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39 Crochet Backpack Patterns with Lambs, Bunnies, and Grannies

Crochet Backpack Patterns with Lambs, Bunnies, and Grannies.

A selection of the crochet backpack patterns in this roundup

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Aug 2026Last updated
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These are crochet patterns from independent designers on Etsy. There are 40 to choose from. Under each one are product details based on the designer’s listing, so you can check the skill level, finished size and yarn weight before you buy.

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1. Pattern: Cross-Stitch Lamb Cinch Backpack (Crochet sheep

Pattern: Cross-Stitch Lamb Cinch Backpack (Crochet sheep

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This easy PDF crochet pattern makes a drawstring lamb backpack and combines crochet with cross-stitch. It includes a cross-stitch chart and beginner-friendly cross-stitch instructions.

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2. Kid's Crochet Backpack

Kid's Crochet Backpack

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This beginner drawstring-backpack pattern uses basic stitches and durable blanket yarn for a soft child’s bag.

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3. 6-in-1 Backpack Buddies Crochet

6-in-1 Backpack Buddies Crochet

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This digital six-in-one Backpack Buddies crochet pattern makes a 9–10-inch bag with adjustable straps for ages 2–10. No physical item is included.

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4. Crochet Backpack Cinch Stripes

Crochet Backpack Cinch Stripes

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Create your own stylish Cinch Stripes Backpack with this intermediate-level crochet pattern. The finished backpack measures 12" wide x 11" tall when laid flat, making it perfect for children, teens, and adults. The special side split hdc stitch creates a beautiful pattern that sets this backpack apart from the rest.

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5. Patriotic Crochet Drawstring Backpack

Patriotic Crochet Drawstring Backpack

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This backpack design features red, white and blue stripes with a star detail. It uses simple single-crochet stitches and is suitable for confident beginners.

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6. Beginner Crochet Backpack Pattern Easy Everyday Bag

Beginner Crochet Backpack Pattern Easy Everyday Bag

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Create your own adorable handmade crochet backpack with this easy-to-follow PDF crochet pattern. This charming backpack is perfect for everyday use and adds a cozy handmade touch to any outfit. Designed with a simple structure and classic stitches, this pattern is ideal for confident beginners and intermediate crocheters.

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7. Crochet Drawstring Backpack Pattern Cotton Mesh Cinch Bag

Crochet Drawstring Backpack Pattern Cotton Mesh Cinch Bag

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Create your own stylish, breathable backpack with this beginner-friendly digital crochet pattern. This lightweight cotton backpack is the perfect functional accessory for quick errands, nature walks, or beach days. This pattern is written specifically with absolute beginners in mind-if you can chain and double crochet, you can make this bag.

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8. Crochet Mini Backpack Pattern Beginner Friendly Doll Bag

Crochet Mini Backpack Pattern Beginner Friendly Doll Bag

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This Crochet Mini Backpack Pattern is a detailed, easy-to-follow PDF tutorial designed for beginners and experienced crocheters alike. Create a cute and functional mini backpack with a rectangular base, flap closure, and adjustable straps. This small crochet backpack is perfect as a doll accessory, mini bag, or decorative handmade item.

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9. Patriotic Crochet Backpack

Patriotic Crochet Backpack

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Create your own stylish and functional crochet backpack with this easy, beginner-friendly pattern. This beautiful patriotic drawstring bag features classic red, white, and blue stripes with handmade crochet stars – perfect for celebrating Independence Day, summer outings, festivals, or everyday use.

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10. Super Simple Crochet Backpack

Super Simple Crochet Backpack

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This is a perfect simple crocheted backpack pattern for beginners or experienced crocheters who are looking for a quick and gratifying project. With simple stitches and a straightforward design, this is a great project for quick gifts or to make for selling at summer craft shows & markets.

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11. Crochet Backpack Drawstring Backpack with Flap

Crochet Backpack Drawstring Backpack with Flap

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Create a stylish and functional crochet drawstring backpack with a trendy flap using this detailed step-by-step PDF pattern. Perfect for everyday use, this boho-inspired bag blends practicality with handmade charm-ideal for beginners and crochet enthusiasts alike.

