It’s time to celebrate! The holidays, the new year, and the hope of good things to come. Like a pair of lovely wines in the Celebration Wine Bag – a free crochet pattern here on Moogly!

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The Celebration Wine Bag was based on a request I received from several readers – for a wine bag made to hold two bottles rather than just one! Perfect for gifting a white and red, or just taking two of your favorites to your next party, this bag keeps them safe and lets you carry them in style!

This pattern takes just one ball of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Bonus Bundle (or 2 balls of the regular size Wool-Ease Thick & Quick), and a couple of evenings to whip up! And the bobbles on the front look like snowballs – so fun!

Celebration Wine Bag

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• US – N, 9.0 mm hook (Furls Fiberarts used)
• 210 yds Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick – Bonus Bundle (“6″/Super Bulky/UK:14-16 ply; 212 yds/194 m; 12 oz)
  Colorway used: Fisherman – 099 (1 ball used, uses 2 if regular size skeins used)
• Plastic Canvas
• Stitch Markers (Clover Lock Ring Markers used)
• Gauge: 6 sts x 7 rows =3″ in sc
• Crochet Abbreviations and Tutorials: click here

Special Stitches:

• Bobble – dc5tog in the indicated st (click here for tutorial)
• Surface sc – surface single crochet (click here for tutorial)

BASE INSTRUCTIONS (make 2):

Round 1: Ch 9, skip ch closest to the hook, sc in next 7 chs, 2 sc in last ch (turning to work in base of chains from sts just made), sc in base of next 6 sts, 2 sc in same ch as 1st st; join to 1st st with a sl st. (18 sts)

Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in each of next 3 sts, sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in each of last 2 sts; join. (24 sts)

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st, [sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] twice, sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st, 2 sc in last st; join. (30 sts)

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st, [sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] twice, sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in last st; join and break yarn. (36 sts)

Fold each of the Bases in half, short ends together, and place st markers (pm) in sts at the crease – halfway along each long side of the oval.

Cut 1 piece of plastic canvas into an oval slightly smaller than the crocheted bases.

ADD DIVIDER (working off one of the base pieces, set other base aside):

Row 1: Leaving a long tail, join to RS of one base at one of the st markers, surface sc across to the other st marker; turn (do not remove st markers). (8 sts)

Row 2 – 17: Ch 1, sc in each st across; turn. (8 sts) Break yarn after Row 17, leaving another long tail.

ASSEMBLE BASE/BEGIN SIDES:

Step 1: Place base without divider WS up, then place plastic canvas oval on top, then place the base with the divider RS up (divider up).

Step 2: Use st markers to line up and connect base layers.

• NOTE: Rounds 1 – 25 below are worked in the round and joined with a sl st, but then turned to work the other way – from the inside of the bag. If needed, use a st marker to mark the last st of each round to help keep st count.

Round 1: Holding bases so that the bottom faces you and the divider faces away from you, and working through the sts of both base layers, join to one of the originally marked sts (at the side of the divider), ch 1, sc in each st (and corresponding st of other layer) around; join and turn (remove st markers as you work this round). (36 sts)

Round 2 and 3: Ch 1, sc in each st around; turn. (36 sts)

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in 1st 17 sts, bobble in next st, sc in last 18 sts; join and turn. (36 sts)

Round 5: Repeat Round 2.

Round 6: Ch 1, sc in 1st 16 sts, bobble in next st, sc in next st, bobble in next st, sc in last 17 sts; join and turn. (36 sts)

Round 7: Repeat Round 2.

Round 8: Ch 1, sc in 1st 15 sts, [bobble in next st, sc in next st] 3 times, sc in last 15 sts; join and turn. (36 sts)

Round 9: Repeat Round 2.

Round 10: Ch 1, sc in 1st 14 sts, [bobble in next st, sc in next st] 4 times, sc in last 14 sts; join and turn. (36 sts)

Round 11: Repeat Round 2.

Round 12: Ch 1, sc in 1st 13 sts, [bobble in next st, sc in next st] 5 times, sc in last 13 sts; join and turn. (36 sts)

Round 13: Repeat Round 2.

Round 14: Ch 1, sc in 1st 12 sts, [bobble in next st, sc in next st] 6 times, sc in last 12 sts; join and turn. (36 sts)

Round 15: Repeat Round 2.

Round 16: Repeat Round 12.

Round 17: Repeat Round 2.

Round 18: Repeat Round 10.

Round 19: Repeat Round 2.

Round 20: Repeat Round 8.

Round 21: Repeat Round 2.

Round 22: Repeat Round 6.

Round 23: Repeat Round 2.

Round 24: Repeat Round 4.

Round 25: Repeat Round 2, pm at sts #5, 15, 23, and 33; break yarn. (36 sts)

MAKE HANDLE: 

Row 1: Join to st #15 (2nd marker) from RS of bag, ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog (ending last st in 3rd marked st); turn (remaining sts unworked). (7 sts)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog; turn. (5 sts)

Row 3 – 16: Ch 1, sc in each st across; turn. (5 sts)

Row 17: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in last st; turn. (7 sts)

Row 18: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in last st; turn and break yarn leaving a long tail. (9 sts)

FINISHING:

Step 1: Use long tails on divider to sew sides of divider to front and back of bag.

Step 2: Use long tail on handle to sew Row 18 of handle to Round 25 between other 2 marked sts (sts #33 and 5).

Step 3: Sc around both openings on either side of the handle; join and break yarn, weave in ends.

Step 4: Lightly block if desired by inserting 2 wine bottles in bag and spraying with water, then let air dry with bottles inside.

And that’s the Celebration Wine Bag! I hope you have something to celebrate this season, and that you enjoy this free crochet wine bag pattern!

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