Pineapple Mini Gift Bag – Free Crochet Pattern

Learn how to crochet a Pineapple Gift Bag, the perfect mini gift bag to use with a homemade soap, as a gift bag for tropical themed earrings or to use as favor bags for a Luau party!

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Crochet mini bags are one of my favorite things to make. They are quick to work up and so versatile!

Originally, this mini crochet bag was designed as a soap cozy, where you place a bar of soap in it and use it in the shower to exfoliate with and make your bar of soap go further, but these mini crochet bags are also perfect as candy pouches for parties, as small gift bags and even as a coin purse, so in rediscovering this design as part of my Fun & Fruit Crafting Event 2026, I decided to rename this bag as a Mini Gift Bag.

When I designed this Pineapple Mini Gift Bag, I was inspired by my Carrot Mini Gift Bag, and had been wanting to make one that looked like a pineapple complete with the leaves.

I thought the criss crossed stitch pattern from the Diamond Stitch was appropriate for the pattern/texture of an actual pineapple, and the leaves are a modified version of my Super Easy Carrot Applique.

Imagine this little bag as a soap cozy gifted with a homemade soap or textured facial scrubbies, as a candy or favor pouch at a Luau or Tiki Party or as a gift bag gifted with a gift card to a favorite Smoothie shop or some Summer themed earrings, like these Pineapple Earrings from A Winding Road Crochet.

Soap Cozy Note:

The feedback I’ve received for this bag as a soap cozy is that with it’s solid fabric and thicker yarn, it does take a while to dry so keep this in mind if you intend to use it this way. Perhaps, consider using a lighter weight yarn, or a cotton blend with a fast drying fiber, like bamboo.

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Materials:

• 70 Yards of Worsted Weight Yarn
• H8/5mm Crochet Hook
• Tapestry Needle
• Scissors
• Optional, Jewelry Pliers

Yarn Talk:

Originally, I used Lily Sugar n Cream in Yellow and Sage Green. I have since stopped using Lily Sugar n Cream Yarn because it is not colorfast, which means the colors fade and bleed when using or after washing in the project. Now, for 100% cotton yarn, I love using WeCrochet Dishie and Cascade Nifty Cotton Circulo as they’re both colorfast. I also like Natural Cotton Maxcolor 4/6 and Queensland Coastal Cotton, which are colorfast as well, but I couldn’t find the right colors to match in these yarns.

If you are going to use this bag as a soap cozy, you’ll want to use either a 100% cotton or a blend of cotton with linen, cotton with bamboo or linen with bamboo. Linen gets strong when wet, and gets softer and nicer with each wash. On it’s own, it’s on the rougher side for feel, but linen blends often combine with cotton or bamboo to add softness. Bamboo yarns have a high absorbency – even more than cotton – however, bamboo is weaker when wet, and more prone to developing mold so if bamboo is a fiber you want to use, I definitely recommend going with a blend of linen and/or cotton. Stay away from synthetic fibers, like acrylic, as they lack the absorbency needed.

WeCrochet Dishie (aka Knit Picks Dishie) is a versatile, soft worsted weight #4 yarn made of 100% cotton. It’s on the lighter side for worsted weight working up similarly to Cascade Nifty Cotton, Queensland Coastal Cotton and I Love This Cotton from Hobby Lobby. It’s machine washable and dryable making projects easy to care for. As of June 1st, it is available in an amazing number of colors – 83 colors.

Cascade Nifty Cotton Yarn is a versatile, soft worsted weight #4 yarn made of 100% cotton. It’s on the lighter side for worsted weight working up similarly to WeCrochet Dishie, Queensland Coastal Cotton and and I Love This Cotton from Hobby Lobby. It’s machine washable and dryable making projects easy to care for. As of June 1st, it is available in an amazing number of colors – 66 colors.

Note: The feedback I’ve received for this bag as a soap cozy is that with it’s solid fabric and thicker yarn, it does take a while to dry so keep this in mind if you intend to use it this way. Perhaps, consider using a lighter weight yarn with more chains using the stitch multiple, or a cotton blend with a fast drying fiber, like bamboo.

As a gift bag, candy pouch or favor bag, you can reach for any fiber yarn desired. This pattern was written for a 100% cotton yarn, which produces a more relaxed fabric. If you choose a different fiber, such as 100% acrylic, you may want to go up a hook to achieve the same measurements.

