I recently got into speed cubing and I’ve just signed up for my first tournament. So I decided to make a bag to carry my growing cube collection 🙂
This pattern uses a 3.5 mm hook and white, green, red, yellow, blue, orange and black 8 ply wool. It is written in American crochet notation.
Basically we need to crochet a cross (which is what a cube looks like if you unfold it). As always, I start with the white face.
With black wool
chain 20 (one is a turning chain)
Row 1: sc 19 along the chain (19 stitches)
Rows 2 – 6: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (1 black, 5 white, 1 black, 5 white, 1 black, 5 white, 1 black) (5 rows)
Row 7: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (all black)
Rows 8 – 12: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (1 black, 5 white, 1 black, 5 white, 1 black, 5 white, 1 black) (5 rows)
Row 13: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (all black)
Rows 14 – 18: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (1 black, 5 white, 1 black, 5 white, 1 black, 5 white, 1 black) (5 rows)
Row 19: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (all black)
Row 20: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (all black) (back loops only)
Rows 21 – 25: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (1 black, 5 green, 1 black, 5 green, 1 black, 5 green, 1 black) (5 rows)
Row 26: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (all black)
Rows 27 – 31: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (1 black, 5 green, 1 black, 5 green, 1 black, 5 green, 1 black) (5 rows)
Row 32: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (all black)
Rows 33 – 37: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (1 black, 5 green, 1 black, 5 green, 1 black, 5 green, 1 black) (5 rows)
Row 38: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (all black)
Row 39: chain 20, turn and sc 19 along the chain, sc in next 19 stitches (front loops only), 19 foundation single crochet (all black) (57 stitches)
Rows 40 – 44: sc 19, ch 1, sc 19, ch 1, sc 19 (59 stitches) (1 black, 5 orange, 1 black, 5 orange, 1 black, 5 orange, 1 black, 1 black chain, 1 black, 5 yellow, 1 black, 5 yellow, 1 black, 5 yellow, 1 black, 1 black chain, 1 black, 5 red, 1 black, 5 red, 1 black, 5 red, 1 black) (5 rows)
Row 45: sc 19, ch 1, sc 19, ch 1, sc 19 (59 stitches) (all black)
Rows 46 – 50: sc 19, ch 1, sc 19, ch 1, sc 19 (59 stitches) (1 black, 5 orange, 1 black, 5 orange, 1 black, 5 orange, 1 black, 1 black chain, 1 black, 5 yellow, 1 black, 5 yellow, 1 black, 5 yellow, 1 black, 1 black chain, 1 black, 5 red, 1 black, 5 red, 1 black, 5 red, 1 black) (5 rows)
Row 51: sc 19, ch 1, sc 19, ch 1, sc 19 (59 stitches) (all black)
Rows 52 – 56: sc 19, ch 1, sc 19, ch 1, sc 19 (59 stitches) (1 black, 5 orange, 1 black, 5 orange, 1 black, 5 orange, 1 black, 1 black chain, 1 black, 5 yellow, 1 black, 5 yellow, 1 black, 5 yellow, 1 black, 1 black chain, 1 black, 5 red, 1 black, 5 red, 1 black, 5 red, 1 black) (5 rows)
Row 57: sc 19, ch 1, sc 19, ch 1, sc 19 (59 stitches) (all black)
Row 58: slip stitch 20, sc 19 (back loops only), turn (19 sc)
Rows 59 – 63: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (1 black, 5 blue, 1 black, 5 blue, 1 black, 5 blue, 1 black) (5 rows)
Row 64: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (all black)
Rows 65 – 69: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (1 black, 5 blue, 1 black, 5 blue, 1 black, 5 blue, 1 black) (5 rows)
Row 70: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (all black)
Rows 71 – 75: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (1 black, 5 blue, 1 black, 5 blue, 1 black, 5 blue, 1 black) (5 rows)
Row 76: sc in each stitch (19 stitches) (all black)
Fasten off.
Weave in ends.
Handle
Chain 10, slip stitch to form a ring
Rounds 1 – 25: sc in each stitch (10 stitches) (25 rounds)
Fasten off, leaving the tail long for sewing.
Sew the edges of the cube together (don’t sew the lid shut).
Sew on the handle. Sew on the zip.
The completed bag is easily big enough to carry a 3×3 cube and a 2×2 cube together. Happy solving 🙂
