Through the Window Soap Cozy (or Small Gift Bag) – Free Crochet Pattern

This is a free crochet pattern for how-to crochet my Through the Window Soap Cozy (or Small Gift Bag).

Mosaic crocheting is so much fun! My favorite way to work this stitch pattern is by using a variegated yarn as the background color. With that, the main color on top reminds me of a window pane – this inspired the name of this bag. Imagine looking “through the window” to a lake surrounded by gorgeous flowers!

If mosaic crocheting intimidates you (it used to me), take a deep breath – you got this! It is just a combination of single crochets and chains with a double crochet worked over those chains. Not as scary as it seems. Check the pattern notes for a photo.

This adorable little bag can be used as a soap cozy (gift with homemade soap or facial scrubbies!), a favor/candy pouch, or a small gift bag (gift with a new pair of earrings or gift bag!).

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Materials:

• 70 Yards of Worsted Weight Yarn – I used Lily Sugar n Cream in White and Psychedelic
• H8/5mm Crochet Hook
• Tapestry Needle
• Optional, Jewelry Pliers

Material Notes:

Yarn Alternatives to Lily Sugar n Cream: Bernat’s Handicrafter, Red Heart’s Smoothie, Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran, Rico Creative Cotton Aran

Other Recommended Yarns (with I9/5.5mm Hook): Red Heart’s Super Saver, Caron’s One Pound, Bernat’s Super Value

Weaving in ends of a tough yarn, like cotton yarn, can be hard on the fingers. Sore thumbs and frustration can be a thing of the past by simply using jewelry pliers to [carefully] help pull the tapestry needle through the work.

Time Spent:

This cozy took me just under 45 minutes to work up.

Measurements:

4.25″ Wide by 5.75″ Tall

Gauge:

16 HDC by 10 Rows = 4″

Abbreviations:

• HDC – Half Double Crochet
• SC – Single Crochet
• DC – Double Crochet

Pattern Notes:

In the pattern, I will instruct to example, in Round 5 “DC into R3”. In the photo above, you can see how there is a skipped stitch in white, and two rows of chains above it. You will push those chains to the back, and work the double crochet just into that skipped stitch in white.

Stitch multiple is 4.

Join to the first stitch of the round.

To change yarn colors, after joining, turn to the new working side. Pull the new color through, then pull the original color tight (it will disappear). Work the round as written, but before joining, move the previous color to the inside so it won’t be visible from the right side of the bag.

Bag Pattern:

In White, chain 16. 2 HDC into the 2nd chain, HDC into the next 13, 3 HDC into the last chain, HDC into the next 13 along the opposite side of the foundation chain, HDC into the 1st stitch. Join. (32 HDC)

R2: Chain 1, turn. SC into the 1st HDC, and into each HDC around. Join with Psychedelic. (32 SC)

R3: In Psychedelic, chain 1, and turn. SC into the 1st SC, chain 3, skip the next 2 SC, (SC into each of the next 2 SC, chain 3, skip the next 2 SC) 7x, SC into the next stitch. Join.

R4: Chain 1, turn. SC into the 1st SC, chain 3, (SC into each of the next 2 SC, chain 3) 7x, SC into the next SC. Join with White.

*I recommend weaving in both of the initial ends now, as it’s easy to get to.

R5: In White, chain 1, and turn. SC into the 1st SC, DC into each of the 2 open stitches from R3, (SC into each of the next 2 SC, DC into each of the next 2 stitches of R3) 7x, SC into the next SC. Join.

R6: Chain 1, turn. SC into the 1st SC, and each stitch around. Join with Psychedelic.

R7 – 16: Repeat Rounds 3 – 6; Fasten off Psychedelic at the end.

R17: In White, chain 3 (counts as a DC + chain 1 space), and turn. Chain 1, skip the next SC, (DC into the next SC, chain 1, skip the next SC) 15x. Join to the 2nd chain of the beginning chain 3. (16 DC)

R18 – 19: Chain 1, turn. SC into the 1st SC, and each stitch around. Join. (32 SC)

Tie Pattern:

In Psychedelic, chain 2. Work 4 SC into the 1st chain, slip stitch to the 1st SC. Chain 62. Work 3 SC into the 2nd to last chain. Slip stitch join, & fasten off.

Weave in ends, then weave tie in and out of Round 17.

Please feel free to make and sell your own Through the Window Soap Cozy (or Small Gift Bag) using this pattern, but please DO NOT claim this pattern as your own nor should you sell my pattern, and DO NOT re-publish my photos as your own. DO NOT copy and paste my pattern anywhere, link to it instead.

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