An Easy One-Skein Crochet Market Bag
On Monday, I began recording a video tutorial on my older method for making an easy crochet market bag. Crochet market bags are massive at the minute and, jumping on the bandwagon, I hit record and started crocheting.
I completed a few rounds of my old crochet market bag pattern before I started to question its construction. It became quite clear that I was trying to be way too fancy with the crochet pattern. Quite simply, there are some unnecessary increases included, and two years ago, I didn’t ask myself if there was an easier way. I’ve updated the pattern.
What we have here is a much simpler version of that old crochet market bag. However, it pretty much looks the same.
Here is the video tutorial for how to crochet an easy market bag using only one skein of cotton yarn. The written crochet pattern is below.
How To Crochet An Easy Mesh Market Bag
Notes & Things You Need To Make A Crochet Market Bag
- 3mm crochet hook
- 1x50g ball of DK cotton. Try DMC Natura Just Cotton (155m/170yds). Or, Rico Essentials DK works well, but it’s slightly less meterage, so you might want to remove a round of the main body, just in case).
- The 3ch at the beginning of the first 4 rounds counts as a UK tr/ US dc
- If you have very loose tension, it would be better to go down to a 2.5mm hook
- The pattern is written in UK terms. Where it says “dc”, that’s a US sc and a “tr” is a US dc. So htr is hdc! Easy peasy.
- No turns are made when making the main body of the bag.
Crochet Market Bag Pattern
Start with a magic ring (or ch4 and join with a slip stitch).
Round 1: 3ch, 11tr into ring, join to third ch of initial 3ch with a sl st, pull the magic ring to close. [12 sts]
Round 2: 3ch, 1tr into same stitch, 2tr into each stitch, join to third ch of initial 3 ch with a sl st. [24 sts]
Round 3: 3ch, 1tr in same st, 1 tr in next st, *2tr in next stitch, 1 tr in next; rep from * around, join with sl st. [36 sts]
Round 4: 3ch, 1 tr in same st, 1tr in next 2 sts, *2tr in next st, 1tr in next 2 sts; rep from * around, join with sl st. [48 sts]
The Mesh Section Begins
Round 5: 1ch, 1dc in same st, *ch3, miss 1 stitch, 1dc in next; rep from * around until the second to last stitch.
At this point, ch1 and work 1 htr into the beginning dc. Refer to the chart above to learn how the rounds are joined. Placing a stitch marker on the last stitch of each row from here will help enormously. [24 chain spaces].
Round 6: *4ch, 1dc in next ch sp; rep from * around until second to last ch sp, 2ch, 1htr into the top of the last st of the previous round (ie, into the top of the htr of the previous round).
Round 7: *5ch, 1dc in next ch sp; rep from * around until second to last ch sp, 2ch, 1tr into the top of the last st of the previous round.
Round 8: *6ch, 1dc in next ch sp; rep from * around until second to last ch sp, 3ch, tr into the top of the last st of the previous round.
Round 9: *7ch, 1dc in next ch sp; rep from * around until second to last ch sp, 3ch, 1dtr into the top of the last st of the previous round.
Rounds 10 – 25: Repeat Round 9.
Round 26: Repeat round 8.
Round 27: Repeat round 7.
Add Stitches Around The Top of the Market Bag
Round 28: 1ch, 1dc in same stitch, 2dc in space, 1dc in dc, *4dc in each ch sp, 1dc in top of each dc of previous round; rep from *, 2dc in last sp, sl st to join to 1st dc. [120 sts]
Rounds 29 – 30: 1ch, 1 dc in same space, dc around, sl st to join.
Adding a Crochet Handle
Row 1: 1ch, 1dc in same space, 1dc in next 6 sts, turn [7 sts]
Row 2: 1ch, 1dc along the next 7 sts, turn [7 sts]
Repeat Row 2 until the desired handle length is reached, or until only half a metre of yarn remains. (I made my handle approximately 18″).
Turn your bag inside out.
To attach the handle to the opposite side of the bag, count the stitches around the top of the bag. I had 120 stitches. You want your handles evenly spaced, so I counted 53 stitches along from the right side of my handle, and the next stitch (see pic below) was where I started to attach the other end of the handle. Make sure there are no twists!
The hook should be on the right-hand side. If it isn’t, add another row or remove one.
Insert the hook through the first stitch on the handle and the chosen stitch on the other side of the bag. Yarn over and pull through all loops/stitches. Repeat for the last 6 stitches. Fasten off and securely sew the ends.
This crochet market bag pattern has been designed by me, and I really hope that you like it! I think it is such a useful bag, I have made loads; they are just perfect for shoving in the bottom of your bag for quick visits to the supermarket!
And if you enjoyed making your crochet market bag, why not take a look at my other free crochet patterns.
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Cheers! xxx