Checked Tote Bag by Hooked On Entrelac

Checked Tote Bag

Crochet
October 2026
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
9 stitches and 7 rows = 2 inches
5.5 mm (I)
601 - 711 yards (550 - 650 m)
UK
English
This pattern is available for free.

This bag is made using Tunisian Entrelac crochet.

Tunisian crochet is a different method of crochet (similar to knitting) consisting of a “forward pass” (working right to left and picking up all the stitches in a row) and the “return pass” (working back, left to right, to remove the stitches from the hook). ‘Entrelac’ is the technique of working one shape at a time.

This pattern is intended for beginners and full instructions (with colour photos) are given in the accompanying Stitch Guide.

The bag pictured was made using Stylecraft Fusian Chunky in Lime, Rust and Burgundy. You can use any 3 shades of chunky yarn (100g of each).