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The Lavender Market Bag is an easy crochet pattern featuring double crochet cluster stitches and a hint of texture.
Welcome to week one of the Fall 2022 Market Bag Crochet Along! Over the next five weeks we will learn five new crochet market bag patterns, including this one, that range in difficulty from easy to intermediate.
I love making market bags! They are practical and handy. I use them around my own home and they also make great gifts for friends and family!
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The Lavender Market bag, like all of the market bags in this crochet along, is worked from the bottom up and it is worked all as one piece, even into the continuous handles.
The bag features rounds of half double crochet stitches worked in the 3rd loop and rounds of cluster stitches.
I have worked the bag using two different colours of a worsted weight 100% cotton yarn. I invite you to switch up the colours as you are inspired.
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Sarah
The Lavender Market Bag Crochet Pattern
Skill Level: Easy
Gauge: 16 sc x 5 rows = 4 inches
Finished Size: Approximately 15 x 14 inches laid flat, excluding the handles.
Hook: Size H/8 (5 mm) hook.
Notions: Yarn Needle
Stitches and Abbreviations:
3rd lp – Third Loop (This can be found at the back of your hdc st. It is the loop that can be found just under the back loop only of the hdc.)
Ch – Chain
Cl – Cluster Stitch ([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. Cluster Stitch made.)
Dc – Double Crochet
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 Crochet Pattern:
Bag Bottom:
With Colour A, 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. (76 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)
Rnds 11-13: Ch 1, sc in each st all the way around, join with a sl st in the 1st st. (120 sts)
Sides:
Rnd 1: Ch 1, hdc in the 1st st and in each st around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, working in the 3rd lp, hdc in each st around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.
Rnd 3: Ch 2, dc in the same st (Counts as a cl st), ch 1, sk the next st, *cl in the next st, ch 1, sk the next st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in the top of each cl st and in each ch-1 sp around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, Hdc in each st around, join with a sl st in the 1st st. Fasten off colour A. Join colour B in the 1st st.
Rnd 6: With Colour B, ch 1, working in the 3rd lp, hdc in each st around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.
Rnds 7-11: Repeat rnds 2-6 of the bag sides fastening off colour B in rnd 5. For the rnd 6 repeat join colour A.
Rnds: 12-16: With colour A, repeat rnds 2-6 of the bag sides fastening off colour A in rnd 5. For the rnd 6 repeat join colour B.
Rnds 17-21: With colour B, repeat rnds 2-6 of the bag sides fastening off colour B in rnd 5. For the rnd 6 repeat join colour A.
Rnds 22-25: With Colour A, repeat rnds 2-5 of the bag sides.
Rnd 26: Ch 1, working in the 3rd lp, hdc in each st around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.
Top and Handles:
Rnd 1: With Colour A, ch 1, sc in each of the next 30 sts, ch 40, sk the next 30 sts, sc in each of the next 30 sts, ch 40, sk the next 30 sts, join with a sl st in the 1st st.
Rnds 2-6: Ch 1, sc in each st (including each ch st) around. Join with a sl st in the 1st st. (140 sts)
Fasten off, weave in your ends.
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