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The Making Waves Market Bag is an easy crochet market bag. It uses basic crochet stitches and the body is an easy two round repeat.
Welcome to Week Two of the The Marvellous Market Bag Crochet Along! Todays crochet market bag pattern is the smallest of the market bags. It is also the one with the least amount of stretch in it.
As mentioned above, though, this market bag is made with basic crochet stitches including single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet and triple/treble crochet stitches. The body of the bag is an easy repeat including rounds of a wave stitches and rounds of single crochet stitches.
Don’t forget to check out the free video tutorial below
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The Materials:
This crochet market bag is worked in a 100% cotton. I find cotton best for market bags as it holds its shape and has less stretch than an acrylic.
For this market bag I will be using the Pima Cotton by Lion Brand yarn. It is a super soft 100% worsted/medium weight cotton. Any worsted weight cotton will do though! In total you will need about 500 yards – the exact amounts of each colour can be found below.
I will also be using a 5 mm crochet hook. In the video tutorial below I will be using my favourite wooden streamline hook in Ebony by Furls Crochet.
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Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope that you enjoy this crochet along! Don’t forget to tag your photos on social media using the hashtag #marketbagcal.
Have fun!
Sarah
Making Waves Crochet Market Bag
Skill Level: Easy
Gauge: 17 stitches x 14 rows = 4 inches
Finished Size: Approximately 14 x 14.5 inches laid flat.
Yarn: Pima Cotton Yarn by Lion Brand® (186 yds/170m; 3.5 oz/100g; 100% cotton; medium/worsted weight). You will need 2 colours: Colour A: 220 yards of Raincloud; Colour B: 186 yards of Mademoiselle.
Hook: Size H/8 (5 mm) hook.
Notions: Yarn Needle.
Stitches and Abbreviations:
Ch – Chain
Dc – Double Crochet
Rpt – Repeat
Sc – Single Crochet
Sk – Skip
Sl st – Slip stitch
Tr – Treble Stitch
Yo – Yarn over
Pattern Notes:
- Pattern is written in American English terms.
- Pattern is worked in rounds.
- Ch 1 at beginning of row does not count as stitch.
- Ch 4 at beginning of row counts as a tr.
- Weave in ends as needed.
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. (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)
Rnds 11-12: Ch 1, sc in each st all the way around, Change to Colour B in the final st, join with a sl st in the 1st st. (120 sts)
Bag Body:
Rnd 13: With Colour B, Ch 1, sc in the same st as joining, *hdc in the next st, dc in the next st, tr in the next st, dc in the next st, hdc in the next st, sc in the next st; rpt from * around, switch to colour A, join with a sl st in the 1st st. (120 sts)
Rnd 14: With colour A, ch 1, sc in each st all the way around; switch to colour B in the final st, join with a sl st in the 1st st.
Rnd 15: With colour B, ch 4 (counts as a tr), * dc in the next st, hdc in the next st, sc in the next st, hdc in the next st, dc in the next st, tr in the next st; rpt from * around ending with a dc, switch to colour A in the final st, join with a sl st in the top of the starting ch.
Rnd 16: With colour A, ch 1, sc in each st all the way around; switch to colour B in the final st, join with a sl st in the 1st st.
Repeat rounds 13-16 six more times, repeat rounds 13 and 14 once more.
Next 4 Rnds: Continuing with colour A, Ch 1, sc in each st all the way around, join with a sl st in the 1st st. (120 sts)
Do not fasten off.
Bag Handles (worked in rows):
Row 1: Ch 50, count and sk the next 29 sts on your market bag and join with a sl st in the next st. Now turning your work in order to work in-between the two places where your chain joins the bag, sl st into the next st, turn.
Row 2: Working along the 50-ch, sc in each st all the way across, sl st into the next 3 sts on the bag, turn.
Row 3: Dc in each st all the way across, sk the next 2 sts on the bag and sl st into the next st, sl st into the next st again and turn.
Row 4: Sc in each st across, sl st into the next st on the market bag.
Fasten off.
From the outer edge of the market bag handle just worked, count and skip the next 29 sts. Join your yarn with a secure sl st.
Repeat Rows 1-4 for the next handle.
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Video Tutorial:
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This CAL is so much fun. THANKS sarah
You’re very welcome 🙂
Says to repeat rows 13 and 14 fourteen times…… is that correct? The finished bag looks like it would be chain 4 then double crochet, half double, single crochet for row 15?
the written instructions when worked do not look like the picture….it appears that the wavy rows should be staggered yet when worked as written they sit one on top of the other. Could a correction be made to the pattern please and thank you so much. 🙂
Hi Sarah, are there some steps missing for this bag. When I look at your work I see that the waves are staggered. Would love mine to look like that. Thanks!