It’s September! And you know what that means, right? That all the people who aren’t super into Halloween shrug and say “ok, sure, it’s time to decorate.” Because, if I’m being honest, I’ve always got a little Halloween decor around my house, just to make me smile. But, with it being officially spooky season, I decided what better time to share a bag you’re going to want to carry all season long – Glenda Ghost Bag crochet pattern.

Oh my goodness have I been excited to make this bag. I got the idea for it a few months ago and parked it away in my head as a little “oh, maybe later” design but as soon as I started posting about it, feedback on social media was good. I guess I’m not the only one who loves a cute little ghostie.

Now, I know this bag might look complicated but it’s pretty straight forward – it’s 13 squares you seam and then add straps to. That’s basically it. The hardest part is sitting down to make 11 of one square and 2 of the other, then blocking them, and them seaming them in a specific way. But don’t worry, there are lots of photos below of the bag in the process of seaming. I swear it’s not hard, just take it one stitch/ one square at a time. And you can definitely add more rows to the strap, change up the arrangement of the squares or how many of each you do. It’s got a lot off room for customization.

I really, really hope you like this new bag pattern. I cannot wait to take it everywhere I go for the next 2 months. It’s just the perfect accessory for me, ya know?

This post is linked to Loop Scoop 69.

Please note: I was provided the yarn for this pattern by Lion Brand Yarn for the purposes of designing and used it for the Glenda Ghost Bag crochet pattern, without compensation. I wasn’t provided the yarn with the expectations of positive or negative reviews but been using Vanna’s Choice for so long, it’s one of my favorite worsted with yarns. This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase yarn through any of the links in this post, I may be compensated.

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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 20 sts, ch 1 at the corner, sc into the next 20 row ends, ch 1 at the corner, sc into the next 20 sts of Row 20, ch 1 at the corner, sc down the next 20 row ends, ch 1 at the corner, join with a slip st – 80 sc, 4 ch-1 spaces
Fasten off, weave in your ends. Block the square so it measures 5.5” x 5.5”.

Glenda Ghost Bag Square 2

Make 2

Key: color A is dark gray and color B is white.

For the squares: begin with a ch 21 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 20 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 20 sts, ch 1 at the corner, sc into the next 20 row ends, ch 1 at the corner, sc into the next 20 sts of Row 20, ch 1 at the corner, sc down the next 20 row ends, ch 1 at the corner, join with a slip st – 80 sc, 4 ch-1 spaces
Fasten off, weave in your ends. Block the square so it measures 5.5” x 5.5”.

Assembly

• You should have a total of 13 squares (11 Square 1 and 2 square 2).
• 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 4 rows of ghost 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.

Glenda Ghost 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 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 BLO into the next 20 sts of the square you’re on, ch 75, skip the ch 1 and next 20 sts on this square, skip where the 3 squares are joined and move to the next square to the left, skip the next 20 sts and ch 1 on the corner and sc BLO into the next 20 sts of this square, moving 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 BLO into the next 20 sts of this square, ch 75, skip the ch 1 and next 20 sts on this square, skip where the 3 squares are joined and move to the next square to the left, skip the next 20 sts and ch 1 on the corner and sc BLO into the next 20 sts of this square, skip the ch 1 at the corner and where the 3 squares are joined, join with a slip st – 80 sc, 2 ch 75 spaces
Rnds 2 – 4: C: Ch 1, turn, sc around, join – 230 sc
Fasten off, weave in your ends. Block this section if you’d like. 
Optional: To reinforce your strap, add a row of slip sts along the surface of Rnd 3 of the Straps in color A.

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