Bobble Bucket Bag
Rows of squishy bobbles on a firm cylinder — endlessly satisfying to make.
Bag · Intermediate · 9–11 hours · Base about 13 cm across, about 18 cm wall height at the stated gauge
Yarn and tools
- weight: Aran / Worsted (CYC 4)
- fibre: Cotton — bobbles need a crisp yarn to hold their shape; fluffy yarn hides them completely
- amount: 300 g (Vanilla 220 g, Watermelon 80 g)
- examples: Drops Paris, Paintbox Cotton Aran, Hobbii Cotton 8/8
- hook: 4.0 mm
- gauge: Base round 10 = about 13 cm across (60 sts at 15 sc = 10 cm); 15 sc x 16 rounds = 10 cm x 10 cm
Notions
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch marker
- Drawstring cord or leather lace, 90 cm
Stitches used
- Magic Ring (MR)
- Single Crochet (sc)
- Increase (inc)
- Bobble Stitch (bobble (5-dc))
- Back Loop Only (BLO)
- Chain (ch)
- Slip Stitch (sl st)
- Double Crochet (dc)
Notes
- Bobble rounds use 60 sts / 5 = exactly 12 bobbles, offset by 2 sts each time so they sit in a diamond lattice.
- Push each bobble out to the right side with your thumb as you close it — once you pass it, it stays where you left it.
- The BLO round at the base-to-side transition creates the sharp 90° corner that makes a bucket bag stand up.
Pattern
Base — Watermelon
- MR, 6 sc into the ring. (6 sts)
- Inc x6 (12 sts)
- [Sc 1, inc] x6 (18 sts)
- [Sc 2, inc] x6 (24 sts)
- [Sc 3, inc] x6 (30 sts)
- [Sc 4, inc] x6 (36 sts)
- [Sc 5, inc] x6 (42 sts)
- [Sc 6, inc] x6 (48 sts)
- [Sc 7, inc] x6 (54 sts)
- [Sc 8, inc] x6 — base complete, about 13 cm across. (60 sts)
Sides
60 sts, no increases from here — the wall goes straight up. Bobbles are worked in Watermelon, the ground in Vanilla.
- Sc in BLO of each st around. This is the fold line. (60 sts)
- Change to Vanilla. Sc in each st around. (60 sts)
- Sc around. (60 sts)
- Sc around. (60 sts)
- Sc around. (60 sts)
- BOBBLE ROUND: [sc 4, bobble in next st with Watermelon] x12 (60 — 12 bobbles sts)
- Sc around in Vanilla. (60 sts)
- Sc around. (60 sts)
- Sc around. (60 sts)
- BOBBLE ROUND (offset): sc 2, [bobble, sc 4] x11, bobble, sc 2 (60 — 12 bobbles sts)
- Sc around. (60 sts)
- Sc around. (60 sts)
- Sc around. (60 sts)
- BOBBLE ROUND: [sc 4, bobble] x12 (60 — 12 bobbles sts)
- Sc around. (60 sts)
- Sc around. (60 sts)
- Sc around. (60 sts)
- BOBBLE ROUND (offset): sc 2, [bobble, sc 4] x11, bobble, sc 2 (60 — 12 bobbles sts)
- Sc around. (60 sts)
- Sc around. (60 sts)
- Sc around. (60 sts)
- BOBBLE ROUND: [sc 4, bobble] x12 (60 — 12 bobbles sts)
- Sc around. (60 sts)
- Sc around. (60 sts)
Drawstring top — Watermelon
- Change to Watermelon. Sc in each st around. (60 sts)
- EYELET ROUND: [sc 3, ch 2, skip 2 sts] x12 (36 sc + 12 ch-2 eyelets sts)
- Sc in each st and 2 sc into each ch-2 space around. (60 sts)
- Sc around. Sl st, fasten off, weave in ends. (60 sts)
- Thread the cord in and out through the 12 eyelets and knot the ends. Optional: sew a 60 cm sc strap inside for a shoulder-carry bucket. (— sts)