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    Home » Free moogly Patterns » Bags, Totes, and Purses

    Granny Hex Tote

    Published: Aug 26, 2021 · Modified: Mar 31, 2022 by Tamara Kelly · 8 Comments

    The Granny Hex Tote is traditional and modern, and so quick and fun to make! With your favorite handles and just one skein of Caron Colorama O'Go, you can make your own fun hexie handbag with this free crochet pattern on Moogly!

    Granny Hex Tote - filled on mannequinDisclaimer: Materials for this pattern were provided by Yarnspirations; this post includes affiliate links.

    Purchase the downloadable PDF of this pattern on Ravelry

    Featuring Caron Colorama O'Go

    Caron Colorama O'Go is one of my new favorites - I've used it on three designs in a row now (the others will debut in a couple months elsewhere). I love that you can go with the flow and work right through the skein, or take it apart for color play and intentional design!

    Granny Hex Tote WIP

    For the Granny Hex Tote, I decided to use the colors individually. But I still recommend that you work through them as they lay in the skein! Since the pieces are made and then joined, you can simply make the motif that you wish to make in the first color of the skein.

    Then, cut off the leftover bit of that yarn and set it aside for joining. Move to the next section, and work your way through the skein. This will keep any possibility of tangles to virtually nothing!

    Granny Hex Tote - bag flat

    Make a Granny Hex Tote in Every Colorway!

    The Granny Hex Tote is fun in solids, stripes, and as a stash buster - but it really was inspired by the yarn. Caron Colorama O'Go features many great colorways to choose from, and each one will give you a unique look for your tote.

    Granny Hex Tote - mannequin, yarn

    Want to mix up the order and colors used? Make the pieces in whatever color you like - just make the 2 half hexagons in the same color so you have enough yarn.

    Granny Hex Tote - on mannequin

    I love the size of the Granny Hex Tote and I hope you do too. Not too small, not too big, with handles just long enough to fit over my shoulder - so hard to find in shops! If you like longer or shorter handles, feel free to adjust the length to suit you. Just be sure that if you're going a lot longer that you have a bit of extra yarn on hand.

    Granny Hex Tote


    Granny Hex Tote

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    US-J, 6.0mm hook - Susan Bates

    215 yds Caron Colorama O'Go (5 - Bulky; 100% acrylic; 180g/ 6.4 oz, 208 m/ 228 yds)
    Colorway shown: First Blush
    A: orange
    B: yellow
    C: pink
    D: white
    E: green

    Stitch markers

    Gauge: Hexagon = approx 8" across (straight edge to straight edge)

    Size: Finished bag is 8" tall x 18" wide (at top) excluding handles

    Helpful Links:

    Granny Hex Tote Tutorial

    Hexagon Motif Tutorial

    Half Hexagon Motif Tutorial

    Crochet Abbreviations

    BLO - Back Loop Only

    Mattress Stitch Seaming

    Join with Sc

    Handle Placement Tutorial

    Special Stitches: 

    Beginning cluster: (ch 2, dc2tog) in the indicated ch sp

    Half Cluster: dc2tog in the indicated st or ch sp

    Cluster: dc3tog in the indicated ch sp

    Notes: 

    If you would prefer to start the hexagon with a magic circle, do not pull it all the way closed before weaving in your ends.

    Substitute a CSDC - Chainless Starting Double Crochet and ch 1 for the Ch 4 start in Rows 2 and 4 of the Half Hexagon if desired.

    Feel free to customize your bag with alternative joining methods for the hexagons, and other styles of handles.

    Granny Hex Tote

    Hexagon - Make 3, One Each in A, B, and C

    Rnd 1: Ch 6, sl st in first ch made to form ring. Working into the ring, beginning cluster, [ch 3, cluster] 5 times, ch 1; join with hdc in beginning cluster. (6 clusters)

    Rnd 2: Beginning cluster in ch-1/hdc ch sp, (ch 3, cluster, ch 3, cluster) in each of next 5 ch-3 sps, ch 3, cluster in ch-1/hdc ch sp, ch 1; join with hdc in beginning cluster. (12 clusters)

    Rnd 3: Beginning cluster in ch-1/hdc ch sp, *(ch 3, cluster, ch 3 cluster) in next ch sp,** ch 3, cluster in next ch sp; rep from * around finishing last rep at **, ch 1; join with hdc in beginning cluster. (18 clusters)

    Rnd 4: Beginning cluster in ch-1/hdc ch sp, *ch 3, cluster in next ch sp, (ch 3, cluster, ch 3 cluster) in next ch sp,** ch 3, cluster in next ch sp; rep from * around finishing last rep at **, ch 1; join with hdc in beginning cluster. (24 clusters)

    Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in ch1/hdc ch sp, *3 sc in each of next 2 ch sps, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in next ch sp,** 3 sc in next ch sp; rep from * around finishing last rep at **, 2 sc in beg ch1/hdc ch sp; join and fasten off. (78 sc)

