No Assembly Required Market Bag

[barbs0514]

The pattern for my bag is on my blog at http://www.xanga.com/bratsis2

 

Just scroll down to the correct entry. Enjoy. Let me know how you like the pattern. I love it and have made about 10 bags for my own use. I almost never have to bring home a yucky plastic bag and I get compliments at the grocery store all the time. Barb.

[CyM]

I like that! I made the bag off of the Lily website for a friend, but it didn't have a flat bottom, and it didn't have as much solid part at the bottom. I like this because it seems like it would be more sturdy. This will be great to haul groceries. Thanks for sharing the pattern!

[crazyboutcrochet]

I like those! Can't wait to try them!

[yarncat]

Looks good!Thanks for the pattern.

[hooked2]

I like this pattern! Thanks for sharing it!

[barbs0514]

You're welcome! Let me know if you have any problems reading the pattern. Barb.

[misssmaggie]

Looks great !!! Thanks for sharing !!!

[rosebud1st]

Pic did not show up on website.

[rosebud1st]

Sorry....I see the pic now. Very nice bag. Do they hold up when you load groceries in them? I have been looking for something like this. Thank you for sharing your talent with us all.

[librarycat513]

That is, probably hands down, the best bag I've seen. I am so making me a couple of those to take to the store with me. Thanks for sharing the pattern.

 

BTW, about how big is the finished bag? Inquiring minds want to know.

[TammyNC]

Love the bag, just printed out pattern. I have some cotton, but I have to free up my hook first. Thanks for sharing.

[enchantedsilverbroom]

Thank you for posting the pattern. I am in the process of shrinking my yarn stash and this will be perfect for the cotton yarn I have.

 

HUGS!!!

[CrochetLiving]

I'm always for "keeping it green"!

[Roli]

One of my dreams is to have enough time to make 5 or 6 of those to take shopping. That's if I ever finish all the other patterns I have on my list!

[barbs0514]

I've been using some of mine for several months and they are still like new. They hold a LOT of groceries, but are still able to be carried by one person. I think the fact that there are no "parts" to it makes it stronger. No change of seams coming undone. Barb.

 

Sorry....I see the pic now. Very nice bag. Do they hold up when you load groceries in them? I have been looking for something like this. Thank you for sharing your talent with us all.

[barbs0514]

One great thing about this bag is that it only takes a few hours to make one. Also, it's the type of pattern that you can stop and start without getting confused. And, it's small enough to carry around and work on. Enjoy! Barb.

 

One of my dreams is to have enough time to make 5 or 6 of those to take shopping. That's if I ever finish all the other patterns I have on my list!

[barbs0514]

Using ww cotton, my finished bags are about 13 length by 14 width (not including handles), however, my used bag (and it is well used) has stretched to 15 length by 16 width. I'm sure everyone else's results could be different. If that is not big enough for you, you can always make the bags bigger by adding 10 sc to the starting chain and using more rows of either or both of the hdc and the mesh. Barb.

 

That is, probably hands down, the best bag I've seen. I am so making me a couple of those to take to the store with me. Thanks for sharing the pattern.

 

BTW, about how big is the finished bag? Inquiring minds want to know.

[oliveoil]

Wow!! I really like your idea of a flat bottom and not so much "mesh"!! As soon as I get my delivery of ink cartridges, I'll download your pattern and give it a try!! Thanx for the pattern!!

[librarycat513]

Question -

In the pattern it reads "Row 1: HDC in 3rd chain from hook and in each chain across (50 hdc), turn.

Rows 2-10: *Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), hdc in each hdc across, hdc in top of

turning chain 2, turn.* Repeat from * to * until you have completed 10 rows."

 

Now, I don't know if I'm doing this right, but each time I do a row starting with row 2, it seems like I'm increasing a stitch at the end of each row. Is that correct? I'd hate to get further into the pattern and discover I was all sorts of wrong.

[barbs0514]

All I can say is, count your stitches. You are probably putting a hdc in the same stitch as the ch 2. Hope this helps. Barb.

[barbs0514]

Just to clarify, when you skip 2 chains and make a hdc in the 3rd chain, those 2 skipped chains count as a hdc. Then when you turn and ch 2 for row 2, those 2 chains count as your first hdc. You should always have 50 stitches in each of the first 10 rows. Hope this helps anyone who is having a problem. Barb.

[librarycat513]

I finished my first market bag over the weekend. I'm waiting for a new webcam to come in the mail (something better than what I've been using in the past for pics - I think). As soon as it comes, I'll take pics.

 

By then, my bag is likely to have multiplied.

[caseysmom57]

Can someone post a picture of one completed?

[barbs0514]

There's a picture of one on my blog (scroll down to the bottom of the pattern). http://www.xanga.com/bratsis2

[caseysmom57]

There's a picture of one on my blog (scroll down to the bottom of the pattern). www.xanga.com/bratsis2

 

Thanks I didn't scroll down enough.