The inspiration for this Market Bag came from the (now defunct), Ravelry Designers Challenge, with the theme of “spring awakening”.

The bag starts with a pinhole cast on. Increases are worked into a leaf lace pattern to form the base of the bag. The leaf lace transitions to a lace mesh, and finishes with a garter stitch edging. A twisted cord allows for easy carrying and helps to keep the bag tied shut!

The sample was knit in FibraNatura Good Earth Solids, a worsted/aran blend of 53% cotton and 47% flax. The flax content makes the yarn quite durable, so if substituting yarns, I’d suggest a cotton/flax or cotton/hemp blend.

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Pattern Notes:

This pattern has written instructions, and the stitch pattern is both written and charted. This pattern also has an accessible large print option that is compatible with screen-reading software. This option includes only the written instruction.

Note that gauge and yarn weight are both flexible for this pattern, though it will change the appearance and/or size of the finished object.

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Techniques Used:
decreases: k2tog, ssk
increases: yarn over, m1l, m1r, m1p
pinhole cast on
knit cast off
working small circumferences in the round
creating a twisted cord

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Newest Update: June 28, 2022