If you’re looking for a fun, festive, and practical crochet project, this Christmas emoji gift bag is the perfect pick! With its playful face and adorable Santa hat, this crochet bag brings a joyful touch to any holiday celebration. It's ideal for holding small gifts, candy, or trinkets and makes a great handmade alternative to traditional gift wrapping.
Crochet Emoji Gift Bag
The design is easy to customize with different expressions or colors, making each bag a personal creation. Whether you’re crafting for kids, friends, or just to add some charm to your Christmas décor, this project is sure to spread cheer.
Materials Needed
- Four colors of acrylic four-ply yarn
- 2.5 mm crochet hook
Base Circles (Make 2)
Round 1:
- With Color A, create a slip knot and chain 4.
- Join with a slip stitch to form a ring.
- Chain 3 (counts as a double crochet).
- Work 12 double crochets into the ring (including the initial chain-3).
- Join with a slip stitch to the third chain of the first stitch.
Round 2:
- Chain 3 (counts as a double crochet).
- Work 2 double crochets in the same stitch.
- Continue around with 2 double crochets in each stitch.
- Join with a slip stitch.
For Round 3:
- Chain 3.
- Alternate: 1 double crochet in the next stitch, then 2 double crochets in the following.
- Repeat around and join with a slip stitch.
Round 4:
- Chain 3.
- Work 1 double crochet in each of the next two stitches, then 2 double crochets in the following stitch.
- Repeat this pattern around.
- Join with a slip stitch.
Loop Creation (only on one circle):
- Chain 30 and join back to the same stitch with a slip stitch.
Second Circle:
- Repeat Rounds 1–4 without the loop.
- After completing, chain 10 and join with a slip stitch to the fourth stitch.
- Cut the yarn.
Hat Construction
- With Color B, chain 10.
- Join with a slip stitch to form a loop.
- Chain 1, work 10 single crochets across.
- Chain 1, flip the work, and work 10 single crochets again.
- Join Color C.
- Chain 2, work 10 half double crochets across.
- Chain 1, flip the work.
- Work a mixed row of single, half double, and double crochets to shape the hat.
- Cut the yarn.
Pom-pom
- With Color B, create a small circle.
- Chain 1, then chain 3 and join to the first chain.
- Chain 1 (counts as a single crochet), and work single crochets around.
- Join with a slip stitch.
- Attach the pom-pom to the top of the hat.
Finishing
- Sew the hat onto one base circle.
- Embroider eyes and a smile with black yarn.
- Join the two base circles using Color A, leaving a portion open to form the bag.
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