Daytrip Cinch Backpack Crochet Pattern
Looking for the perfect grab-and-go bag for everyday adventures? The Daytrip Cinch Backpack is just the thing! With its sturdy construction, beautiful texture, and functional design, this backpack is ideal for farmers markets, quick outings, beach days, and everything in between.
Made with durable cotton yarn and a classic textured stitch, this bag is as practical as it is stylish—and it’s easier to make than it looks!
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✨ Why You’ll Love This Pattern
- Functional + Stylish – A backpack shape with a cinch closure keeps your items secure while looking effortlessly cute
- Beginner-Friendly Texture – The alpine stitch adds gorgeous texture using basic stitches
- Durable for Everyday Use – Made with strong cotton yarn that holds its shape
- Simple Construction – Two rectangles sewn together make up the body
- Customizable – Easily adjust size or color to suit your style
🧶 Pattern Details
- Yarn: Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton (or any worsted weight cotton yarn)
- Hook: H/5.0 mm
- Skill Level: Easy to Intermediate
- Stitches Used: Single Crochet, Double Crochet, Front Post Double Crochet
- Construction:
- Two rectangular panels for front and back
- Seamed together with an opening at the top
- Straps are worked to create a backpack-style fit
- Straps double as a cinch closure
🧵 About the Design
The Daytrip Cinch Backpack is designed with both function and texture in mind. The alpine stitch creates a beautifully structured fabric that’s thick, sturdy, and eye-catching—perfect for a bag that needs to hold its shape.
The body of the bag is worked in two simple rectangles, making this a relaxing and repetitive project. Once sewn together, the top is left open to allow for the cinch closure.
The straps are what really make this design shine—they loop through the top of the bag and pull tight when worn, giving you that classic drawstring backpack look while evenly distributing weight across your shoulders.
FAQ
🧶 Ready to Crochet?
Grab your hook, pick your favorite cotton yarn, and get started on a backpack you’ll reach for again and again. The Daytrip Cinch Backpack is the perfect mix of style, structure, and simplicity—happy crocheting!
Making the Daytrip Cinch Backpack Crochet Pattern
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Materials
Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton in Ecru (2 skeins), Jade (1 skein), Goldenrod (1 skein)
H/5.0 mm hook
Yarn needle
Scissors
Level
Intermediate
Pattern notes & stitches to know
Sl st – slip stich
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Dc – double crochet
Fptr – front post treble crochet
Approximate Finished Size:
Length: 17”
Width: 14”
Written in US terms
Ch at beginning of each row does not count as stitch
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CROCHET PATTERN WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS
FRONT
In Ecru ch 46 (leave a long end for sewing)
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across (45 sc)
Row 2: ch 2, turn, dc in each stitch across (45 dc)
Row 3: ch 1, turn, sc in each stitch across (45 sc)
Row 4: ch 2, turn, dc in first stitch, *fptr in the dc in the row below the next stitch, dc in next sc* repeat from * to * across (22 fptr, 23 dc)
Row 5: ch 1, turn, sc in each stitch across (45 sc)
Row 6: ch 2, turn, dc in first 2 stitches, *fptr in the dc in the row below the next stitch, dc in next sc* repeat from * to * across to the last stitch, dc in last stitch (21 fptr, 24 dc)
Row 7: ch 1, turn, sc in each stitch across (45 sc)
Repeat rows 4 – 7 to row 45 (look below for the color pattern)
Row 46: ch 1, turn, sc in first stitch, *ch 3, skip 3 stitches, sc in next* repeat from * to * across (11 sc)
Fasten off, weave in the ends
The color pattern is as follows:
Rows 1 – 9: Ecru
Rows 10 – 13: Jade
Row 14 – 15: Goldenrod
Rows 16 – 19: Jade
Rows 20 – 27: Ecru
Row 28 – 31: Jade
Row 32 – 33: Goldenrod
Row 34 – 37: Jade
Row 38 – 46: Ecru
BACK
The back of the backpack is in solid Ecru with only sc and dc
In Ecru ch 46 (leave a long end for sewing)
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from the hook and across (45 sc)
Row 2: ch 2, turn, dc in each stitch across (45 dc)
Row 3: ch 1, turn, sc in each stitch across (45 sc)
Repeat rows 2 & 3 to row 45
Row 46: ch 1, turn, sc in first stitch, *ch 3, skip 3 stitches, sc in next* repeat from * to * across (11 sc)
Fasten off, weave in the ends
STRAPS
Make 2
In Jade ch 176
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from the hook and across (175 sc)
Leave a long end for sewing
CONSTRUCTION
Lay both sides of the bag together, wrong side out.
I used my long ends to sew the bottom and sides.
Sew the bottom closed with a whip stitch.
Sew up the sides to row 43 with a whip stitch.
Fasten off, weave in all your ends.
Turn right side out
Weave one strap in and out of the loops across the top of the front side of the bag. Sew one end to the bottom corner.
Sew the other end to the opposite corner.
Repeat for the second strap on the back side.
Fasten off, weave in the ends.
And you’re done! I hope you love this new backpack!
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