A big thank you to everyone who helped keep my blog alive for another year at the beginning of the week. 🖤
I created my blog to originally offer free designs because they were untested with the hopes that everyone in the crochet community could help to edit but over the last few years I’ve been more focused on crochet alongs for large afghans on YouTube.
Every once in a while I still make a little design and recently I was asked about a Yoga Mat bag. 🧘🏻♀️ I decided to take my old bag design and revamp it with some skulls. 💀
I also love to upcycle I had this CHANEL strap that was the perfect length!
If you’re going to sew on a strap I would highly recommend sewing the first part to the top of a skull head soon after working a few rounds. Trying to sew after the piece is made can be a challenge!
I’m offering this Skull Yoga Mat Bag pattern free on my blog untested!!! I am now starting to make crochet charts right on my images to help! If you work through this pattern and find any errors, please comment below so I can work through them.
Crochet Skull Yoga Mat Bag Notes…
DIFFICULTY RATING
COMPETENT
Hook: US J10/6.00mm & US H8/5.00mm
Yarn: Medium 4 – Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Yarn 340g/400g, I used approximately 60g/2.2oz
Size: This Crochet Yoga Mat Bag is made to fit a 24″x68″ when the mat is rolled up the diameter is 3.25″
Special Stitches:
- dc-cl – yo, insert hook into st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook, yo, insert hook into next st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook, yo, draw through remaining 3 loops on hook.
Supplies: 1/8” Elastic or shoelace string & 1 drawstring doohickey. I also used a 26-inch strap, this is optional or there are instructions below on how to crochet a strap. (If you are sewing on a strap with a sewing machine make sure you read my notes!!)
Notes: These parentheses contain notes only { NOTES }
Crochet Skull Yoga Mat Bag Pattern…
Bag..
Starting with 6.00mm hook and a magic ring, ch 3 {counts as beg dc}, dc once in ring, (ch 1, 2 dc) 5 times in ring, ch 1, join with sl st to first dc. (12 dc, 6 ch)
Rnd 2: sl st into next dc, sl st in next ch sp, ch 3, (dc, ch1, 2 dc, ch 1) in same ch sp as beg ch 3, (2 dc, ch1, 2 dc, ch1) in the next 5 sps, join with a sl st to the first dc of round. (24 dc, 12 ch)
Rnd 3: sl st into next dc, ch 1, (sc in next ch1 sp, ch 4) 11 times, sc in next ch1 sp, ch 1, dc in beg sc. (12 sc, 12 ch4)
You will now be lined up in the centre of a ch4 sp.
Rnd 4-8: ch 1, {for first sc work in ch4 sp you are lined up with} (sc in next ch 4 sp, ch 4) 11 times, sc in next ch1 sp, ch 1, dc in beg sc.
Switch to 5.00mm hook..
Rnd 9: {beg hdc work a ch2}, (2 hdc in same ch4 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch4, ch 3, 2 hdc in next ch4 sp) 6 times, join with sl st to beg hdc.
Rnd 10: ch 1, (sc between hdc, sc in last hdc, ch 6, sc in next hdc, sc between next 2 hdc) 6 times, join with sl st to beg sc.
Rnd 11: ch 1, {beg sc is worked in same st as beg ch1}, (sc in next 2 sc, ch 5, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, sk next sc) 6 times, join with sl st to beg sc.
Rnd 12: ch 1, {sk beg sc with beg ch}, (2 hdc in next sc, ch 3, 2 hdc in next sc, sk next sc, ch 2, sl st in ch sp, sk next sc, ch 2) 6 times, join with sl st to beg hdc.
Rnd 13: ch 1, turn work, (dc-cl in the next 2 sts {work in the hdc and ch2 sp}, hdc in sl st, dc-cl in the next 2 sts {work in the ch2 sp and hdc}, ch 2, sl st in next hdc, ch 3, sl st in next hdc, ch 2) 6 times, join with sl st to beg dc-cl.
Switch to 6.00mm hook..
Rnd 14: ch 1, turn work, {beg sc is worked in same dc-cl as beg ch1}, (sc in next dc-cl, ch 4) 11 times, sc in next dc-cl, ch 1, dc in beg sc. (12 sc, 12 ch4)
Rnd 15-30: ch 1, {for first sc work in ch4 sp you are lined up with} (sc in next ch 4 sp, ch 4) 11 times, sc in next ch1 sp, ch 1, dc in beg sc. (12 sc, 12 ch4)
Rnds 31-36: consecutively rep rnd 9 – 14. {Make sure to switch hooks before Rnd 36(9) and 41(14)}
Rnd 37-41: ch 1, {for first sc work in ch4 sp you are lined up with} (sc in next ch 4 sp, ch 4) 11 times, sc in next ch1 sp, ch 1, dc in beg sc. (12 sc, 12 ch4)
Rnd 42: ch 1, 2 sc in same ch4 sp as ch1, (3 sc in next ch 4 sp) 11 times, sc in next ch4 sp {same ch4 sp as beg 2 sc}, join with sl st to beg sc. 36 sc
Rnd 43: ch 3 {counts as beg dc}, dc in next sc, dc in each sc around, join with sl st to first dc. 36 dc
Rnd 44: ch 1, sc in each dc around, join with sl st to first sc. 36 sc
Optional Fringe (As shown on my original Yoga Mat Bag): ch3, hdc in same sc as beg ch3, (sl st in next sc, 3 hdc in next sc) around, sl st in last sc, hdc in same sc as beg ch 3, join with sl st to first dc. Fasten off, Weave in ends.
Shoulder Strap..
Ch 51 for a shoulder strap as seen in image to right or 81 if you want to wear over back while biking, sc in 2nd ch from hook, (dc in next ch, sc in next ch) across, in last ch 3 dc, working down other side of ch (sc in next ch, dc in next ch) across, 2 sc in last ch (with beg sc), join with sl st to first sc.
Rnd 2: ch 1, sc around, join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off weave in ends.
Sew strap onto bag with yarn and yarn needle.
Add tie with doohickey to opening.
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