Lavender Fields Purple Granny Backpack Crochet Pattern

# Lavender Fields Purple Granny Backpack Crochet Pattern

Lavender fields in a backpack! This purple granny square backpack combines lavender, violet, and deep purple in the dreamiest color palette, with a drawstring top and comfortable straps. It’s whimsical, it’s practical, and it’s the backpack I wish I’d had in school.

Granny squares form the body, the straps are sturdy, and the drawstring top keeps everything secure. A fun project with a truly unique result.

Lavender to deep purple — like a field in bloom. Cotton yarn for a sturdy backpack.

What You’ll Need

Worsted-weight cotton yarn in lavender (approx. 250 yards), violet (approx. 200 yards), and deep purple (approx. 150 yards)
Size H-8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook
Tapestry needle

Finished size:

Approximately 11 inches wide and 13 inches tall

The Pattern

Granny Squares (make 12)

Round 1: With lavender, make a magic ring. Ch 3 (counts as DC), 2 DC into the ring, Ch 2, *3 DC into the ring, Ch 2,* repeat 3 times, join. Fasten off.

Round 2: Join violet in any Ch-2 space. Ch 3, 2 DC in the same space, Ch 2, 3 DC in the same space, *Ch 1, (3 DC, Ch 2, 3 DC) in the next Ch-2 space,* repeat around, Ch 1, join. Fasten off.

Round 3: Join deep purple. Work corners in corners and 3 DC in each Ch-1 space. Join. Fasten off.

Each square about 4.5 inches.

Backpack Body

Arrange 10 squares into a tube 4 squares around and 2.5 squares tall (fold the top row in half for shaping), whipstitch the seams, and close the bottom with the remaining 2 squares as the base.

Top casing: Join lavender at the top edge. Work 3 rounds of SC around.

Round 4 (drawstring holes): *SC in the next 4 stitches, Ch 1, skip 1 stitch,* repeat around.

Rounds 5–6: SC in each stitch around. Fasten off.

Straps (make 2)

With deep purple, Ch 10. Work 80 rows of SC across 9 stitches for sturdy straps. Sew to the top back and bottom back with reinforced box-and-X stitching.