Lion Brand Pound of Love Yarn is a soft, acrylic yarn that comes in a one pound ball. One pound means you won’t need many skeins to get projects done and even after big projects, like baby blankets, you’ll usually have some yarn leftover for smaller projects. It’s machine washable and dryable making projects easy to care for. As of June 5th, it is available in a 35 colors.

Berroco Remix Yarn is a fantastic wool-free, eco-friendly yarn that consists of 30% superfine nylon, 27% cotton, 24% acrylic, 10% silk and 9% linen all of recycled fibers from garments and other textiles. It has such a lovely texture and lightness to it! It’s machine washable and dryable making projects easy to care for and will soften with washing too. As of June 5th, it’s available in over 20 colors.

Tools & Notions:

We have lots of great crochet hooks in our Yarn Crafts and Coffee Yarn Shop. The most popular, and preferred by Candace and Emily, are the Clover Amour Crochet Hooks with the soft handles and smooth metal hook. Alexandra prefers metal crochet hooks with large, ergonomic clay handles and just loves the fun designs from SiennasBowtique and BronzeShepherdStudio! If your preference is wood, the LYKKE brand are lovely, smooth and sturdy.

Tapestry Needles with the blunt, round end are essential for sewing and finishing on a number of yarn crafts, including crocheting, knitting as well as needlepointing on fabric and plastic canvas. The blunt, rounded end allows the needle to pass easily through the fabric created by yarn and holes on canvas without snagging (or getting your fingers) in the process. More specifically for crocheting and knitting, a Bent Tip Tapestry Needle makes weaving, grafting and sewing so much easier on the hands. The long oval eye makes threading strands of yarn easier, though you may still want to use a needle threader.

Scissors are an essential tool. When I’m working on the go, I like to carry a pair of folding scissors as they fit perfectly in even the tiniest of bags. When I am working at home or have more space in my bag for a larger notions pouch, I like to use a pair of lightweight, all-purpose scissors as they are so versatile and great for a variety of things from cutting plastic canvas mesh to trimming yarn ends after weaving in to cutting out a care card to include with a handmade gift.

Jewelry Pliers are an excellent tool to use to help weave in the ends of tough yarns, such as cotton yarns and chunkier yarns, that can be quite tough on the fingers when weaving in with just fingers and a tapestry needle. Sore thumbs and frustration can be a thing of the past by simply using jewelry pliers to help pull the tapestry needle through the work. Make sure the eye of the needle is facing up so you can see directly down it and carefully pull, wiggling as needed. If it gets caught and you tug too hard, it will break the eye of your needle.

Time Spent:

This cozy took me about an hour.

Measurements:

4 1/4″ Wide by 5 3/4″ Tall to SC Edge of Leaf Round

Gauge (Not essential):

16 HDC by 10 Rows = 4″

Abbreviations (US Terms):

• HDC – Half Double Crochet (Photo Tutorial | Video Tutorial)

• DC – Double Crochet (Photo Tutorial)

• SC – Single Crochet (Photo Tutorial)

Special Stitches:

Mod-fptr2tog – Modified Front Post Treble Crochet Two Together: yarn over 2x (3 loops on hook), insert hook around the indicated post, yarn over and pull through, (yarn over and pull through 2 loops) 2x (2 loops on hook, yarn over 2x, skip the next 3 stitches (making sure not to mistakenly count the stitch behind the post stitch), insert hook around the next post, yarn over and pull through (5 loops on hook), (yarn over and pull through 2 loops) 2x, yarn over and pull through remaining 3 loops.

Working this modified stitch creates an upside down “V”, and when you work rounds following the first modified round, you will be working into the top peak of that upside down “V”.

fptr2tog – Front Post Treble Crochet Two Together: yarn over 2x (3 loops on hook), insert hook around the indicated post, yarn over and pull through, (yarn over and pull through 2 loops) 2x (2 loops on hook, yarn over 2x, insert hook around the next post, yarn over and pull through (5 loops on hook), (yarn over and pull through 2 loops) 2x, yarn over and pull through remaining 3 loops.

FDC – Foundation Double Crochet: Yarn over, insert hook into the first chain, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through first loop (to create foundation chain), (yarn over and pull through two loops on hook) 2x. First chain and DC created. Looking at the stitch in your hand, you should see the top of the DC to the right, and parallel on the left side, it should look like the opposite side of the beginning foundation chain. You will be working in these stitches on the left. To create the next stitch and each stitch after, yarn over, insert hook under both loops of the foundation chain (left side) yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through first loop, (yarn over and pull through 2 loops) 2x.

