In this post, you’ll find a crochet pattern for making a lavender sachet bag. Fill this bag with dried lavender and place it in your drawer, wardrobe, or any area where you’d like to enjoy the pleasant scent of lavender. Also, this lavender sachet makes a beautiful and fragrant handmade gift.
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You might also enjoy my other lavender-themed crochet projects – the crochet lavender pincushion, lavender heart ornament, lavender crochet square, lavender mini pillow, lavender bookmark, and lavender and bees wall art.
More gift ideas can be found in these posts: gift ideas for Mother’s Day, gift ideas for Valentine’s Day, gift ideas for crocheters, and Christmas gift ideas.
Lavender Sachet Crochet Pattern
The pattern for this crochet lavender sachet bag is also available as a print-friendly, styled, and advertisement-free PDF. You can get it from my Etsy shop and Ravelry. Free pattern is below.
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Abbreviations:
Ch – chain
DC – double crochet
SC – single crochet
Sl St – slip stitch
Sp (sps) – space (spaces)
St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Finished Size:
This crochet lavender sachet is about 4.5” x 4” (11.5 x 10 cm)
Yarn:
For the sachet: Light-weight #3 cotton yarn or cotton thread size #3. I used Curio Knit Picks thread size #3, 100% cotton. Color – bare
For the lavender: Crochet cotton thread size #10. I used Aunt Lydia’s crochet cotton thread #10. Colors – wasabi (Color A) and wood violet (Color B)
Hooks and Other materials:
- US size C/2 (2.75 mm) crochet hook
- US size 6 (1.8 mm) crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Sewing needle
- Matching sewing thread
- Scissors
- Piece of cotton cheesecloth about 10” x 10” (25.5 x 25.5 cm)
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Instructions:
For this project, we will make sachet and lavender appliques. Then, we will sew lavender onto the sachets.
Copyright: This pattern is an original design by GoldenLucyCrafts. You may not copy, rewrite, redistribute or resell this pattern in any form, this includes making video tutorials. You may not translate this pattern to another language and publish the pattern or any parts of it.
Notes: 1. Beginning Ch 3 counts as first DC.
2. Beginning Ch 1 does not count as a St.
Sachet
With light-weight #3 cotton yarn and C/2 (2.75 mm) crochet hook, Ch 25;
Row 1. SC in 2nd Ch from hook, SC in each of next Ch. Total – 24 SC. Turn.
Row 2. Ch 4 (counts as DC and Ch 1), DC in next St, *Ch 1, skip 1 St, DC in next St, repeat from * across. Total – 13 DC and 12 Ch-1 sps. Turn.
Row 3. Ch 3, *DC in Ch-1 sp, DC in next St, repeat from * across, finish with DC in last Ch-1 sp. Total – 24 DC. Turn.
Rows 4 – 5. Ch 3, DC in each St across. Total – 24 DC. Turn.
Row 6. Ch 3, *skip next St, DC in next, DC in skipped St; repeat from * across to last St, DC in last St. Total – 11 crossed Sts, 2 DC. Turn.
Row 7. Ch 3, DC in each St across. Total – 24 DC. Turn.
Rows 8 – 15. Repeat Rows 6 – 7 four times.
Row 16. Ch 3, DC in each St across. Total – 24 DC. Turn.
Rows 17 – 26. Repeat Rows 6 – 7 five times.
Rows 27 – 28. Ch 3, DC in each St across. Total – 24 DC. Turn.
Row 29. Ch 4 (counts as DC and Ch 1), DC in next St, *Ch 1, Skip 1 St, DC in next St, repeat from * across. Total – 13 DC. Turn.
Row 30. Ch 1, SC in same St, *SC in Ch-1 sp, SC in next St, repeat from * across, finish with SC in Ch-1 sp. Total – 24 SC. Turn.
Row 31. Border. Ch 1, (SC, Ch 2, SC) in same St, *skip 1 St, (SC, Ch 2, SC) in next St, repeat from * across to last St, Sl St in last St. Total – 24 SC and 12 Ch-2 points. Fasten off. Leave long tail for sewing.
Row 32. Border on opposite side. Join yarn with a Sl St to first St on the opposite short side of the rectangle. Repeat Row 31.
Finishing: Fold the rectangle in half (any side can be the right side), then use a yarn needle and saved yarn tails, sew the sides together from the right side using a whip stitch.
Lavender – make 3
Use crochet thread size #10 and crochet hook 6/1.8 mm. The instructions and video tutorial have been published in this post: lavender applique crochet pattern.
Using a sewing needle and matching thread, sew lavender flowers onto the sachet.
Drawstring
Using crochet thread size #10 in Color B and crochet hook 6/1.8 mm, make a chain about 14” (35.5 cm) long.
Insert the drawstring: weave the string through the second row from the top, starting from the side. Begin by drawing the string under the first double crochet and then over the next double crochet. Continue this pattern all the way around.
Lavender sachet insert
Cut a round piece of cotton cheesecloth to measure approximately 8” (20 cm) in diameter. Place dried lavender in the center of the cheesecloth. Gather all the edges together into a bundle and tie them with a piece of yarn. Place the filled insert inside the sachet.
I hope you enjoyed this free crochet pattern for the lavender sachet bag!
Happy Crocheting!
This is so lovely!