Crochet Market Bag DIY.

Crochet a Market Tote

Carry your shopping and other essentials in style in this easy and fun to crochet market bag. The free pattern is simple enough to complete in a weekend and perfect for trips to the farmer’s market or the beach.

The rounds of open crochet have short and long chain-space gaps, resembling written Morse code. And while it doesn’t spell anything, it’s still filled with the markings that make it a Dots and Dashes Market Bag.

The shape and the yarn give this tote lots of stretch, so if you find that it looks a little big for your needs, you can easily shorten the bag or strap.

Materials

Yarn: 2 skeins of Lily Sugar’n Cream Big Ball yarn in Teal or approximately 365 yards of worsted-weight cotton yarn.
Hook: I/9 5.5mm
Other Notions: large tapestry needle.

Gauge

Gauge is not vital in this project.

Abbreviations

ch = chain stitch
ch-sp = chain space
dc = double crochet
dc2tog = double crochet two together
rep = repeat
sk = skip
sl st = slip stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)

Crochet the Bag Base

Round 1: Ch 3, dc 9 into the ring.

Round 2: Ch 3, dc in 1st st, ch 1. *2dc in next st, ch 1. Rep from * to end. Sl st to join.

Round 3: Ch 3, dc in 1st st, ch 2 and sk 1 st. *dc in next 2 sts, ch 2 and sk 1 st. Rep from * to end. Sl st to join.

Round 4: Ch 3, dc in 1st st, 3dc in ch-sp. *dc in next 2 sts, 3dc in ch-sp. Rep from * to end. Sl st to join.

Round 5: Ch 3, dc in 1st st, ch 1 and sk 1 st, [dc, ch 1, dc] in same st, ch 1 and sk 1 st. *dc in next 2 sts, ch 1 and sk 1 st, [dc, ch 1, dc] in same st, ch 1 and sk 1 st. Rep from * to end. Sl st to join.

Round 6: Ch 3, dc in 1st st, 2dc in ch-sp. *dc in next 2 sts, 2dc in ch-sp. Rep from * to end. Sl st to join.

Round 7: Ch 3, dc in 1st st, ch 2 and sk 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, ch 2 and sk 1 st. *dc in next 2 sts, ch 2 and sk 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, ch 2 and sk 1 st. Rep from * to end. Sl st to join.

Round 8: Ch 3, dc in 1st st, 3dc in ch-sp. *dc in next 2 sts, 3dc in ch-sp. Rep from * to end. Sl st to join.

Round 9: Ch 3, dc in 1st st, ch 1 and sk 1 st, [dc, ch 1, dc] in same st, ch 1 and sk 1 st. *dc in next 2 sts, ch 1 and sk 1 st, [dc, ch 1, dc] in same st, ch 1 and sk 1 st. Rep from * to end. Sl st to join.

Round 10: Ch 3, dc in 1st st, 3dc in ch-sp. *dc in next 2 sts, 3dc in ch-sp. Rep from * to end. Sl st to join.

Crochet the Bag Sides

Round 11: Ch 3, dc in 1st st, ch 3 and sk 3 sts. *dc in next 2 sts, ch 3 and sk 3 sts. Rep from to end. Sl st to join.

Round 12: Ch 3, dc in 1st st, 3dc in ch-sp. *dc in next 2 sts, 3dc in ch-sp. Rep from * to end. Sl st to join.

Round 13: Ch 3, dc in 1st st, ch 1 and sk 1 st, dc, ch 1 and sk 1 st. *dc in next 2 sts, ch 1 and sk 1 st, dc, ch 1 and sk 1 st. Rep from * to end. Sl st to join.

Round 14: Ch 3, dc in every st and ch-sp. Sl st to join.

Repeat rounds 11-14 two times more (12 rounds total).

Repeat round 11 eight times more.

Note: This makes a tall market bag, but if you want to make yours shorter, you can eliminate one repeat of rounds 11-14 and/or several repeats of round 11.

Round 15: Ch 3, dc in 1st st, 2dc in ch-sp. *dc in next 2 sts, 2dc in ch-sp. Rep from * to end. Sl st to join.

Make the Straps

Row 1: Ch 2, dc 16, turn.

Row 2: Ch 2, dc2tog, dc to last 2 sts, dc2tog, turn.

Repeat row 2 three times more (8 sts remain).

Row 3: Ch 2, dc 8, turn.

Repeat row 3 twelve times more, end off.

Make the Second Strap

Count 23 sts over from the edge of the first strap and join yarn.

Repeat rows 1-3 as described above. The strap should be centered on the opposite side of the first strap.