FHDC – Foundation Half Double Crochet: In this pattern, you are working into the stitches on the left that look like the opposite side of the beginning foundation chain following a FDC… To create the FHDC, yarn over, insert hook under both loops of the foundation chain (left side), yarn over and pull through first loop, yarn over and pull through remaining 3 loops.

FSC – Foundation Single Crochet: In this pattern, you are working into the stitches on the left that look like the opposite side of the beginning foundation chain following a FHDC… To create the SDC, insert hook under both loops of the foundation chain (left side) yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through first loop, yarn over and pull through the remaining 2 loops.

Pattern Notes:

The stitch multiple for this design in the round is 4 – if you need a smaller or bigger size, I recommend going down or up a hook size.

Beginning chain 1 does not count as a stitch but beginning chain 2 does.

When working a half double crochet or single crochet round, slip stitch join to the first stitch of the round. When working a double crochet round, slip stitch join to the top chain of the beginning chain 2.

Bag Pattern:

In Yellow, chain 17. 2 HDC into the 3rd chain and the next 13 chains, 3 HDC into the last chain, HDC into the next 13 chains along the opposite side of the foundation chain, HDC into the 1st stitch. Join to the 1st HDC. (32 HDC)

R2: Chain 2. DC into the 2nd HDC, and each HDC around. Join. (32 DC)

R3: Chain 1. SC into the 1st DC, mod-fptr2tog starting around the next post, SC into each of the 3 skipped DC, (mod-fptr2tog starting around the same post previously worked around, SC into each of the 3 skipped DC) 6x, mod-fptr2tog ending in the same post as the first one, SC into each of the last 2 DC. Join.

Note: Your diamonds may look crooked at this point, but the pattern will get straighter as you add rounds.

R4: Chain 2. DC into the 2nd stitch, and each stitch around. Join. (32 DC)

R5: Chain 1. SC into the 1st 3 DC, fptr2tog over the 1st 2 peaks of Round 3, (skip 1 DC, SC into the next 3 DC, fptr2tog over the same peak previously worked around and the next peak both of Round 3) 7x. Join.

R6: Chain 2. DC into the 2nd stitch, and each stitch around. Join. (32 DC)

R7: Chain 1. SC into the 1st DC, fptr2tog over the peak that is directly underneath you and the next peak both of Round 5, (skip 1 DC, SC into the next 3 DC, fptr2tog over the same peak previously worked around and the next peak both of Round 5) 7x, SC into each of the last 2 DC. Join.

R8: Chain 2. DC into the 2nd stitch, and each stitch around. Join. (32 DC)

R9: Chain 1. SC into the 1st 3 DC, fptr2tog over the 1st 2 peaks of Round 7, (skip 1 DC, SC into the next 3 DC, fptr2tog over the same peak previously worked around and the next peak both of Round 7) 7x. Join.

R10: Chain 2. DC into the 2nd stitch, and each stitch around. Join. (32 DC)

R11: Chain 1. SC into the 1st DC, fptr2tog over the peak that is directly underneath you and the next peak both of Round 9, (skip 1 DC, SC into the next 3 DC, fptr2tog over the same peak previously worked around and the next peak both of Round 9) 7x, SC into each of the last 2 DC. Join and switch to Green. Fasten off Yellow.

R12: In Green, chain 1. SC into the 1st stitch, and each stitch around. (32 SC)

R13: Chain 3 (counts as a DC + chain 1). Skip the 2nd SC, (DC into the next SC, chain 1, skip the next SC) 15x. Join. (16 DC)

R14 – 15: Chain 1. SC into the 1st stitch, and each stitch around. Join. (32 SC)

R16, Leaves: [Chain 3, FDC 6 with the 1st half worked into the 1st stitch of Round 15 (not the 1st chain of the beginning chain 3), FHDC, FSC, chain 1, now working into the opposite side of the foundation created: SC into the next SC, HDC into the next HDC, DC into each of the next 6 DC, chain 1, slip stitch into the same stitch as the base chain 3, SC into the next 3 SC of Round 15] 8x. 

Fasten Off, and Weave in End/s.

Tie Pattern:

In Green, 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 the tie in and out of Round 13.

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