Crochet Market Bag

 

I had some DK weight cotton yarn in multiple colours. I crocheted this bag using 2 strands together (thickness similar to bulky weight yarn). This bag is very sturdy and you can carry heavy items. This pattern is great for stash busting. I used 9 different colours, but you can use single colour and single strand of worsted or bulky cotton yarn.

Materials

Cotton yarn DK weight in 9 colours or Worsted/bulky yarn in single colour.

5.5 mm crochet hook 

Pair of scissors

Yarn needle

Abbreviations

US terminology

ch = chain

sl st = slip stitch

sc = single crochet

dc = double crochet

Notes:

1. Use 0.5-1 mm  smaller hook than the size recommended on yarn label.
2. Ch 1 does not count as a dc. Pull beg ch upto the height of dc and then start to work.
3. Ch 4 counts as a dc and ch 1 sp.
4. When crocheting base, join after rounds with sl st into 1st st. 
5. Sc rounds and worked in spiral without joining at the end of round.

Pattern:

Colour coding:

A: Red 

B: Orange 

C: Yellow 

D: Green 

E: Light blue 

F: Dark blue 

G: Purple 

H: Pink 

I: White

Change colours in following sequence:

Round 1-7: A + B

Round 8-9: B + C

Round 10-11: C + D

Round 12-13: D + E

Round 14-15: E + F

Round 16-17: F + G

Round 18-19: G + A

Round 20: A + H

Round 21-28: H + I

Base:

Base is worked in rounds. Join after each round. 

With A+B,

Round 1: ch 3, add 12 dc in last ch. ( 12 sts)

Round 2: ch 1, 2 dc in each st (24 sts)

Round 3: (1 dc in 1 st, 2 dc in next st), repeat total 12 times. (36 sts)

Round 4: (1 dc in each of 2 sts, 2 dc in next st), repeat total 12 times. (48 sts)

Round 5: (1 dc in each of 3 sts, 2 dc in next st), repeat total 12 times. (60 sts)

Round 6: (1 dc in each of 4 sts, 2 dc in next st), repeat total 12 times. (72 sts). 

Round 6: (1 dc in each of 5 sts, 2 dc in next st), repeat total 12 times. (84 sts). Fasten off A. Join B.

Round 8 to 21: ch 1, dc in each st. (84 sts)

Round 22: Ch 4, dc in same st as ch 4, skip next 2 sts, dc-ch1-dc (V st) in next st, repeat all around. (28 V sts)

Round 23: ch 1, 3 sc in each of  ch spaces of V sts. (84 sts)

Round 24: sc in each st (84 sts)

Round 26: sc in 11 sts, ch 40, skip 20 sts, sc in next 22 sts, ch 40, skip 20 sts, sc in remaining 11 sts.

Round 27: 11 sc, dc in each ch (work in back bump), 22 sc, dc in each ch (work in back bump), 11 sc.

Round 28: sc in each st. 

Fasten off, weave in the ends.