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12. Crochet Backpack Granny Square Backpack

Crochet Backpack Granny Square Backpack

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Create your own stylish crochet granny square backpack with this fun and beginner-friendly pattern. This crochet backpack pattern PDF teaches you how to make a beautiful handmade backpack using classic granny squares, perfect for everyday use, festivals, school, or gifting.

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13. Crochet Mini Backpack

Crochet Mini Backpack

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Create your own adorable crochet mini backpack with this easy-to-follow PDF pattern. This beginner-friendly crochet pattern is designed to help you make a stylish and functional mini drawstring backpack with a chunky texture, wide straps, and a beautiful rounded flap.

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14. Crochet Backpack Pattern Crochet bag pattern suitable

Crochet Backpack Pattern Crochet bag pattern suitable

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Crochet Backpack Pattern suitable for Advanced beginners This backpack is the perfect bag for taking on a summers picnic, walk in the woods and doubles up as a useful handbag. It's super stylish and can be made up in multiple colour-ways to your taste.

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15. Crochet Backpack Kids Crochet Bag

Crochet Backpack Kids Crochet Bag

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Create the cutest crochet backpack for girls with this detailed step-by-step PDF pattern. This stylish mini backpack is designed using dense, sturdy stitches to create a structured, durable bag perfect for everyday use.

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16. Crochet Rose Backpack Pattern Crochet Tote DIY Handbag

Crochet Rose Backpack Pattern Crochet Tote DIY Handbag

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This tested crochet-backpack pattern features a floral flap with a three-dimensional rose and clear step-by-step instructions.

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17. Textured Crochet Backpack

Textured Crochet Backpack

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Crochet Backpack Pattern PDF – Stylish Textured Drawstring Backpack Create a beautiful and durable crochet backpack with this detailed crochet backpack pattern PDF. This stylish drawstring backpack features a unique textured stitch design, a secure flap closure, and sturdy straps, making it perfect for everyday use, travel, or as a handmade gift.

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18. Pastel Rainbow Crochet Backpack

Pastel Rainbow Crochet Backpack

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Create your own whimsical pastel adventure with this easy-to-follow Crochet Rainbow Backpack Pattern. Brighten up your wardrobe or make the perfect handmade gift with this vibrant, striped "bucket" style backpack. Designed with functionality in mind, it features a spacious main body, a large protective top flap, and a handy front pocket for smaller essentials.

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19. Crochet Bumble Bee Backpack

Crochet Bumble Bee Backpack

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This crochet pattern makes a children's bumblebee backpack with yellow-and-black coloring, wings, antennae, and space for small toys, snacks, or school essentials.

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20. Mini Crochet Backpack

Mini Crochet Backpack

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This mini backpack measures 3 x 3 inches at the base and 4–5.5 inches tall, depending on tension. It uses size-3 lightweight yarn, a 3 mm hook, and a small button or bead for the flap.

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21. Thermal Crochet Backpack Pattern: Crochet Bag

Thermal Crochet Backpack Pattern: Crochet Bag

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This crochet backpack is made with the thermal stitch which creates a solid fabric that is perfect for bags and purses. This crochet bag features i-cords as the straps. If you prefer the pdf PLUS a designer to help you to make crochet work as perfect as it can be, plus remove the "not good enough" mindset and learn.

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22. Daisy Granny Square Crochet Backpack

Daisy Granny Square Crochet Backpack

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Create your own adorable Daisy Crochet Backpack with this easy-to-follow pattern. Featuring 18 daisy granny squares, this drawstring bag is perfect as a book bag, purse, or gift. Designed for crafters of all levels, you'll enjoy assembling each cheerful square into a charming, wearable piece.

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23. Crochet Backpack Pattern crochet bag

Crochet Backpack Pattern crochet bag

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The Woodland Backpack crochet pattern will help you to create this classic and practical satchel style bag. Made with worsted yarn and side panels so it's nice and sturdy and ready for everyday use. Includes gauge and measurements.

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24. Crochet Crocodile Backpack Buddy

Crochet Crocodile Backpack Buddy

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Create your own adorable Baby Crocodile Backpack Buddy with this easy-to-follow crochet pattern PDF. Perfect for amigurumi lovers, this cute crocodile plush features a tiny backpack design with zipper pocket details, making it a unique handmade gift and trendy crochet project.

