Summertime means toting around sunscreen, sunglasses, lunches, and more to all of your favorite outdoor venues. This Summer Stripes Crochet Bag Pattern can stand up to the challenge. The versatile rainbow stripes make it a bag that can go from beach to shopping outing to lunch date. Plus, the pattern gives the stripes a fun new look with the checkered square appearance of the stitching. Colorful, spunky, and useful, it's an easy project that yields a substantial-sized bag for all your needs. Your crochet accessories never looked so good.

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Crochet Checkered Bag
"Crochet Checkered Bags have been the new trend this season so I came up with this new design slightly different from the ones which have been popular on social media. In this pattern and tutorial you will learn how to make a crochet checkered mini bag from start to finish. I used Stylecraft

Shark Crochet Sunglasses Case
Take a bite out of summer with this JAWesome Shark Crochet Sunglasses Case. This free crochet glasses case holds either your eyeglasses or sunglasses in a head-turning fashion. It's the perfect summer accessory for beach lovers. Work up this crochet case while watching Shark Week or while

Checkered Crochet Clutch Bag Pattern
The checkered design of this sweet bag may look tricky but it's actually a piece of cake. Simply work a row of alternating groups of trebles and chains, then on the next row, work trebles over the chains on the previous row, and vice versa. This means that you only need to use one color per

A Beach Mat and Tote Bag
Get ready to go to the beach with your new crocheted beach mat and tote bag. You can lay under the sun with your own pattern. This is a free crochet pattern that is perfect for the summer. The bag is just the right size to carry all of your beach essentials including sunscreen, sunglasses, a bottle

Granny's Shopping Bag
This free crochet shopping bag pattern is ideal for those looking to replace their non-eco friendly plastic shopping bag with a handmade, crochet market bag. This Granny Stitch crochet project uses self striping yarn, so the colours really show themselves off to full effect. This pattern is
