Did you know that it’s less than 50 days until Halloween? In fact, it’s only 43! I can’t believe how fast the time has flown and the best time of year is nearly upon us (October, obvs). and that also means, new Halloween pattern! And this week I’ve got for you the Gwendoline Ghost Bag crochet pattern. 😀

Halloween is seriously my favorite time of year and it makes it my favorite time to design for. I love the colors, the vibe, and the fun of it all. And with how hard the last year has been for me (and many of us, I know) I wanted to find the joy in making a new Halloween bag. So this week’s Gwendoline Ghost Bag is like many of my other bags of the last few years, this design uses individual squares but this one is more like my Cute Strawberry Bag than the Glenda Ghost Bag.

This bag is done in 10 squares, all worked in rows of single crochet. When you’re done with your squares and their borders (don’t forget to block, it helps!), 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 I make a bag out of simple squares.

Below you’re going to find some photos of the ghost square and I included them so you can get a bit more insight into how I like to work my squares. I primarily used tapestry for this one (color A working over color B) and I didn’t carry color B to the ends of the row. I don’t like that look and think it bulks up the ends. But do what works for you and what you’re most comfortable using.

Anyway, I hope you like this new pattern. If you’d like a bigger bag you can make 13 these squares and seam them into a 13 square design like in the Glenda Ghost Bag. It can be as much or as little as you’d like. Just remember to have fun and enjoy the Halloween crochet. And don’t forget, you can pick up this pattern in my Ravelry shop.

Please note: I was provided the yarn for this pattern by Lion Brand Yarn for the purposes of designing other patterns but I used the left over to make the Gwendoline Ghost Bag crochet pattern, without compensation. I wasn’t provided the yarn with the expectations of positive or negative reviews but I love Pound of Love for all sorts of patterns. It’s super useful.
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Notes on carrying yarn on the Gwendoline Ghost Bag crochet pattern

For yarn conservation and clarity purposes, all colors other than the primary color are not carried throughout the squares. Instead I used “bobbins” or individual stands of color for the other color or colors for all the squares.

Below are 2 close up photos of the square showing the 2 colors of the square being used at the same time. Black is the primary color and used throughout the square and white is the secondary color and is only used where it’s needed. Throughout the square the primary color is crocheted over when the secondary color is called for. When the secondary color is not in use (regardless of which side is facing) it’s dropped down the WS.

When 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.
Don’t pull the carried yarn too tight or let it hang loose (try to keep it even with the stitches), as it can distort your square’s final look. Blocking may help even out some distortion or bulkiness of the center that may occur.

Remember: Your squares may not be perfectly square when you’re done, but the border and blocking (which is highly suggested) can help this. The seaming can also even out some size inconsistency.

Ghost Square Graph

Make 10

Key: Color A is black and color B is white.

For the squares: begin with a ch 27 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 26 sc.

Border
With the RS facing you, join color C in the first st on the other side of Row 1 of the coaster.
Row 1: C: Ch 1, sc into the next 26 sts, ch 1 at the corner, sc into the next 26 row ends, ch 1 at
the corner, sc into the next 26 sts of Row 26, ch 1 at the corner, sc down the next 26 row ends,
ch 1 at the corner, join with a slip st – 104 sc, 4 ch-1 spaces
Fasten off, weave in your ends. Block so your square measures 5.9” x 5.9”.

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.

When your bag is seamed, it should look like the photo below.
Weave in all your ends. You can block the bag or the seams at this time if you’d like.
Move onto the Straps.

Patchwork Halloween 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 ch 1, to the left of the seam you made when you did Step 2 of the Assembly), sc into the ch 1 and next 26 sts and ch 1 of the square you’re on, ch 60, skip the next 26 sts on this square, skip where the 3 squares are joined and move to the next square to the left, skip the next 19 sts and sc into the next ch 1 on the corner and the next 26 sts of this square and ch 1 on the corner, moving to the other side of the bag, skip 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 ch 1 at the corner next 26 sts and ch 1 of this square, ch 60, skip the next 26 sts on this square, skip where the 3 squares are joined and move to the next square to the left, skip the next 19 sts and sc into the ch 1 on the corner and next 26 sts of this square and the ch 1 on the corner, skip where the 3 squares are joined, join with a slip st – 112 sc, 2 ch 60 spaces
Rnd 2: C: Ch 1, turn, sc around (this includes sc and chs), join – 232 sc
Rnds 3 – 5: Ch 1, turn, sc around, join – 232 sc
Fasten off, weave in your ends. Block this section if you’d like.

Optional
Add a rnd of slip sts to Rnds 2 and 4 of the Straps using color A. This will not only add an extra
pop of color but it will help deal with stretch in the Straps.

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