Hold My Haul Market Bag - Free V-Stitch Bag Crochet Pattern
Looking for a quick and easy crochet pattern that you're actually going to use? This crochet market bag is the project for you!
This beautiful bag works up quickly using the V-stitch, creating a breathable and stretchy bag - perfect for holding everything in your farmer's market haul...or carrying everything you need for a beach day out!
I love how quickly this crochet project works up compared to some other market bags, and it uses only 150g of worsted weight yarn. It's a great beginner-friendly crochet pattern and my friends love receiving them as gifts.
I wanted to create a simple, mindless crochet pattern with this bag that was still a practical crochet project. Personally, I think I nailed it and I love taking my Hold My Haul Market Bag out and about!
Enough chat, let's begin...
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Materials
This free crochet market bag pattern uses worsted weight yarn and is suitable for confident beginners.
- 5mm hook
- Worsted weight yarn (I recommend using a cotton to reduce any stretching)
I use roughly 150g of Lily Sugar’n Cream Cotton, which equals around 226m or 250yd - Tapestry needle
- Scissors
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Optional: Stitch marker
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR - Magic Ring
- STSC - Stacked Single Crochet (see instructions below)
- dc - double crochet
- dc-inc - Double crochet increase (place two double crochets into the same stitch)
- slst - slip stitch
- ch - chain
- sc - single crochet
- sk - Skip (e.g. sk 2 means to skip two stitches)
- R# - denotes round/row number
- (...) - repeat instructions within parentheses the stated number of times
- [...] - work stitches in brackets into the same stitch.
Pattern Notes
- This pattern is worked in joined rounds. This means at the end of every round you will slip stitch to the first stitch in the round.
- I begin the double crochet rows with a stacked single crochet. I find this is much easier to work into than chain stitches. Photos and an explanation of this stitch are below if you are not familiar with this method. If you prefer, you can use a ch-2 in place of this stitch.
- Single crochet rounds begin with a ch-1 which does not count as a stitch.
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US abbreviations are used throughout this pattern.
- At end of round instructions, number in square brackets indicates the number of stitches you should have.
How to do the Stacked Single Crochet stitch
- Insert your hook through the first stitch of your round
- YO, pull up a loop
- YO pull through two loops, making a single crochet
- Insert your hook through the front left leg of the SC you just made (see arrows in image 3 below)
- YO, pull up a loop
- YO, pull through two loops - if desired, place your stitch marker here so you know where to work your first stitch of the next round into.
- Continue working into the next stitch as specified in the pattern.
Crocheting the bag base
R1: 12dc into a magic ring, slst into your first dc to join. [12]
R2: STSC into the same stitch, dc into the same stitch, dc-inc x 11, slst to join [24]
R3: STSC into the same stitch, dc-inc, (dc, dc-inc) x 11, slst to join [36]
R4: STSC into the same stitch, dc, dc-inc, (2 dc, dc-inc) x 11, slst to join [48]
R5: STSC into the same stitch, 2 dc, dc-inc, (3 dc, dc-inc) x 11, slst to join [60]
R6: STSC into the same stitch, 3 dc, dc-inc, (4 dc, dc-inc) x 11, slst to join [72]
R7: STSC into the same stitch, dc, dc-inc, (5 dc, dc-inc) x 11, slst to join [84]
‼️ Gauge check ‼️
At this point, my base measures roughly 22cm / 8.66” across.
Crocheting the body of the bag
R8 & 9: STSC into the same stitch, DC in each stitch around, slst to join [84] 2 rounds
Now we will begin making V-stitches. A V-stitch consists of a dc, ch 1, dc all worked into the same space.
R10: STSC into same stitch, ch 1, dc into same space, sk 2, ([dc, ch 1, dc] into one stitch, sk 2) x 27, slst into first STSC to join [28 V-stitches]
R11-22: slst to the ch 1 space between the STSC and first dc of previous round, STSC into same stitch, ch 1, dc into same space, ([dc, ch 1, dc] into next ch space) x 27, slst into first STSC to join [28 V-stitches] 12 rounds
R23: ch 1, sc into each DC and ch space around, slst into first sc [84]
R24 & 25: ch 1, 84 sc [84] 2 rounds
Handles
Note, if you would like longer handles for your bag, make the chains in R26 longer.
R26: ch 1, 11 sc, ch 75, sk 20, 22 sc, ch 75, sk 20, 11 sc, slst into first sc [44 + 2 chains of 75 for handles]
R27: ch 1, 11 sc, 75 sc into back bumps of your chain, 22 sc, 75 sc into back bumps of your chain, 11 sc, slst into first sc [194]
R28-30: ch 1, sc around, slst into first sc [194] 3 rounds
FO and weave in your ends to secure the bag.
You’re done!
There you have it! Your very own crocheted market bag. I hope it sees you through many great market trips and adventures 💖
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