Clover Market Bag Crochet Pattern

The Clover Market Bag is a wonderful crochet bag that you will use again and again!

And it is the first bag in our Marvellous Market Bag Crochet Along! I am very excited to be hosting this event again this year.  If this is your first time hearing about the crochet along, I highly recommend you check out the crochet along through the link above.  We will learn to crochet four new market bags over four weeks and it is all free here on Rich Textures Crochet!

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Our Clover Market Bag today is worked from the bottom up and it is worked all as one piece.  The body of the bag is worked using a cluster stitch that is interspersed between rows of single crochet and chain stitches.  It makes it an easy and fun bag to work.

Materials for this Tutorial:

For this tutorial today I will be using some Pima Cotton Yarn by Lion Brand Yarn in three different colours.  I will give you the colour details and amounts with the written pattern below. It is a worsted weight 100% cotton yarn. I highly recommend using cotton for your market bags.  It is easy to wash and hold up well to wear and tear! The hook shown in the video below is a 5 mm birchwood crochet hook by Rowan Yarns.  However you may use any hook and yarn combination you choose.

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Sarah

The Clover Market Bag Crochet Pattern:

Skill Level: Easy

Gauge:  8 stitches x 5 rows of clusters = 4 inches

Finished Size: Approximately 16 x 14 inches excluding the handles

Yarn: Pima Cotton by Lion Brand® (186 yds/170 m; 100g/3.5 oz; 100% cotton; (4) worsted weight).  You will need 2 balls Vintage (Colour C), 1 ball rose taupe (Colour B), 1 ball Dragonfly (Colour A)

Hook: Size H/8 (5 mm) hook. 

Notions: Yarn Needle, 4-5 stitch markers

 

Stitches and Abbreviations:

Beg Cl – Beginning Cluster Stitch (ch 2, [yo, insert hook in stitch indicated, yo draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook] 2 times, yo and draw through all loops on hook.  Beginning Cluster Stitch made.)

Ch – Chain

Cl – Cluster Stitch ([yo, insert hook in stitch indicated, yo draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook] 3 times, yo and draw through all loops on hook.  Cluster Stitch made.)

Hdc – Half 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 row does not count as stitch.
• Weave in ends as needed.
• Do not turn unless stated otherwise.

 

Free Pattern:

Bottom:

With Colour A, ch 41.

Rnd 1: Hdc in the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across to the final st, 3 hdc in the final st, now working along the opposite side of the ch, hdc in each st across, 2 hdc in the final st.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.   (82 sts)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, 3 hdc in the first st, hdc in each of the next 38 sts, 3 hdc in the next st, hdc in the next st, 3 hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in each of the next 38 sts, 3 hdc in the next st, hdc in the next st.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (90 sts)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, hdc in the 1st st, 3 hdc in the next st, hdc in each of the next 40 sts, 3 hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in each of the next 3 sts, 3 hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in each of the next 40 sts, 3 hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in each of the next 2 sts.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (98 sts)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, hdc in each of the next 2 sts, 3 hdc in the next st, hdc in each of the next 42 sts, 3 hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in each of the next 5 sts, 3 hdc in the next st, hdc in each of the next 42 sts, 3 hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in each of the next 3 sts.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (106 sts)

Rnd 5: Ch 1, hdc in each of the next 3 sts, 3 hdc in the next st, hdc in each of the next 44 sts, 3 hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in each of the next 7 sts, 3 hdc in the next st, hdc in each of the next 44 sts, 3 hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in each of the next 4 sts.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (114 sts) 

Rnds 6-8: Ch 1, hdc in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Switch to colour B in the final st of round 8.  (114 sts)

Sides:

Rnd 1: With colour B, ch 1, sc in the 1st st, *ch 1, sk the next st, sc in the next st; Rpt from * around to the final st, ch 1, sk the next st and join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Join colour C in the 1st st.

Rnd 2: With colour C, sl st into the 1st ch-1 sp, beg cl in the same ch-1 sp, *ch 1, sk the next sc, cl in the next ch-1 sp; rpt from * around, ch 1, sk the next sc and join with a sl st in the top of your beg cl.  Pick up colour B.

Rnd 3: With colour B, sl st into the 1st ch-1 sp, *ch 1, sc in the same sp, ch 1, sk the next cl, sc in the next ch-1 sp; Rpt from * around, ending with a ch-1, sk the next cl, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Pick up colour C.

Rnds 4-27: Repeat rnds 2 and 3.  Switch to colour A.

Top and Handles:

Rnd 1: With Colour A, hdc in each st and ch-sp around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.

Rnds 2-4: Ch 1, hdc in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st. 

Fasten off, weave in your ends.

Mark Bag Handles:

Lay bag flat, on the right side mark the corner stitch, count 57 stitches and mark that stitch.  You will have marked one stitch on each side.

From the side stitch marker, on the front of your bag, count 9 stitches and mark that stitch. On the back side count 10 and mark that stitch.  Repeat for the opposite side and remove the stitch markers that you used to mark the corners.  You should have 40 stitches in between the stitch markers on both front and back.  If you do not, adjust the stitch markers as necessary.

Rnd 5: At front of bag, join yarn with a sl st in st marker on the left side.  Hdc around to the next marker, ch 50, sk next 40 sts, hdc in next marked st and each st around to the next marker, ch 50, sk the next 40 sts and join with a sl st in the 1st st.

Rnd 6: Ch 1, hdc in each st and ch-st all the way around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.

Rnds 7-9: Ch 1, hdc in each st around.  Join with a sl st in the 1st st.

Fasten off, weave in your ends.

 

 

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