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.
Lila Ruth Hackenberg says
Mikey could you tell me how many yards your skeins were I want to use some light weight mercerized cotton I have and want to make sure I have enough first.
Mikey, The Crochet Crowd says
The pattern has those details as it's in the skein information. 😀
Barb Trezza says
I've been trying to figure this out for over two hours now. I watched and tried to follow the video, I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but aside from an almost perfect circle for the bottom, I'm giving up for today. I hope someone can explain this to those of us having problems. 🙂
Barb
Lizette Caballero says
I am confused...the written instructions are not the same as the video on round 9
the pattern says: ch5, yo 3 times, insert hook in same st, pull up a loop, [yo, pull through 2 loops on hook] 3 times, SKIP 2 sts, yo 3 times, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up a loop, [yo pull through 2 loops on hook] 3 times, yo 3 times, insert hook in SAME st, yo, pull up a loo, [ yo, pull through 2 loops on hook] 3 times, yo, pull trough all loops remaining on hook....
but in the video you dont skip 2 sts until the end, where is supposed to be in the same st
Carol says
I'm confused on the same. I was having problems just reading the pattern and wasn't sure if I was doing it right so I watched the video which just confused me more. Some clarification on the differences between the pattern and the video would be greatly appreciated.
Jennifer says
I noticed that, too. There also isn't the extra ch after drawing through all six loops on R10. There are things about the written pattern that are misleading...especially the use of the term "next stitch" on R10... In the 20 years I've crocheted, next stitch is the next unworked stitch. On this, the "next stitch" after the ch 5, etc in the top of the last cluster, you don't truly go to the next stitch...in order for your bag to look like the bag in the pattern, you go into the last stitch you worked in from the previous row. I love the finished product...not a fan of the way the pattern is written, though...
Mikey, The Crochet Crowd says
Once you pull through all 6... you immediately grab the yarn to through which is your chain that it's asking for.. sometimes on these types of stitches I say pull through all six and then seal the deal with a chain. Hopeflly that helps.
Jennifer says
I do the same in similar clustered/grouped stitches in my own designs if there aren't stitches following it to do the job. With the ch 5 already existing in the pattern, there really isn't a need here. It really wasn't about saying you are doing something "wrong", more as to mean there is a lot contradicting between the written pattern, the photo in the pattern and the video.... They just aren't all on the same page where R9-10 are concerned.
Mikey, The Crochet Crowd says
I agree... I'm the same way.
Lorraine Bennett says
I noticed the same thing, I went to the video once I was confused about R10 and next stitch. My first bag row has the V's upside down (following the pattern, which I redid twice!) and the video has them opening up. I may just continue and see if it works out.. I am confused more after watching the video!
Lynn says
Yes, Lorraine, same here.
Mikey starts with one angled side going up then he makes the crossbar, then he makes the next angled side going down. [Repeats]
The pattern, however, (row 9) starts with one angled side going down, then the next angled side going up, then you make the crossbar [Repeats].
Robyn says
I'm with you in the not matching department. I had part of R9 done but thought it looked funny so I watched the video and it's showing R10 as R9.
Chrystalkay says
What the pattern is doing, is starting with an inverted V. Like walking legs, at the end, you would do the cross stitches and connect to the top of the first inverted v. Mikey, went from a 'leg' to a cross section, to the next leg that would share the same hole. In other words, a downward pointing triangle. His row ends with connecting a cross section and a 'backward pointing leg' to the point on his triangle. I personally prefer starting with the inverted 'v'. That is how i start my star gather stitch and it is more natural for me. That is what is causing the confusion between the pattern and the video.
Mikey, The Crochet Crowd says
THank you for your constructive feedback.