Project introduction
This is a concise overview of the Apple Bags project, not a complete tutorial. The bag idea is credited to Siem En Zo and was shared at Link Your Stuff. The original explanation for making the bag has since been removed, so this page cannot direct you to a complete set of bag instructions. The source does describe the separate apple motif pattern as available in Dutch and English.
The design is a small crochet pouch intended to hold one apple, and the source suggests it as a gift for a toddler. Its decoration is a crocheted apple sewn onto the front. The overview below summarizes the construction and details that are provided, without filling in instructions that are no longer available.
Use the Apple Bags source page as the supplied reference. The source identifies the missing bag explanation and the separate apple motif pattern, so do not assume that this page provides a complete, current bag tutorial. Refer to the linked source for its available pattern information.
Pattern format and preparation
The bag is described as being made in single crochet. The main piece measures 22 x 15 cm, also stated as 15 cm wide by 22 cm high. It is folded, with three sides sewn closed using a long piece of yarn and a sewing needle. The source describes a single crochet strap about 2 cm wide and gives its length as 25 cm in the English explanation. The strap is sewn to the side of the bag on the inside.
A further row of single crochet is worked along the upper edge, and the apple motif is sewn onto the finished bag.
These details outline the project, but they do not provide the full sequence or all the information needed to reproduce the bag precisely. The source gives no stitch counts, gauge, yarn weight, yarn quantity, or crochet hook size. It also does not specify colors or a method for making the apple motif within the bag explanation. For those details, consult the available information on the source page rather than treating this overview as a substitute pattern.
Materials mentioned or needed for the described construction:
- Yarn for the crocheted bag, strap, and apple motif. The source does not state an amount.
- A crochet hook. No hook size or metric equivalent is supplied.
- A sewing needle for closing the sides and attaching the strap and apple.
- A long length of yarn for sewing the sides closed.
The source does not list stitch markers, so they are not included as a project requirement here. It also does not give a formal materials list. The checklist reflects the tools and yarn needed for the construction it describes, without adding quantities or a recommended hook size.
