Market bags have been enjoying a strong resurgence in popularity. Here’s a fresh take on this classic style just in time for reopening farmers’ markets. Leverett’s lovely color palette and cotton-linen blend are ideal for stranded colorwork. A long cross-body shoulder strap and a secret inside pocket add to the practicality and usefulness of this bag. Sagitta is knit in the round from the center to the outer edge to create the base. The stranded colorwork pattern is worked in the round as the body of the bag grows vertically. The colorwork pattern is in chart form only.

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Skill Level: Intermediate.
Finished Measurements: Shown in 18” length
Circumference – 29” in sold color below the colorwork and 27” in colorwork
Length – 16 (18)”
Yarn Requirements: Valley Yarns Leverett (70% Pima Cotton/ 30% Linen; 50g/109yds)
MC – 4 hanks shown in 004 Stone
CC1 – 2 hanks shown in 010 Lilac
CC2 – 2 hanks shown in 005 Leaf
Needles:
US 4 (3.50mm) DPNs and 16–24” (or 40” to work Magic Loop technique) circular to get gauge.
US 5 or US 6 (3.75mm or 4.00mm) 16–24” (or 40” to work Magic Loop technique) circular if needed to maintain consistent gauge while working colorwork
Gauge: 22 sts and 30 rnds = 4” in stranded colorwork pattern, blocked