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Summertime is the time of overwhelming plenty of everything at the market. Whether it is melons and pineapples that you want to carry home, or fresh peas, cherries, strawberries, you will need a bag. Here you are.

The bag is made out of cotton and provides space for all those summery goodies. There are two versions: One only uses an easy mosaic pattern and is then worked in stockinette stitch. The other one is stripy and incorporates the same mosaic pattern. Another detail is the picot edge on top. Finally there are instructions for knitted or crocheted handles.

Difficulty level: intermediate (knitting in the round on circular needles, picking up stitches, slipped stitches). When working crochet handles, you need to know how to work basic crochet stitches.

Yarn: Steinbach Nizza (100% cotton, 140m/50g; 153yds/1.76oz), 2 balls in main color, 1 ball in contrast color.
Sample in blue with one handle used 271m (297yds) of main color and 98m (107yds) of contrast color.
Sample in yellow with two handles is made out of Lana Grossa Basic Cotton Plus (50% cotton, 50% acrylic, 130m/50g; 142yds/1.76oz) and used 260m (284yds) of main color and 122m (133yds) of contrast color.

Needles: 4mm (US 6) circular needle. When working crochet handles, you also need a hook in size 3.75mm (F).

Notions: yarn needle, stitch marker
Gauge: 21 stitches/27 rows in stockinette stitch = 10cm/4in.

Size: 60cm/24in circumference unstretched, 35cm/14in in height. The handles are 55cm/22in in length.

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