St. Patrick’s Day Bag of Gold. Every year in March a woman’s club that I am a member of hosts a bake sale at a local craft fair. Since Easter is in April this year, we decided to decorate the table with St. Patrick’s Day cloths, napkins and shamrocks instead of bunnies and eggs. I thought I would make these little green bags to help decorate the table and a fellow member, Mary, is making candies that will fit in these Bags of Gold very nicely.
We only sell homemade goodies, but you could fill the Bags of Gold with any candies (Hershey’s Kisses would be perfect!) or little gifts to celebrate the holiday. If you need something to send to your kid’s school for St. Patrick’s Day, this would be just the thing since the bag works up quickly or take a few Bags of Gold to your office colleagues.
I crocheted the bags with Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Hunter Green and Gold and an H hook. The bags are simple and easy to crochet and probably can be done in less than a couple hours.
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Materials:
Worsted weight #4 yarn (green and gold)
H/5mm crochet hook
Yarn needle
Size: approximately 3 ½” x 3”
Abbreviations: (US terms)
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Dc – double crochet
Dc2tog – double crochet 2 stitches together
Sl st – slip stitch
St – stitch(es)
** – repeat stitches between * * as indicated
Dc2tog: (yarn over, insert hook in next st, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops) twice, yarn over and draw through 3 loops on hook
Notes:
- Do not turn at end of round
- Insert a place marker at the end of each round
- ch 1 and ch 2 at beginning of row do not count as stitches
Instructions:
Ch 4 with green yarn and join with slip stitch to form ring
Round 1: ch 1, 8 sc in ring, join with sl st to ch 1 (8)
Round 2: ch 1, 2 sc in same st as ch 1, 2 sc in each stitch around, join with sl st to sc (16)
Round 3: ch 1, 2 sc in same st as ch 1, 2 sc in each stitch around, join with sl st to sc (32)
Round 4 – 7: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, join with sl st to dc (32)
Round 8: ch 2, dc in 1st st, *dc2tog, dc in next 3 stitches* Repeat * * around to the last 4 st, dc in last 4 st, join with sl st to dc (26)
Round 9: ch 2, dc in first 4 st, dc2tog, *dc in next 4 stitches, dc2tog* repeat * * around, join with sl st to dc (22)
Round 10: Change to gold yarn, sc in 2nd st, * (sc, ch 2, sc) in next st, sc in next 2 st.* Repeat * * to end, join with sl st.
Finish off and weave in ends.
Tie: Weave approximately 20” of gold yarn through every two dc stitches in round 9. Pull the yarn to close the top a bit and tie a bow.
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Here’s a pattern for a cute shamrock at Skip to My Lou
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I hope you enjoy crocheting this cute little Bag of Gold.
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