I am hanging on to the last shreds of summer here in the PNW with this watermelon chalk bag! Good thing we are headed south for the winter where I can take this little buddy on some warm weather climbs on desert sandstone.

I just love how bright the design turned out. It’s always fun to spice up your drab climbing gear with some whimsy, and what better way than with a hot pink chalk bag? I considered making a yellow one as well for yellow watermelon!

Not a climber? Here are some ways you can still use this pattern:

-yarn ball cozy or yarn bowl

-plant pot cozy

-scrap yarn basket

-child’s purse

-dog treat bag

-Anything else you can think of!

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Sewing your own fabric liner, like my green one above, is super simple and does not even require a sewing machine! Click here to get your free photo tutorial and make your own fabric liner and pull cord.

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DESCRIPTION

Made with hot pink, white, black, and green worsted weight acrylic yarn, this chalk bag is bright and so cute. This pattern only uses half-double crochet, so it works up in an afternoon! It is lightweight and just the right size to fit your chalk bag and hand into. Plus, everyone will want to know where you got it!

MATERIALS

Lion Brand’s Vanna’s Choice Yarn (Weight: 4/medium) – only ~100 yards of yarn total needed in hot pink, green, and white.
Size H (5 mm) crochet hook – I have recently begun using Furls Crochet hooks and have seen immediate relief from the hand pain that used to bother me. I am an affiliate of Furls Crochet and am so proud to represent their quality products.
Finishing needle
~1 yard of paracord for belt

Chalk Bag Fabric Liner and Pull Cord Materials (Click here to receive your free PDF tutorial on how to add a fabric liner and pull cord to your chalk bag):

14 inches of paracord
Toggle stopper
Lightweight fabric liner (<1 square yard)
Refillable chalk ball
Eyelet or grommet

ABBREVIATIONS

ch: chain

st: stitch

sl st: slip stitch

hdc: half-double crochet

GAUGE

4 ” by 4 ” square = 10 st by 12 rows of hdc with size H (5 mm) crochet hook *achieving gauge is not necessary if you follow the directions for sizing your chalk bag base, below.

DIRECTIONS

This piece is started in the round with joining and no turning. To achieve an invisible and straight seam, work your first stitch of the next round into the same stitch as your chain and end the round slip stitching into the first stitch of the previous round.

Begin with size H (5 mm) crochet hook and the hot pink yarn. You will change yarn color to white yarn, after completing row 17, for one row. Finish off rows 19 and 20 with the green yarn.

Magic Circle

(Wondering what the checkboxes are for? Check out this tutorial and make online patterns easier to follow!)

Round 1: ch 1. hdc 8 in magic circle. sl st to first st. (8)
Round 2: ch 1. 2hdc in each st around. sl st to first st. (16)
Round 3: ch 1. hdc in first st, 2hdc in next st. Repeat around. sl st to first st. (24)
Round 4: ch 1. hdc in first 2 st, 2hdc in next st. Repeat around. sl st to first st. (32)
Round 5: ch 1. hdc in first 3 st, 2hdc in next st. Repeat around. sl st to first st. (40)
Round 6: ch 1. hdc in first 4 st, 2hdc in next st. Repeat around. sl st to first st. (48) Round base should be ~4.5 inches across, once you finish entire main bag the base will be ~5 inches across. To create a larger base for a chalk bucket continue in this pattern, to create a smaller base for smaller hands take out a row or two.
Round 7: ch 1. hdc blo around. sl st to first st. (48)
Round 8-22: hdc, both loops, around. (48) Chalk bag should be ~5 inches tall.

Finish off and weave in ends.

SEEDS

Use a yarn needle and black scraps of yarn to sew black seeds all around the pink part of your chalk bag. Make sure to tie them off tightly on the inside and weave in the ends so you do not lose them while climbing!