Free Pattern: Beginner Crochet Market Bag
Jun 29th, 2008 by turtlegirl76
Yup, another Crochet FO, but this time, an original! I wrote this pattern with some help from my co-worker at Charlotte Yarn, Sandy. She’s the resident expert on crochet, so she’s been a great help and inspiration to me as I fall deeper and deeper down the proverbial rabbit hole. This project came about rather serendipitously. I had already started a version in some kitchen cotton (yeah I haven’t finished that yet, soon) when I saw her at the shop and she mentioned that Remi (the owner) was wanting her to work up a market bag from a pattern she’d found online. We took a look at the pattern and decided neither of us liked the fact that the bottom was holey, so I mentioned that I had already started working one up that I was planning for an original design. I showed her what I had, she suggested changing the double crochet on the base to a half-double crochet and using a different cast-on and I took the idea and ran with it. Behold, the bag:
I know it looks funny because I put a bag of onions in it but hey, it’s modeling too! That’s the only good shot I ended up with of the whole bag. I need to get a few more shots of it in action at the shop. This now lives as a shop model at Charlotte Yarn and the pattern is free with purchase of yarn. For those of you that aren’t local though, or might have something in your stash that will work (I’m planning on more in the kitchen cotton) I have been given permission from Remi to offer it as a free Ravelry Download.
So what’s so special about this bag? Well, the mesh stitch is certainly common enough, right?
The handle isn’t exactly ground breaking:
It’s the base that’s got it going on.
Once the circular base is complete, you do a slip stitch all the way around the perimeter and then do a double crochet into each slipped stitch all the way around to give you a nice defined base with a neat ridge. That’s my favorite feature. I thunked it up all on my own!
The pattern as written takes every bit of one hank of Louet Euroflax Linen (worsted) using a size G (4.0mm) hook. If you have some scraps in another color or leftovers from another hank you can always add a single crochet edging all the way around the handle and top of bag. The kitchen cotton version will take a bit more than one ball but hey, it’s also $1.50 compared to $21 for a single ball/hank. So go forth and make this bag! Then tell me! Or hey, ya know, add it to your ravelry notebook with a pic so I can see it. 
Pattern: Beginner Crochet Market Bag by turtlegirl76 & knitter525 (Our Ravelry aliases) Download the PDF
Yarn: 1 hank Louet Euroflax Linen (Worsted)
Hook: G - 4.0mm
Gauge: Not important. There are better things to worry about, like which color you want to make your first one in.
Um, did you blog before you finished the pattern post to Ravelry? The pattern doesn’t appear on your “patterns for sale” page; it does appear on Ravelry’s “new patterns” page. Clicking from the latter results in a pattern photos page, with no “download” box at the upper right. (Feel free to delete this post once you fix the links.) I guess it goes without saying, that I like your pattern!
Wow - and to think, just a mere couple of months ago you weren’t crocheting. Now, you’re designing patterns. *sniff* So proud!
Thanks to Pam and her daiquiris, I can now crochet, too. Single, and double, and half double, and chain, and bobble….
May not be able to *repeat* it, but can do in this one pattern for now. Squee!
It all works now! Thank you for a pretty, practical pattern. Since I frequently transport onions from the farmer’s market, I know this one will work out for me.
Not sure you remember meeting me (with Niki) at Borders for the Harlot…the one with the Saratoga Shrug on… ANYWAY, I must say that I might love you right now. I was working on my sasha skirt when I realized I accidentally bought a skein of worsted instead of sport weight Euroflax. I thought, no worries - it will make a great market bag and maybe teach me a bit about crochet. So, I haven’t seen anything I love until today! So excited to use my linen to make one of your bags!
Oh I am TOTALLY making this bag!!!!!!
Blogging on Sunday?????
Hm…I’ve actually been wanting to make a market bag. I think there might be some appropriate yarn around here somewhere
Oh, and yes, I’m doing the comfort shawl out of singles.
Great bag!! And so quick too!! You rock the crochet!
And hey, bloglines is down, but I had a feeling you might be posting!! I know I know…I need to switch!
Me likes the big handles! Kinda like a man with big hands. You know they can hold a lot. Of onions. They can hold a lot of onions…
What was I saying?
Added it to queue even though don’t really know how to crochet, but someday. I love the color. I’ve been so behind in posting…I love your Violet Beauregard skirt too (I know. Delayed reaction). Great idea for a pool cover-up to get even more use out of it. I’m afraid of knitted/crocheted skirts, too. I feel like they make you look saggy-bottomed if they don’t fit right, you know? But your’s didn’t look baggy-arsed at all, so I have hope!
Wow, this is so cool! I was just thinking I wanted to make a market bag or two, and I am really obsessed with Euroflax linen right now too… although the old finances aren’t so thrilled with that particular addiction. I’ve added it to my queue. =)
I love how you just say “not important.” Because it really isn’t… sometimes people are too gauge obsessed! Free yourselves!
You are such a quick study and a great hooker…pp
There’s hope for all us crochetards out here. I hope your pattern is written in single syllables.
Having just finished a knitted market bag TODAY, why do I feel the need to cast on for this one?
It’s just too cute.
oh man! love that color! that baby is gonna be so popular! so many people wanted a pattern for the one I did last year, but uh I can’t read or write crochet, I can just do it.
Ooh, ooh, I HAVE a skein of worsted Euroflax that’s been sitting around for a couple of years!!! Not that I know how to crochet, but maybe this is my motivation.
Okay, I can’t help it, I have to make a lame joke about what a great hooker you are, and how nice it is that you’re giving it away for free…
It looks awesome! I agree with PooterPrincess.. you are quite the hooker!
Hehe…J.P.!! Love it, you may get me to pull out my crochet hooks to use for something other than dropped stitches…um..may need a lesson on some stitches though…road trip!!
Perfect color! And perfect for the summer!
Awesome. Nice job you two — I love market bags - it’s the tree hugger in me. It matches your car nicely too!
*hugs*
I’m starting to think it’s always about the bottom with market bags…
It may rain when you’re here. That’s a good thing since it’s been in the 90’s the past couple of days. Should cool down to the 70s by the time you arrive.
I love it! It’s a great colour too - but ouch $21 for a skein of that linen. Whoo I don’t think I would want to put anything in my market bag at that cost.
Yeah. I’m cheap.
“I thunked it up all on my own!”
Good thunkin’!
Look at you!! Going from beginner crocheter - to crochet designer! It looks so cute!
AS much as i love myself a good market bag, I am having trouble with this sentence “…as I fall deeper and deeper down the proverbial rabbit hole,” because honey, you are a convert. When was the last time this knitting blog even saw some needle action? I’m fed-exing you the the “hooking and I can’t stop” Self help guide by Jerry Springer.
Genius. It’s downloaded and ready to go. Now to pick the stash yarn.
You are SUCH a hooker!!! I’m proud of you! You’ve caught on quick to the hooking and have become quite the expert hooker!!
The bag came out great!
Look at you already writing patterns! Rock on with your bad self! Excellent version of the market bag, I must say.
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