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25. Crochet pattern backpack for Blythe doll

Crochet pattern backpack for Blythe doll

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This step-by-step crochet pattern makes a backpack sized for a Blythe doll or another toy. The sample uses cotton yarn in blue and white.

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26. Crochet backpack pattern Malta backpack video tutorial

Crochet backpack pattern Malta backpack video tutorial

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This comprehensive English crochet pattern uses US terminology and simple classic stitches to create the textured Malta fashion backpack.

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27. Tiny Backpack Crochet Airpods Case Crochet Keychain

Tiny Backpack Crochet Airpods Case Crochet Keychain

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Use this tiny crochet backpack keychain as an AirPods case, a coin purse, or to organize any small items you need to carry around. It makes a quick and easy stocking stuffer or gift card holder, too. This listing is NOT for the finished product.

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28. Acorn Trail Backpack

Acorn Trail Backpack

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The roomy bag is crocheted with size 5, bulky weight yarn, and the wide stripes are set off by eye-catching spike stitches. The chain stitch drawstrings become the shoulder straps when the bag is cinched. Finished Measurements: 14" high, 11 ½" wide.

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29. Crochet Backpack Pattern: Easy-to-Follow

Crochet Backpack Pattern: Easy-to-Follow

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Crochet backpack pattern is easy to follow, has photos of every round. Crochet backpack pattern is provided in PDF. Crochet back pack is for everyone, for everyday and every occasion.

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30. Chic & Sturdy Crochet Backpack Pattern Mini Bag Tutorial

Chic & Sturdy Crochet Backpack Pattern Mini Bag Tutorial

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Craft your own stylish, sturdy, and practical mini backpack with this easy-to-follow digital crochet pattern. Using a dense single crochet stitch and macramé cord, you'll create a bag that holds its shape and keeps your essentials secure.

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31. Crochet Backpack Pattern Easy Crochet Purse Bag

Crochet Backpack Pattern Easy Crochet Purse Bag

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Crochet Backpack Purse, Easy Crochet Tote Bag, The Lola Bag is a stylish crochet backpack purse pattern featuring modern design details, functional storage, and a polished high-fashion look, making it the perfect handmade everyday bag for fashion-forward makers.

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32. Peak Gamer Backpack Crochet

Peak Gamer Backpack Crochet

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This customizable gamer-backpack crochet pattern was designed with acrylic yarn and a 5 mm hook but can be adapted to other yarns.

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33. Crochet Pattern Doll Backpack Mini Rucksack Keychain

Crochet Pattern Doll Backpack Mini Rucksack Keychain

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You will need to know basic crochet stitches, know how to work into back loop only and have sewing skills. The pattern is 4 pages long and includes progress photos.

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34. Crochet backpack for kids "Sleepy Owl"

Crochet backpack for kids "Sleepy Owl"

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This hand crochet backpack is made specially for your little ones. Big sleepy eyes with cute small button nose and rising little ears on the top – your child will fall in love with this backpack from the first sight. It is very easy to look after, because it can be washed in a washing machine and fully retains it form and color after washing.

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35. Handmade kids backpack

Handmade kids backpack

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Bunny Backpack Crochet Pattern Amigurumi will give personality and will attract attention. Make your own fluffy bunny backpack with this crochet pattern. This functional backpack has straps.

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36. Backpack Crochet Pattern; rucksack style.

Backpack Crochet Pattern; rucksack style.

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This PDF crochet pattern creates a rucksack-style backpack, with the sample worked in blanket yarn using a 7 mm hook.

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37. Fire Truck Backpack Crochet

Fire Truck Backpack Crochet

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This beginner-friendly pattern creates a fire-truck backpack from basic single-crochet rectangles with step-by-step instructions and no shaping.

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38. Crochet Backpack Pattern Shell Rope Backpack + Video

Crochet Backpack Pattern Shell Rope Backpack + Video

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Shell Crochet Backpack Pattern – PDF + Video Tutorial Create a stylish and functional crochet backpack with this Shell Crochet Backpack Pattern. This digital listing includes a detailed PDF pattern and a step-by-step video tutorial with English subtitles, guiding you through the entire process from base to finishing details.

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39. Crochet Backpack Ribbed College Bag Tutorial

Crochet Backpack Ribbed College Bag Tutorial

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A step-by-step digital crochet pattern for a ribbed backpack with a matching front pocket and fold-over closure.

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