Crochet Advent Calendar – Pouch / Gift Bag Crochet Pattern
Store all your advent calendar appliqués in this little, crochet pouch or use it as a gift bag for the holidays! This pouch features a drawstring closing, uses basic crochet stitches, and it works up quick! It’s perfect for wrapping up last minute gifts and adding a handmade touch to presents.
This crochet pouch / gift bag is the next addition to my Advent Calendar series! It’s perfect for holding all 25 of the appliqués, but you can also use it as a gift bag for the holidays or storing anything else in it! It measures approximately 8.5″ x 6″ and features a drawstring closure for easy opening and closing. Make it in any color and combinations!
Continue reading below to hear more about the Advent Calendar Series and to learn more about this Pouch / Gift Bag, then scroll down for the free written crochet pattern!
Get the PDF Pattern Bundle that features all 27 crochet patterns for this Advent Calendar! The PDF Bundle includes the written patterns for the Tree Wall Hanging, 25 winter/Christmas themed appliqués, and the pouch/gift bag to hold the appliqués!
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The Advent Calendar includes 27 crochet patterns! I will be sharing all of the free crochet patterns here on my blog and posting them in parts throughout this week (November 20-23)! Don’t want to wait? Get the PDF Pattern Bundle, which includes all 27 crochet patterns and is available now!
Once the free patterns for the Advent Calendar are posted, you can find them by clicking the links below:
- Advent Calendar – Tree Wall Hanging Crochet Pattern
- Advent Calendar – Pouch & Gift Bag Crochet Pattern
- Advent Calendar – Winter & Christmas Appliqué Crochet Patterns Part 1
- Advent Calendar – Winter & Christmas Appliqué Crochet Patterns Part 2
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Follow along with the video tutorial on YouTube!
Looking for more quick and easy holiday crochet patterns? Then check out these Mini Country Cottage patterns!
ADVENT CALENDAR INSPIRATION
I was inspired to crochet this Advent Calendar from the one my mom had made when I was a kid! She had sewn a tree wall hanging and stuck 25 little baggies on it with velcro. Inside the bags were little toys and characters and ornaments made from felt. Every December 1 she would hang it up and my sisters and I would take turns opening up one of the baggies, choosing one a day until Christmas. We looked forward to this every year and the excitement and anticipation we felt was incredible!
We each had our favorite pieces we had hoped to pick and felt pure joy with every new addition we got to stick on the tree. We looked forward to this every year throughout our childhood and it’s still one of my favorite Christmastime memories.
Since having my daughter, I have always wanted to make her an Advent Calendar, so that she could experience the same joy and happy memories that I had. So I designed this crochet Advent Calendar!
HOW TO USE THE ADVENT CALENDAR
Hang up your tree wall hanging and place all 25 of the appliqués into the pouch. Starting on December 1, choose one appliqué and hang it on the tree. The last appliqué will be placed on December 25.
The intended purpose of the Advent Calendar is to be a countdown to Christmas, but it doesn’t have to be! Hang the tree wall hanging up any time and let your kids decorate it however they like as a fun winter and Christmas activity! Let them place, remove, change the decorations however they like, with no limits or countdowns.
You can also make and use the pieces of the Advent Calendar separately! Use the Tree Wall Hanging as a year round wall decoration, use the pouch for gifts, and sew the appliqués on other projects or to hang on your Christmas tree!
Just the pouch
This crochet pouch measures approximately 8.5″ x 6″ and is the perfect size for holding all 25 of the advent calendar appliqués! But you can really use it for anything you’d like! Use as a gift bag for the holidays or just store your small knick knacks in it!
I made mine with 2 colors, mimicking Santa’s sack, but use any colors you’d like! I think it would look great with red and white stripes like a candy cane, or red, green, and red stripes! You don’t even have to do Christmas colors, use any time of year and make in any colors!
DIFFICULTY
Advanced Beginner
FINISHED SIZE
8.5″ x 6″
GAUGE
14 STs x 10 Rows = 4″ x 4″ in HDC.
Adjust hook size up or down to reach gauge.
NOTES
- The CH 1 or 2 at the beginning of each round does NOT count as a stitch. At the end of the round, join with a slip stitch into the 1st ST from the previous round. Work your 1st ST of the round into the same ST you joined to.
- The CH 1 space within round 18 does count as a stitch.
- The number in parentheses at the end of the round represents the total number of stitches to be worked in that round.
- Stitches between *asterisk* are to be repeated until stated. Stitches between [brackets] are to be worked all into the same stitch.
SUPPLIES
- Medium (4) weight yarn (I used Red Heart Super Saver)
- Color A – Bottom & Tie – Red (Cherry) – 72 yards
- Color B – Top – White (Soft White) – 18 yards
- 5.00 mm (H) Hook
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors
ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)
ST(s) – Stitch(es)
SK – Skip
CH – Chain
SL ST – Slip Stitch
HDC – Half Double Crochet
DC – Double Crochet
Pouch & Gift Bag Pattern
Starting with Color A
CH 19
Round 1: 2 HDC in the 2nd CH from the hook, HDC in next 16 STs, 4 HDC in last CH. Now working on the opposite side of the foundation chain, HDC in next 16 STs, 2 HDC in last ST. Join & CH 1. (40)
Rounds 2-16: HDC in each ST around. Join & CH 1. (40)
Change to Color B and CH 2.
Round 17: DC in each ST around. Join & CH 2. (40)
Round 18: *DC in next 4 STs, CH 1, SK 1* repeat ** around. Join & CH 2. (40)
Round 19: DC in each ST around, including the CH 1s. Join & CH 1. (40)
Round 20: Loosely SL ST into each St around. Join. (40)
Tie off yarn and weave in ends on the inside of the pouch. Move onto Tie.
Tie
The following instructions make a tie that is approximately 22” long. Feel free to work fewer or more chains to adjust the length of the tie.
CH 85
Row 1: Loosely SL ST into the 2nd CH from the hook and in each CH across. (84)
Tie off yarn and weave in ends. Weave tie through the holes of the pouch.
And you’re all done!
Be sure to check out the rest of the patterns in the Advent Calendar Series!
- Advent Calendar – Tree Wall Hanging Crochet Pattern
- Advent Calendar – Pouch & Gift Bag Crochet Pattern
- Advent Calendar – Winter & Christmas Appliqué Crochet Patterns Part 1
- Advent Calendar – Winter & Christmas Appliqué Crochet Patterns Part 2
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