••• ABOUT
An eco-friendly knitted market tote. It’s great for a trip to a local farmer’s markets to carry the goodies. You can take it to the park or beach filling it with snacks or carring blankets or some clothes. Or you can just wear it with your summer dress to compleate the look. Moreover this bag is a perfect alternative to the plastic bags, so it’s absolutely eco-friendly.

it’s quite stretchy. 45-55 cm wide, 37 cm tall without handles. Handles are 26 cm.

The pattern includes step by step written description and several photos to accompany the instructions.
Language used: English

••• YARN USED
Almost every cotton yarn is good for this project. The recommendable characteristics are 100-130m/50gr. You will need about 200gr of yarn. The yarn that was tested on this bag: Mandarin Naturell (Sandnes Garn), Mandarin Medi (Sandnes Garn), Baby Cotton XL (Gazzal), Calico (Nako)

••• SKILLS
intermediate level
knitting skills are involved: knit stitch, purl stitch, garter stitch, provisional or temporary cast-on, decreases, picking up stitches

••• SIZING
Width: 18.5”/47cm
Length: 14.5”/37cm
Straps: 20.5”/52cm
You have to keep in mind that the bag is quite stretchable thanks to the lace pattern

••• MORE
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••• COPYRIGHT
You can freely sell finished products made with KnitCo patterns, but please, be sure to mention KnitCo as the author of this pattern.

Hope you’ll enjoy this pattern and the bag!