Blue Sky Market Bag Crochet Pattern

This Blue Sky Market Bag crochet pattern features a stunning design simply worked in single crochet, double crochet and chain stitches.

The open work design of the Blue Sky Market bag reminds me of the daisy flower! Of all the bags in this year’s Marvellous Market Bag crochet along, this one features the most open work. If hoping to carry smaller items in this bag you may wish to line it with fabric.

This is week five, the final week in the Marvellous Market Bag crochet along and this year the event has been so much fun! I’ve seen so many finished gorgeous market bags in the Facebook community. You will definitely want to check them out.

If this is your first time hearing about the crochet along, or if you are a little behind, don’t worry! There is still lots of time to make the other bags in the crochet along. They will remain posted here for free, on my Youtube channel and in my Etsy and Ravelry shops.

The previous market bags are as follows:

WEEK ONE: SWEETHEART MARKET BAG
WEEK TWO: STORMY DAY MARKET BAG
WEEK THREE: SUNNY DAY MARKET BAG
WEEK FOUR: RAINDROP MARKET BAG

The Materials:

For the Blue Sky market bag I used a worsted weight 100% cotton yarn called 24/7 by Lion Brand Yarn. I really love using cotton for market bags. Not only is it available in a wide range of colours, but it is also durable and holds its shape well, even when under a lot of stress!

The colour of yarn shown in the photos of the Blue Sky Market Bag Crochet pattern is Aqua and you are going to need approximately two and a half balls, or 500 yards. You will also need a 4.00 mm (G/6) crochet hook. In the free video tutorial below you will see me using a Clover Soft Touch Crochet Hook.

PDF Copies are also Available:

The Blue Sky Market Bag crochet pattern will be written out in full below and will forever remain free when viewed here on Rich Textures Crochet, and the written instruction will be followed by a video tutorial.  However if you would like to add this pattern to your library or purchase an ad free PDF, you may do so from either my Etsy or Ravelry Shop linked below:

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Blue Sky Market Bag Crochet Pattern:

Skill Level: Intermediate

Gauge:  17 sts x 9 rows of dc = 4 inches

Finished Size: Approximately 13 x 20 inches excluding the handles

Yarn: 24/7 Cotton by Lion Brand® (186 yds/170 m; 100g/3.5 oz; 100% cotton; (4) worsted weight).  You will need 2.5 balls Sky

Hook: Size G/6 (4 mm) hook. 

Notions: Yarn Needle

Stitches and Abbreviations:

Ch – Chain

Dc – Double Crochet

Rpt – Repeat

Sc – Single Crochet

Sk – Skip

Sl st – Slip stitch

Yo – Yarn over

Pattern Notes:

• Pattern is written in American English terms.
• Pattern is worked in rounds, as one piece, from the bottom up to the handles.
• Ch 1 at beginning of round does not count as stitch.
• Weave in ends as needed.
• Do not turn unless stated otherwise.

Free Crochet Pattern:

Blue Sky Market Bag Bottom:

Ch 4

Rnd 1: 11 dc in the 4th ch from hook (ch 3 counts as a st), join with a sl st in the 1st st. (12 Sts)

Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in the same st as joining, 2 dc in each st all the way around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (24 sts)

Rnd 3: Ch 3, 2 dc in the next st, * dc in the next, 2 dc in the next st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st. (36 sts)

Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st, * dc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 dc in the next st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st. (48 sts)

Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 dc in the next st, * dc in each of the next 3 sts, 2 dc in the next st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (60 sts)

Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in each of the next 3 sts, 2 dc in the next st, * dc in each of the next 4 sts, 2 dc in the next st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (72 sts)

Rnd 7: Ch 3, dc in each of the next 4 sts, 2 dc in the next st, * dc in each of the next 5 sts, 2 dc in the next st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st. (84 sts)

Rnd 8: Ch 3, dc in each of the next 5 sts, 2 dc in the next st, * dc in each of the next 6 sts, 2 dc in the next st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st. (96 sts)

Rnd 9: Ch 3, dc in each of the next 6 sts, 2 dc in the next st, * dc in each of the next 7 sts, 2 dc in the next st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st. (108 sts)

