The Briona Handbag is a structured, everyday tote with clean lines and timeless handmade appeal. With its defined, square silhouette, Briona offers a slightly more polished look while still celebrating the relaxed charm of handmade accessories. Designed for durability and practicality, this bag is perfect for carrying daily essentials, notebooks or market finds, all while showcasing your craft.
 
Made with recycled cotton and available in both knit and crochet versions, Briona is a satisfying, functional project that blends sustainability with modern style.
 
What’s Inside the Kit
 
Your Briona Handbag Kit includes the materials yuo need to create this beautiful handmade bag. Your kit includes:
Eco Bag Yarn in your selected colourway
4 balls for the knitted version
5 balls for the crochet version
The Briona Handbag pattern (printed in colour, includes both knit and crochet instructions)
A special gift, just for you!
Packed with care and joy
 
Not included:
4mm (US 6) knitting needles or 3.25mm (US D-3) crochet hook
 
Designed for Makers Like You
 
Briona is ideal for makers who love structured accessories and projects with real-world usefulness. Its square construction gives the bag a crisp, modern feel, making it a wonderful everyday companion that still feels relaxed and handmade.
 
Includes both knit and crochet instructions
Suitable for adventurous beginners to intermediate makers
Defined, square shape for a structured finish
Sturdy fabric designed to hold its form
Perfect project for learning how structure changes silhouette
A practical make you’ll reach for daily
 
If you enjoy projects that balance form and function, Briona will feel wonderfully rewarding from the first stitch to the last.
 
Spun with Purpose
 
Eco Bag is a recycled cotton yarn designed for strength, durability and conscious making. Created from reclaimed cotton fibres, it offers the structure needed for bags and accessories while remaining comfortable to work with and use.
 
This yarn is:
Made from recycled cotton and recycled polyester blend
Strong and durable for everyday accessories
Soft in the hand with a natural matte finish
Easy to care for and long-wearing
A thoughtful, sustainable choice for modern makers
 
Eco Bag proves that sustainability can be practical, stylish and deeply satisfying to work with.
 
Made to Be Made
 
The Briona Handbag is designed to move effortlessly through your day.
 
Use it:
As a structured everyday tote
For work essentials or notebooks
On shopping trips and market days
As a stylish project bag
As a thoughtful handmade gift
 
With its clean shape and durable fabric, it’s a bag that earns its place in your daily rotation.
 
Your Next Mindful Make
 
There’s something grounding about creating a bag with structure from watching the fabric build, the shape take hold and right through to the final piece coming together with purpose. Stitch by stitch, Briona becomes a reflection of intention, care and sustainable creativity.
 
Finished measurements
Crochet version: 
Width: 38cm (15in) | Height: 30cm (12in)
Knitted version: 
Width: 41cm (16in) | Height: 30cm (12in)