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So life has been really crazy for the last few weeks, but I am finally getting around to announcing the October CraftEaze crochet project. The October crochet project is a market bag.
So part of the reason life has been crazy is because I recently got engaged! So the number of wedding decor kits that CraftEaze sells will more than likely increase. Be on the lookout for new types of kits in the future.
October’s crochet CraftEaze project is for a market bag. This bag would be a good bag to keep in your car for quick after work Aldi trips. It could also be a good bag to take to the park or beach with a book, sunglasses, and sunscreen.
This bag uses an acrylic yarn that provides the bag with some stretch for purchases, but it is also strong. The yarn that is included in the CraftEaze kit creates nice blocks of different colors. If you would like to buy a kit for this project, you can visit here.
Materials To Make Bag
Below is a list of materials that you will need to make your very own market bag.
- I/9 – 5.50 mm Crochet Hook
- Light Worst Yarn Weight 3 (I used Lion Brand Mandala yarn for my bag).
Crochet Pattern
This pattern will use chain (ch), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), and double crochet (dc).
Chain 51.
Round 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in the next 48 ch. 2 sc in last ch. You will now work on the other side of the chain. 1 sc in the next 48 ch (102 sc). DO NOT JOIN.
Round 2-5: Sc in each sc in the row below (102 sc). Do not join.
Round 6: Sc in each sc in the row below. Join the last sc to first sc (102 sc).
Round 7: Ch 3 (counts as first dc). *Skip first sc, 1 dc in each of the next 3 sc, yo and insert hook through (extending the loop that so it reached back to position of work and does not squish the 3 dc group). Yo and draw through first two loops on hook twice (this is called a long dc).* Repeat between the ** 24 times. Join to the top of ch 3 from the start of the row.
Round 8: Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), 1 sc in the top of each dc. Join yarn to the first sc in the round.
Round 9-38: Repeat rounds 7 and 8 15 times.
Round 39: Sc in each sc. Do not join.
Round 40-44: Hdc in each sc around. Do not join.
Round 45: Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch). Hdc in 13 hdc. Turn.
Row 46: Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch). Hdc in the 13 hdc. Turn.
Repeat row 46 until the strap is approximately 24-30″ long.
Once the strap is approximately 24-30″ long, you will attach the strap to the opposite end of the bag. Fasten off.
You have now completed your very own market bag! Join our email list to be the first to learn about new products. Subscribe to our monthly crochet subscription box to get a project like this mailed to your door every month.
Happy Crafting!
