Crochet Watermelon Bag

Create your very own unique and eye-catching crochet watermelon bag that will surely turn heads wherever you go! This fun and vibrant accessory is perfect for summer outings, picnics, or even as a statement piece for your everyday style. With its refreshing colors and playful design, this bag is a must-have for any crochet enthusiast. This crochet watermelon bag is not only a fashionable accessory but also a great conversation starter. It showcases your creativity and love for crochet while adding a touch of summer vibes to your outfit. Whether you're heading to the beach, a picnic, or simply running errands, this bag is the perfect companion to hold all your essentials in style. So grab your crochet hook and get ready to create a one-of-a-kind watermelon bag that will make a statement wherever you go!

Supplies

-Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in the colors red, green, and white. You can also use pink in place of the red.
-5mm hook
-yarn needle
-black pony beads
-scissors

Abbreviations Used (US terms)
ch= chain
sc= single crochet
inc= increase
MC= magic circle
BLO= back loop only

How to add beads
If you would like a video tutorial on this, scroll all the way down to the bottom of this post.

Before you begin working with the red/pink, thread 60 beads onto your yarn. Begin crocheting. When you want to add a bead, bring the bead all the way down to your crochet hook. Make your sc as you normally would, working around the bead. The bead will be on the backside of your work. Simply use your fingers, and press it through the stitch, to the front.

PATTERN
If you do not want to use a MC, simply ch2, and start working in the 2nd chain from the hook.

Bag Base
Green
(Make 2)
1: 6sc in a MC (6)
2: inc around (12)
3: sc, inc. repeat around (18)
4: scx2, inc. repeat around (24)
5: scx3, inc. repeat around (30)
6: scx4, inc. repeat around (36

7: scx5, inc. repeat around (42)
8: scx6, inc. repeat around (48)
9: scx7, inc. repeat around (54)
10: scx8, inc. repeat around (60)
Finish off.
Make another base, but do not finish off.

After completing the second base, hold the two pieces together, wrong sides together, and single crochet in each stitch around.
11: BLO sc around (60)
12-16: sc around (60)

Change to white
17-19: sc around (60)

Change to red.
Thread 60 black pony beads onto your yarn.
I add beads every other row, using 6 beads around the row.
20: Do not use beads this round. sc around (60)
21-34: Use beads. sc around (60)
35&36: Do not use beads. Sc around (60)
37: (ch2, skip 2, scx2.) repeat around
38: sc around, placing 2 sc in the ch2 spaces. (60)
39&40: sc around (60)
Finish off.

Drawstring
Red
Ch 120. Sc in the 2nd from the hook, and across. Finish off, leaving a long tail. Weave the strap in and out of the ch2 spaces from round 37. (Both ends will be coming out of the same chain 2 space).

Strap
Ch 140 (chain less if you want the strap shorter, more if you want it longer)
1: sc in 2nd ch from the hook, and across (139)
2-4: ch1 and turn. Sc in each stitch across. (139)
Stitch the ends of the handle onto the bag, making sure to not stitch over the chain two spaces where the drawstring goes.
Enjoy!