

Below are 2 close up photos of the Lemon Square showing all the colors being used separately
(this also applies to the Lime Square). If you’d like to carry the yarn, I do suggest that while
carrying the inactive yarn with the RS facing, make sure it’s behind the previous row’s stitches.
And when carrying the inactive yarn with the WS facing, make sure it’s in front of the previous
row’s stitches. Separate strands of color A are used and 1 strand of B is used, B is not taken to
the edges and A is not carried through the center.

Below are photos of the Slice of Lime Square (also applies to the Slice of Lemon Square). Like
the Lemon and Lime Squares, color A is not carried through the square and 2 separate strands
are used on the edges. Color B/D or C/D are carried and alternated through the center of the
square however. Blocking (especially steam blocking) should help any bulkiness in this section.
Refer to the note on the previous page about carrying yarn.

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Citrus Crush Bag Crochet Pattern

For the squares: begin with a ch 22 in color A, turn, and start in the 2nd ch from the hook. Each row begins with a “ch 1, turn” and all st counts are 21 sc.

Border
With the RS facing you, join color C in the first st on the other side of Row 1 of the square. 
Row 1: C: Ch 1, sc into the next 21 sts, ch 1 at the corner, sc into the next 21 row ends, ch 1 at the corner, sc into the next 21 sts of Row 21, ch 1 at the corner, sc down the next 21 row ends, ch 1 at the corner, join with a slip st – 84 sc, 4 ch-1 spaces
Fasten off, weave in your ends. Block the square so it measures 4.8” x 4.8”.

Slice of Lemon Square

Make 4

Key: color A is off white, color C is yellow, and color D is white.

For the squares: begin with a ch 22 in color A, turn, and start in the 2nd ch from the hook. Each row begins with a “ch 1, turn” and all st counts are 21 sc.

Border
With the RS facing you, join color C in the first st on the other side of Row 1 of the square. 
Row 1: C: Ch 1, sc into the next 21 sts, ch 1 at the corner, sc into the next 21 row ends, ch 1 at the corner, sc into the next 21 sts of Row 21, ch 1 at the corner, sc down the next 21 row ends, ch 1 at the corner, join with a slip st – 84 sc, 4 ch-1 spaces
Fasten off, weave in your ends. Block the square so it measures 4.8” x 4.8”.

Slice of Lime Square

Make 4

Key: color A is off white, color B is green, and color D is white.

For the squares: begin with a ch 22 in color A, turn, and start in the 2nd ch from the hook. Each row begins with a “ch 1, turn” and all st counts are 21 sc.

Border
With the RS facing you, join color B in the first st on the other side of Row 1 of the square. 
Row 1: B: Ch 1, sc into the next 21 sts, ch 1 at the corner, sc into the next 21 row ends, ch 1 at the corner, sc into the next 21 sts of Row 21, ch 1 at the corner, sc down the next 21 row ends, ch 1 at the corner, join with a slip st – 84 sc, 4 ch-1 spaces

Assembly

• You should have a total of 13 squares (4 Lemon, 1 Lime, 4 Slice of Lemon, and 4 Slice of Lime).
• You can use any method of seaming for this section. I used a back loop only slip st.
• Fasten off between each seam and weave in your ends securely.
• Be sure to also seam the ch1 at the corners of each square.

To better visualize how you need to assemble your bag, lay your squares in rows of: 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, with the first 3 rows of cup squares upside down. You want them to be upside down because when you seam the bag along the middle single square, they’ll all be facing up the same way. See the photo below for reference.

When your Bag is seamed to match the photo on the previous page, flip it over so that the wrong side is facing you like the photo below.
Follow Steps 1 – 3 on how to finish seaming the sides of your bag.

Step 1: Fold your bag along the dark blue line in the center so it looks like the photo below.

Step 2: Seam the green edges to the teal edges on the right-hand side of the bag. The photo below shows how it will line up.

Step 3: Seam the pink edges to the yellow edges on the left-hand side of the bag. The photo below shows how it will line up.

Citrus Crush Bag Straps

In the left photo above, the blue arrow shows which side you need to start your straps on and in the right photo, the green arrow shows you where you start your first st (not the ch 1 at the corner).

The photo above shows you (in purple) how you go up the square from where you joined your yarn, skip across a space (this is where the strap is) and work down another square. You will repeat this on the other side of the bag to create 2 straps.

Rnd 1: With color C, pull up a loop in the indicated by the green arrow in the photo above (the first st, not the ch 1, to the left of the seam you made when you did Step 2 of the Assembly), sc into the next 21 sts of the square you’re on, ch 75, skip the ch 1 and next 21 sts on this square, skip where the 3 squares are joined and move to the next square to the left, skip the next 21 sts and ch 1 on the corner and sc into the next 21 sts of this square, moving to the other side of the bag, skip the ch 1 at the corner and where the 3 squares are joined and move to the next square to the left, skip ch 1 at the corner and sc into the next 21 sts of this square, ch 75, skip the ch 1 and next 21 sts on this square, skip where the 3 squares are joined and move to the next square to the left, skip the next 21 sts and ch 1 on the corner and sc into the next 21 sts of this square, skip the ch 1 at the corner and where the 3 squares are joined, join with a slip st – 84 sc, 2 ch 75 spaces
Rnd 2: C: Ch 1, turn, sc around, join – 234 sc
Fasten off color C, switch to color B.
Rnds 3 – 5: B: Ch 1, turn, sc around, join – 234 sc
Fasten off, weave in your ends. Block this section if you’d like. 
Optional: Add a rnd of slip sts to Rnd 3 of the Straps using color D to reinforce the Straps
and for extra customization.

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Tada! There they are, the Citrus Crush Bag crochet pattern! I hope you love it and use the hashtag #DivineDebris on Instagram and I’ll share it in my stories!