Cute Cat Ear Bag Pattern that Turns Heads Everywhere

ByClaire Hours

Carry playful style with Crochet Cat Ear Bag Pattern, featuring cute and charming details perfect for everyday use trips and casual outings.

Cute little ears on a bag always catch everyone’s eye and bring smiles to faces whenever you carry it around. Soft and playful this special accessory can be used for going to school shopping trips or even a fun day with friends. With a crochet cat ear bag pattern you can make a bag that looks like a sweet kitten with lovely ears sticking up. Choose your own favorite colors to make it bright or classic and enjoy how easy it is to carry.

Chic Cat Ear Bag Pattern for Statement-Making Accessories

How To Crochet A Cat Ear Bag

The bag is comfortable for children as well as grownups because it is gentle on your shoulder and holds all your important things. Kids love to take it to school and everyone can use it for carrying small items or as a purse. It is not just cute but also strong and lasts long. Making one will give you both a beautiful bag and lots of happy moments.

Materials

  • Yarn: Worsted weight yarn (size 4), in main color for bag, optional contrasting color for ears and button
  • Hook: US size G/6 (4 mm) crochet hook
  • Notions:
    • Stitch markers
    • Yarn needle (for weaving ends)
    • Scissors
    • (Optional) Smaller hook for tidy finishing

Skill Level

  • Intermediate (suitable for confident beginners comfortable with basic stitches and working in the round)

Key Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • ch: chain
  • sc: single crochet
  • hdc: half double crochet
  • dc: double crochet
  • sl st: slip stitch
  • st(s): stitch(es)
  • rep: repeat

Special Notes

  • Adjust the length of the starting chain for the desired bag width.
  • The bag is worked in the round from the bottom up.
  • Ears and button are made separately and attached.
  • All instructions use US crochet terms.

Body of the Bag

Foundation Chain

  1. Make a slipknot.
  2. Ch the number needed for your bag’s desired width (example: 15 ch). Place a stitch marker in the last ch.
  3. Ch 1 more (acts as turning ch).

Round 1 (Bottom Edge)

  1. Sc in each ch across from the marked stitch back to the first chain (do not sc into the ch 1 just made). (e.g., 14 sc if you started with 15 ch.)
  2. In the last ch (the one closest to the tail), work 3 sc into the same ch to turn the corner.
    • As you make the first sc, position the yarn tail to be crocheted over and hidden.
  3. Sc along the other side of the foundation ch, working into the unused loops (e.g., 13 sc, leaving the first/last ch unworked).
  4. In the very first chain (at the other end), work 2 sc into the same ch (to form a rounded corner).
  5. Sl st to join in the first sc. Bottom is now complete.

Main Bag Body

Each round:

  1. Ch 1, mark the first sc if needed.
  2. Sc in each st around.
  3. Sl st to the first sc to join the round.
    • Tip: At the end of each round, skip the slip stitch and beginning ch 1 from the count so your rounds are even.
    • Rep for 7 rounds or until bag is desired height.

Flap

  1. Lay work flat and, starting from the back center, mark the desired width of the flap with two stitch markers (do not make it wider than half the bag).
  2. From last joined round, sl st across to the first marker.
  3. Sc from the first marker to the second marker (one row).
  4. Turn, ch 1, sc across.
  5. Repeat last row, turning and working back and forth, until flap reaches desired length.

Edge Tidy

  1. With RS facing, sl st evenly along the flap edge to neaten.
  2. Continue to sl st across the top edge of the bag until the round is completed.
  3. Fasten off, leaving a tail. Weave in ends with yarn needle or smaller hook.

Yarn Button

  1. Wrap yarn around two fingers 3-4 times, slide loops off.
  2. Wrap twice around the center.
  3. Insert hook through center of wraps, pull up working yarn and sl st to secure.
  4. Continue adding sl sts around and through the ball, especially where volume is lacking, until you have a neat yarn ball.
  5. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
  6. Sew the button at the front center of the bag, aligned under the flap, securing firmly from the inside. Weave in all ends.

Ears (Make 2, Attach as You Go)

  1. With main or contrasting color, insert hook at desired ear location at the top edge of the bag.
  2. Sl st to attach yarn; sl st across to the starting ear placement if needed.
  3. Ch 5.
  4. In the 2nd ch from the hook: sl st.
  5. In next ch: sc.
  6. In next ch: hdc.
  7. In last ch: dc.
  8. Sl st to the next st on the bag to secure.
  9. Sl st across to position for the second ear and repeat steps 3–7 for second ear.
  10. Sl st to end, fasten off.
  11. Pull all remaining tails to the inside and weave in securely, tying a knot if desired.

Button Loop

  1. Cut a length of yarn.
  2. Thread yarn through flap at button position, pull to inside, adjust so flap can securely close over button.
  3. Tie 2 firm knots to secure.
  4. Weave in ends on the inside.

Strap

You may:

  • a) Make a long crochet chain (strand doubled for strength, or sc/herringbone stitch for a wider strap), or
  • b) Use plain yarn.
  1. Attach the ends to the sides of the bag, pulling through to inside, knotting at the desired length.
  2. Repeat for other side. The knot can be untied and retied to adjust strap length.

Conclusion

Congratulations, your Cute Cat Ear Crochet Bag is now complete! You may personalize the bag by changing yarn colors for the ears and button, adjusting bag and strap lengths, or adding embellishments.

Pattern Correction & Tips

  • Correction: Make sure to join rounds only through the first sc of each round, not the ch 1 or sl st.
  • Tip: Always mark your round beginnings for the body and flap to keep your edges even.
  • If your ear or button loop is loose, reinforce by weaving the yarn through underlying stitches more than once.
  • For a more durable strap, crochet a denser strap or braid several strands together.

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