"Go with the Flow" Crochet Baby Bunting Bag | Free Crochet Pattern with Written Instructions and Chart

Looking for a cozy and practical crochet project for a baby? 💛 This Go with the Flow Baby Bunting Bag is a beautiful and functional design, worked in one piece and finished with buttons along the sides for easy use.

The textured stitch pattern creates a soft and visually interesting fabric, making this bunting bag a perfect handmade gift for baby showers or new parents.

✨ Scroll down for the free crochet pattern and video tutorial!

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About the Pattern

This crochet baby bunting bag is worked lengthwise in rows as one rectangular piece, then folded like an envelope and finished with an edging.

• ✔ Worked in one piece
• ✔ Beautiful textured stitch pattern
• ✔ Buttoned sides for easy use
• ✔ Perfect baby gift

⚠️ Safety Note: This bunting bag is intended for supervised use only. Please do not let a baby sleep unattended in it.

💡 For extra warmth, you can add a fleece or jersey lining before working the edging.

Measurements

Approx. 15" (38 cm) wide x 29" (74 cm) long, including hood

Fits infants size 0–6 months

Gauge

14 sc or 7 crossed dc = 10 cm
10 rows in pattern = 10 cm

SUPPLIES

• 4 skeins of Red Heart Soft yarn (400 g total); I have used the colorway Ice Blue, found on LoveCrafts.
• 5.5 mm crochet hook (I have used Furls Wooden Hook, Cocobolo)
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• 24 Stitch Markers (or yarn pieces)
• 12 (wooden) buttons 1" [2.5 cm] diameter.

STITCHES AND ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)

• ch: chain
• ch2sp: chain two space
• st: stitch
• Sk: skip
• dc: double crochet
• RS: right side
• WS: wrong side

Special stitches:

1. csdc: chainless starting double crochet
   Note: To avoid gaps on the edge, I have used the csdc instead of ch3 at the beginning of rows.
   If you are not familiar with the csdc, you can watch this Video Tutorial by Moogly to learn how to. (Or you can use the traditional ch3 if you prefer that way)
2. fcr dc: Front Crossed Double Crochet: sk 1 st, work 1 dc into the next st, 1 dc back into skipped st going in front of the last dc just made so as not to catch it, inserting the hook into the skipped stitch from back to front of the work.
   Check out my Video Tutorial here!
3. bcr dc: Back Crossed Double Crochet: sk 1 st, work 1 dc into the next st, 1 dc back into skipped st going behind the last dc just made, so as not to catch it, inserting the hook from front to back of the work. So, 1 bcr hdc will be made of 2 sts.
4. twsc: Twisted Single Crochet Click here for Tutorial! (If you can't master the twisted sc, you can replace it with the crab stitch)

Video Tutorial Stitch Pattern

Watch the video tutorial below to learn the stitch pattern used for this baby bunting bag:

Notes

• Ch1 at beginning of sc rows does not count as a stitch
• csdc or ch3 counts as first stitch in dc rows

WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS

Chain 165.

Row 1 (RS): work 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and 1 sc in each chain across, turn. (164 sts)

Row 2 (WS) - Row 3 (RS): ch1, 1 sc in each st across, turn. (164 sts)

Row 4 (WS): csdc, work bcr dc across to last st, 1 dc in last st, turn. ( 81 X-sts)

Row 5 (RS): csdc, work fcr dc across to last st, 1 dc in last st, turn.( 81 X-sts)

Row 6 (WS) - Row 7 (RS): ch1, sc in each st across, turn. (164 sts)

Rows 8 - 35: repeat from rows 4 - 7. Basically you will alternate 1 row of back cross sts + 1 row of front cross sts with 2 rows of single crochet sts, ending with 2 rows of sc sts. Fasten off. Weave in the ends.

Row 36: ch1, 1 sc in each st across, turn. (164 sts)
Cut yarn leaving a long tail that will be used to sew the hood. Fasten off.

The piece is now 130 cm (approx. 51.18”) long and 33 cm wide (approx. 13”).

Below you can find the crochet chart for rows 1–36.

CROCHET CHART

Assembly

Sewing up the hood

Holding the piece with RS facing, fold one short end in half, matching the two edges with the right sides facing each other, then sew the hood center seam. Cut yarn. Fasten off.

After shaping the hood, you will crochet the edging around the entire piece, working in spiral rounds without joining with a slip stitch at the end of each round.

Edging worked around the entire piece

Round 1: Holding the piece with the RS facing and the hood at your left hand, join yarn with ssc into the first st on the upper long edge, and work 1 sc along the side, then around the hood, and along the other side until the last st; work 2 sc in the last st (corner). Continue to work sc along the short edge: 2 sc in the first corner st, 1 sc in each sc row and 1 st in each dc row, 2 sc in the next corner st.

Do not cut yarn; you will continue to work in the round without joining with sl st after placing the stitch markers.
With the piece folded in shape and with RS facing, place stitch markers evenly on both front sides of the sleeping bag: 1st marker into the first st after the corner st, sk next 2 sts, place another stitch marker into the next st, (sk next 8 sts, place a stitch marker into the next st, sk next 2 sts, place another stitch marker into the next st) x 5 times.

See the picture below!

Notes:
1. The buttonholes will be formed by the chain 2 spaces!
2. Between buttonholes you will have 10 sc sts!

Round 2 (Forming 6 Buttonholes on both front sides):
Work 1 sc into the 1st marked st, (ch2, sk next 2 sts (buttonhole), 1 sc in next marked st and 1 sc in each of next 9 sts) x 5 times, continue to work sc along the side, then along the hood, then along the other side until you reach the 1st marker on the other front side, work 1 sc into the 1st marked st, (ch2, sk next 2 sts (buttonhole), 1 sc in next marked st and 1 sc in each of next 9 sts) x 5 times, ch2, sk 2 sts, 1 sc in the last st on the side; 3 sc in the corner st, 1 sc in each st along the short side, 3 sc in the next corner st; continue in spiral round without joining.

Round 3: work 1 sc in the 1st sc, 2 sc in next ch2 sp, (1 sc in each of next 10 sc between the buttonholes and 2 sc in next ch2 sp) x 5 times, 1 sc in each next st along the side and around the hood, then along the other long side until you reach the first ch2 sp on the other side, work 2 sc in next ch2 sp, (1 sc in each of next 10 sc and 2 sc in next ch2 sp) x 5 times, 1 sc in each remaining st to corner, 3 sc into corner st, 1 sc in each st along the short side, 3 sc in next corner st.
Do not join with sl st! Continue in spiral rounds!

Round 4 : *ch1, sk 1 sc, work twsc in next sc*, repeat from *to* along the long side, then around the hood, along the other long side, ch1, sk last sc on the side, work 3 sc into corner st; repeat along the short side from *to*, ch1, sk last st on short side, then fasten off invisibly, joining into first corner st.

Sewing the Buttons on the folded back piece

Before sewing the buttons, evenly place 6 stitch markers on both sides of the back piece, following along the same row where the buttonholes were made.
The first stitch marker (at the bottom of the bunting) will be inserted into the 5th st from the last buttonhole; then for each of the next 5 stitch markers skip 11 sts and insert the next stitch marker into the 12th st.
See the picture below!
Sew the buttons securely corresponding to the stitch markers.

I hope you enjoyed this crochet baby bunting bag pattern! 💛This cozy cocoon-style design is perfect for keeping little ones warm and makes a wonderful handmade gift.

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Go with the Flow Baby Bunting
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