    Half Hexagon - Make 2, in D

    Row 1: Ch 3 (does not count as a st), (dc, [ch 3, cluster] twice, ch 3, half cluster) in 3rd ch from hook; turn. (2 clusters)

    Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), [(cluster, ch 3) twice in next ch sp] 2 times, (cluster, ch 3, cluster) in next ch sp, ch 1, dc in last dc; turn. (6 clusters)

    Row 3: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), dc in ch-1 sp, [ch 3, cluster in next ch sp, ch 3, (cluster, ch 3, cluster) in next ch sp] twice, ch 3, cluster in next ch sp, ch 3, dc2tog in ch-1 sp and top of ch-3; turn. (7 clusters)

    Row 4: Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), [(cluster, ch 3) in each of next 2 ch sps, (cluster, ch 3, cluster, ch 3) in next ch sp] twice, cluster in next ch sp, ch 3, cluster in last ch sp, ch 1, dc in last st; turn. (10 clusters)

    Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in first st, sc in ch-1 sp, *3 sc in each of next 2 ch sps,** (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in next ch sp, 3 sc in next ch sp; rep from * around finishing last rep at **, sc in ch-1 sp, sc in last st, ch 2, sc 16 evenly across the straight edge of the piece, ch 2; join and fasten off. (33 sc)

    Assemble Hexagons

    Layout Body pieces as shown below.

    Granny Hex Tote - hex layout 1

    Using the mattress stitch and matching yarn colors, sew the pieces together along the seams as shown below, working through the BLO of each piece. Note that the side of the half hexagon are shorter than the side of the full hexagons, so there will be leftover stitches there.

    Granny Hex Tote - hex layout 2

    Add Handles - Use E

    Rnd 1 (RS): Join with sc to first st at top of either half hexagon (not the ch 2), *sc in each rem st across half hexagon, sc in ch-2 sp, sc in each st of next hexagon, working 2 sc in each ch-2 sp, sc in next half hexagon ch-2 sp; rep from * around, join to first sc.

    Granny Hex Tote - adding E

    Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join and fasten off. Place stitch markers where you'd like the handle openings to begin (see photo below).

    Granny Hex Tote - Handle Placement

    Rnd 3: Join with sc to the st before a marked st before a half hexagon, *sc in marked st, ch 50 (or to desired handle length), sc in next marked st (skip all sts in between), sc in each st to next marked st; rep from * around, join to first sc.

    Granny Hex Tote - handle beginning

    Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in each st and ch around; join.

    Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join and fasten off. Weave in ends.


    LOOKING FOR MORE?

    Are you looking for more crochet bag patterns? I have so many! You can browse all my patterns on Moogly or Ravelry - and check out some of my most recent designs: Ring Rose Bag, Cinch Stripes Backpack, Rainbow Bobble Bag, Sherbet Stripes Tote, and Perfect Summer Clutch!

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    If the Granny Hex Tote pattern inspires you and you post a photo on social media, be sure to tag me @mooglyblog or #mooglyblog so I can check it out too!

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    Follow Moogly on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram! Thank you to Yarnspirations for providing the materials shown in this post. Written pattern copyright Tamara Kelly 2021, all rights reserved. Please do not reprint or repost this pattern, but please do link to this page to share this pattern with others.

    To print or download, use the Print Friendly button below, or go to PrintFriendly.com, or right-click to copy and paste it into a word processing document if those options do not work for you (please note that Print Friendly is a free outside website that the button links to, and you can click here for a tutorial on how to use it, but I cannot provide additional technical support for this service).

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    Comments

    1. 1

      Skye

      May 04, 2022 at 1:19 pm

      Hey there! Do you have a tutorial on this pattern? It's okay if not! Thank you!

      Reply
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        Tamara Kelly

        May 05, 2022 at 11:01 am

        Yes, it's linked above, and at https://www.mooglyblog.com/granny-hex-tote-assembly-tutorial/ ♥

        Reply
    2. 3

      Skye

      May 05, 2022 at 12:10 pm

      Thank you, I'm dumb lol

      Reply
      • 4

        Tamara Kelly

        May 06, 2022 at 10:39 am

        Not at all, there's a lot of info up there! 🙂

        Reply
    3. 5

      Wil Cash

      August 03, 2022 at 1:42 am

      I’d like to create an fabric lining for your bag design. Do you have a pattern with instructions to do that? Thanks so much—love this purse design!
      Wil

      Reply
      • 6

        Tamara Kelly

        August 03, 2022 at 12:32 pm

        Thank you! I don't have one for this particular bag, but I do have a couple tutorials that might help!
        https://www.mooglyblog.com/sewing-a-lining-in-a-crochet-bag/
        https://www.mooglyblog.com/nearly-no-sew-bag-lining-tutorial/

        Reply
    4. 7

      Y

      August 05, 2022 at 8:59 pm

      Thanks so much! Looks like an easy addition to the bag with the lining instructions you’ve given us. So appreciate all you’re doing for us who love to crochet!! Thanks

      Reply
      • 8

        Tamara Kelly

        August 08, 2022 at 10:41 am

        ♥ Thanks so much!

        Reply

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