Rnd 10: Ch 3, dc in each of the next 7 sts, 2 dc in the next st, * dc in each of the next 8 sts, 2 dc in the next st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st. (120 sts)

Rnd 11: Ch 3, dc in each of the next 8 sts, 2 dc in the next st, * dc in each of the next 9 sts, 2 dc in the next st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st. (132 sts)

Rnd 12: Ch 3, dc in each of the next 9 sts, 2 dc in the next st, * dc in each of the next 10 sts, 2 dc in the next st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st. (144 sts)

Rnd 13: Ch 1, sc in each st all the way around, join with a sl st in the 1st st. (144 sts).

Blue Sky Market Bag Sides:

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as a dc), dc in each of the next 3 sts, *ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in each of the next 4 sts; Rpt from * around, finishing off with a ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, join with a sl st in the top of the starting ch.  Do not turn here and throughout.

Rnd 2: Ch 5 (counts as a dc, ch-2), sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 7, sk the next 2 sts, *[dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts] 3 times, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 7, sk the next 2 sts; Rpt from * around ending with 2 dc in the final ch-2 sp, join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of the starting ch-5.

Rnd 3: Ch 3, (counts as a dc), 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 4, sk the next 3 sts, sc in the next ch-7 sp, ch 4, sk the next 3 sts, *[dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts] 2 times, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 4, sk the next 3 sts, sc in the next ch-7 sp, ch 4, sk the next 3 sts; Rpt from * around ending with a ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, join with a sl st in the top of the starting ch-3.

Rnd 4: Ch 5 (counts as a dc, ch-2), sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, *ch 6, sk the next 3 sts, sc in the ch-4 sp, sc in the next sc, sc in the next ch-4 sp, ch 6, sk the next 3 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st; Rpt from * around ending with 2 dc in the final ch-2 sp, join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of the starting ch-5. 

Rnd 5: Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, *ch 8, sk the next 3 sts, sc in the next ch-6 sp, sc in each of the next 3 sc, sc in the next ch-6 sp, ch 8, sk the next 3 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st; Rpt from * around ending with a ch 8, join with a sl st in the top of the starting ch-3.

Rnd 6: Ch 5 (counts as a dc, ch-2), sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, *2 dc in the next ch-8 sp, dc in the 3rd ch of the ch-8, ch 6, sk the next sc, sc in each of the 3 sc, ch 6, sk the next sc, dc in the 6th ch of the next ch-8, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st; Rpt from * around ending with a dc in the 6th ch of the next ch-8, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of the starting ch-5.

Rnd 7: Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, *dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-6 sp, dc in the 3rd ch of the ch-6, ch 6, sk the next sc, sc in the next sc, ch 6, sk the next sc, dc in the 4th ch of the next ch-6, 2 dc in the ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts; Rpt from * around ending with a ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, join with a sl st in the top of the starting ch-3.

Rnd 8: Ch 10 (counts as a dc, ch-7), *sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-6 sp, dc in the 3rd ch of the ch-6, ch 2, sk the next sc, dc in the 4th ch of the next ch-6, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 7; Rpt from * around ending with 2 dc in the final ch-2 sp, join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of the starting ch-10.

Rnd 9: Sl st into each of the next 4 ch sts, ch 1, sc in the same st, ch 4, sk the next 3 sts, *[dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts] 2 times, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 4, sk the next 3 sts, sc in the next ch-7 sp, ch 4, sk the next 3 sts; Rpt from * around ending with a ch-4, join with a sl st in the top of the 1st sc.

Rnd 10: Ch 1, sc in the same st as joining, sc in the next ch-4 sp, ch 6, sk the next 3 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, *ch 6, sk the next 3 sts, sc in the ch-4 sp, sc in the next sc, sc in the next ch-4 sp, ch 6, sk the next 3 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st; Rpt from * around ending with a sc in the final ch-4 sp, join with a sl st in the 1st st.

