This Little Bag Went to Market
We had fun with this crochet little market bag a few years back. It has an interesting stitch which I hadn't seen before that allows the bag to expand in a geometric mesh formation. It's pretty spectacular.
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If you are in the 'market' for a new market bag, you should try this pattern. The tutorial is below to help you with the special stitch that is required.
We have actually done a Challenge with this bag a few years ago. You can see all the different bag colour combinations that were submitted for this same pattern. View The Submissions Gallery
Video Tutorial - Follow Along
Right handed video version is only available for this bag.
Lorna B says
Just want to initiate a little humor in here on this bag. I completed the bag using cotton yarn and G hook. I'm going to make another bag using the cotton yarn but with an F hook. We'll see what that one looks like. I almost frogged it because it looked so much bigger, but I wanted to see what it would look like so I kept going. I think it's beautiful and can be used as beach bag and a market bag.
I haven't entered any of the challenges so maybe that's why I'm having such fun with these. I also am not that good with the camera thing yet, but that's just one more hurdle to jump. Right now I'm just enjoying being able to learn and complete these projects. The challenges I have followed have been a wonderful learning experience!
I started the Spectrum Afghan right after doing the Market Bag. My fingers seemed to take control and I couldn't seem to get "Wrap, Wrap, Wrap" out of my mind. I've laughed to myself each time it happened! I guess I'm just trying to say just go with the flow. I'm having a ball! Thanks, again, Mikey, and to all who are so very helpful! It's a great place to be!
marinegar says
Hello, I´ve just entered the challenge. I love the pattern but watching the video I thought " it´s so easy".
I reached the row 9, row 10 and followed crocheting thinking I don´t know why people say that it is so weird . As I was going up with the bag I realised that the bag was wider and wider .At row 20 I thought that something had to be wrong because the appearance was not the same as the pattern.
Counting and counting all the stars and looking for anything that could be wrong. At last, in row 10 the very first union star had "seven legs". I had to undo all the stars and redo again .At this point I read the written instructions and they were more confusing but at last with the video again I could finish my very first market bag and send to the crochet crowd.
Thank you very much for this challenge. I have a fantastic market bag .
Alexandra Wright says
MICHAEL... THIS IS YOUR MOTHER...
Now that I have your attention (LOL) I have entered this giveaway, twice so far, but have been unable to view the gallery to check as to whether they are there. I have tried viewing the gallery in Safari, Firefox, Chrome, on my computer and my ipad. I must have tried x30 times. The same thing happened with the giraffe mystery challenge… any ideas why it’s happening and how I can get to view the gallery? Ta.
PS: sorry about the mother thang, but I have had not joy and no response to my posting.