Sometimes it is so hard to come up with spring and summer things to crochet but this market bag is perfect!!! It's easy, adorable, functional and so fun to make. You can make it in cotton yarn or acrylic yarn. I used a leftover half of a Caron Big Cake to make this one and it was the perfect amount of yarn. Market bags are big this spring and summer too! If you don't want to use it for holding your fresh fruits and veggies, you can use it as a beach bag, packing snacks for a park day or a picnic or using it as a diaper bag for your littles.
What you'll need:
- 5 or 6 mm crochet hook
- approximately 350e yds of cotton or acrylic yarn (I used half a Caron Big Cake)
- scissors
- yarn needles
- stitch marker
Abbreviations:
- Chain (ch)
- Single crochet (sc)
- Half double crochet (hdc)
- Double crochet (dc)
Instructions:
Round 1: ch 4, (last 3 ch count as 1st dc) 11 dc in first ch. Slip stitch to join. (12 stitches)
**pattern note** use a stitch marker to mark the last stitch to keep track of the rounds
Round 2: *ch 4, sc in next dc; repeat from * to the end of the round. (12 spaces) -move stitch marker
Round 3: *ch 4, sc in next ch 4 space; repeat from *
Round 4: repeat round 3
Round 5: *ch 4, sc in next ch 4 space, ch 4, sc in next ch 4 space, ch 4, sc in same ch 4 space; repeat from *. (18 spaces)
Round 6: repeat round 3.
Round 7: increase in every 3rd space. (increase is the same as round 5)
Round 8: repeat round 3
Round 9: repeat round 7
Round 10-13: repeat round 3
Round 14-16: repeat round 7
Round 17-32: repeat round 3
Round 33: ch 2, 3 hdc in every ch 4 space. slip stitch to join
Round 34-35: *ch 2, hdc in next 2 stitches, skip every 3rd stitch; repeat from *. slip stitch to join
Round 36-38: ch 2, hdc in every stitch. slip stitch to join
Strap:
Row 1: ch 1, sc in next 10 hdc stitches. ch 1, turn.
Row 2-94: *10 sc, ch 1, turn; repeat from * till end of row 94.
**leave about a 12 inch tail to sew the strap to the other side of the bag.**
Weave in ends and the bag is finished!!