Rnd 11: Ch 1, sc in each of the 1st 2 sts, sc in the next ch-6 sp, ch 8, sk the next 3 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, *ch 8, sk the next 3 sts, sc in the next ch-6 sp, sc in each of the next 3 sc, sc in the next ch-6 sp, ch 8, sk the next 3 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st; Rpt from * around ending with an sc in the next ch-6 sp, sc in the next st, join with a sl st in the 1st st.

Rnd 12: Ch 1, sc in the same st as joining, sc in the next st, *ch 6, sk the next sc, dc in the 6th ch of the next ch-8, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st *2 dc in the next ch-8 sp, dc in the 3rd ch of the ch-8, ch 6, sk the next sc, sc in each of the 3 sc; Rpt from * around ending with an sc in the final st, join with a sl st in the first sc.

Rnd 13: Ch 1, sc in the same st as joining, *ch 6, dc in the 4th ch of the next ch-6, 2 dc in the ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-6 sp, dc in the 3rd ch of the ch-6, ch 6, sk the next sc, sc in the next sc; Rpt from * around ending with a ch 6, join with a sl st in the 1st st.

Rnd 14: Sl st into each of the next 4 sts, ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, *2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 7, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-6 sp, dc in the 3rd ch of the ch-6, ch 2, sk the next sc, dc in the 4th ch of the next ch-6, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st; Rpt from * around ending with a ch 2, join with a sl st in the top of the starting ch-3.

Rnd 15: Ch 5 (counts as a dc, ch-2), sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 4, sk the next 3 sts, sc in the next ch-7 sp, ch 4, sk the next 3 sts, *[dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts] 2 times, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 4, sk the next 3 sts, sc in the next ch-7 sp, ch 4, sk the next 3 sts; Rpt from * around ending with 2 dc in the final ch-2 sp.  Join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of the starting ch-5.

Rnd 16: Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, *ch 6, sk the next 3 sts, sc in the ch-4 sp, sc in the next sc, sc in the next ch-4 sp, ch 6, sk the next 3 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st; Rpt around, join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of the starting ch-5. 

Rnd 17: Ch 11 (counts as a dc, ch 8), *sk the next 3 sts, sc in the next ch-6 sp, sc in each of the next 3 sc, sc in the next ch-6 sp, ch 8, sk the next 3 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 8; Rpt from * around ending with 2 dc in the final ch-2 sp, join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of the starting ch-11.

Rnd 18: Ch 3 (counts as a dc), *2 dc in the next ch-8 sp, dc in the 3rd ch of the ch-8, ch 6, sk the next sc, sc in each of the 3 sc, ch 6, sk the next sc, dc in the 6th ch of the next ch-8, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st; Rpt from * around ending with a ch 2, join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of the starting ch-3.

Rnd 19: Ch 5, (counts as a dc, ch 2), sk the next 2 sts, *dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-6 sp, dc in the 3rd ch of the ch-6, ch 6, sk the next sc, sc in the next sc, ch 6, sk the next sc, dc in the 4th ch of the next ch-6, 2 dc in the ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts; Rpt from * around ending with 2 dc in the final ch-2 sp, join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of the starting ch-5.

Rnd 20: ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, *dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-6 sp, dc in the 3rd ch of the ch-6, ch 2, sk the next sc, dc in the 4th ch of the next ch-6, 2 dc in the ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, [dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts] 2 times; Rpt from * around ending with a ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, join with a sl st in the top of the starting ch-3.

Rnd 21: Ch 5 (counts as a dc, ch 2), sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, *2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, dc in the next st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of the starting ch-5.

Blue Sky Market Bag Top and Handles:

Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in the same st as joining, sc in each st and work 2 sc in each ch-2 sp all the way around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (144 sts)

Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as a dc), dc in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the top of the starting ch-3.

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in the same st as joining, sc in each st all the way around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in the same st as joining and in each of the next 18 sts, ch 48, sk the next 38 sts, sc in each of the next 34 sts, ch 48, sk the next 38 sts, sc in each of the next 15 sts.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.

Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in the same st as joining and in each st (including each ch-st) all the way around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (164 sts)

Rnds 6-7: Ch 3 (counts as a dc), dc in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the top of the starting ch-3.

Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc in the same st as joining and in each st (including each ch-st) all the way around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.

Fasten off, weave in your ends.

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