Opossum Bag Holder & Dispenser by wORM cUBE: Pattern Overview

Project introduction

This is a pattern overview, not a full tutorial. The Opossum Bag Holder & Dispenser is a written crochet pattern by wORM cUBE, published on Ravelry and listed under Containers. It is a playful storage project: a crocheted opossum whose stretchy belly holds plastic bags and whose mouth dispenses them one at a time. The designer’s own page carries the complete instructions, so this article maps what the pattern offers and points you to the source for the row-by-row steps.

Opossum Bag Holder & Dispenser

The pattern is available as a free Ravelry download. The designer’s notes state plainly that this is a free pattern and that copies found for sale elsewhere have been stolen, so use the official listing rather than a reseller. The Ravelry page shows 224 projects and 476 queues, with an overall rating of 4.9 from 37 votes and a clarity rating of 4.6 from 40 votes. The full instructions live on the Original designer’s pattern and instructions page.

The listing describes the project as in-the-round, tapestry-crochet, and written-pattern. In practice, that means you work circularly and carry colors across the fabric to build the opossum’s markings. The designer’s description sets the tone: the finished friend contains plastic bags in its stretchy belly and dispenses them through its mouth, a practical way to tame a cupboard full of loose bags.

Supplies listed in the source are short and specific. Gather these before you begin:

• Worsted weight yarn in light gray, dark gray, white, pink, and beige
• 12mm safety eyes

The Ravelry page also links three yarns used by knitters and crocheters who logged this project: Red Heart Super Saver (Solids), Aran, 100% acrylic, 364 yards / 198 grams; Loops & Threads Impeccable Mouline / Solids, Aran, 100% acrylic, 285 yards / 127 grams; and Lion Brand Basic Stitch Anti-Pilling: Skein Tones, Aran, 100% acrylic, 185 yards / 100 grams. These are sample options, not requirements, and the amounts shown are full skein sizes rather than project estimates.

Two designer notes are worth reading before you start. First, check the number of rounds for each step, because skipping rounds in the main body may lead to the head being misaligned at the end. Second, the color-change explanation clarifies how to switch shades mid-stitch: work the stitches in the first color, begin the next single crochet by pulling up a loop in that color, then pull the new color through both loops to finish the stitch, and continue in the new color.

The designer also offers a simpler alternative of working one extra stitch in the first color before switching. If any instruction feels unclear, follow the original rather than guessing at a fix.

If you enjoy this style of whimsical, useful crochet, two related overviews are worth a look: the Apple Mason Jar Cover with Worm by Kitty’s Kreations Boutique: Pattern Overview and Pattern: Marcus the Worm VR: Pattern Overview.