Milo Crochet Market Tote Bag Free Pattern

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials

• As written, you will need less than 444 yards of Lion Brand Rewind Yarn in Current Situation (or two skeins) or 5 bulky tape or cotton yarn.
• Size K 6.5 mm crochet hook
• Scissors
• Stitch marker
• Yarn needle

Dimensions

Tote: approximately 21″ circumference & 12.5″ height (without handles) Handles: 37″ & 2″ width

Abbreviations

• ch = chain
• dc = double crochet
• sc = single crochet
• st = stitch
• sk = skip
• scbl = single crochet in the back loop of a stitch

Notes

• This bag pattern is written in American Standard Terms.
• Hold two strands of yarn together for the entire pattern, including the handles.
• I cannot guarantee how different yarns will work up with this pattern. I highly urge you to use the yarn that the pattern was written with.
• When working in rounds, we will be placing a stitch marker in the first stitch of every round.
• This is a cross-body bag, so you will have one long handle attached.

Crochet Market Tote Pattern Free

!! Work the entire pattern with two skeins of yarn held together !!

Working in Rows:

To start: ch 19

Row 1: In 2nd ch from the hook do a sc, sc in every ch across, turn. (18)

Row 2: Ch 1, In the 1st stitch do a sc, sc in every st across, turn. (18)

Row 3: Repeat 2

Row 4: Repeat 2

Row 5: Repeat 2 (but don’t turn, keep working the piece with the directions below)

Working in Rounds:

Round 1: working down the short side after the last row sc in the same st again, sc 4 times evenly along the short side, make on more sc in the same space as the last sc, now working down the bottom of the starting ch, sc across in each st for a total of 18 sc’s, sc in the same st as the last sc, work 5 sc’s down the other short side. (48 sts, including the 18 from row 5)

Round 2: scbl (place a stitch marker into this st), scbl in every st around. (48)

Round 3: sc (place a stitch marker into this st), ch 1, sk a st, *sc, ch 1, sk a st, repeat across ending with a ch 1, sk st. (48)

TIP: place or move up the stitch marker in the first st of each round

Round 4: *dc in ch 1 space, ch 1, sk a st, repeat from * around . (48)

Round 5: Repeat 4 (48)

Round 6: Repeat 3 (48)

Round 7: Repeat 4 (48)

Round 8: Repeat 4 (48)

Round 9: sc in every st around. (48)

Round 10: Repeat 9 (48)

Round 11: *sk the next st, dc, go back to the sk st and dc (criss-cross double crochet is made!) repeat from * around. (48)

Round 12: Repeat 9 (48)

Round 13: *dc, sk a st, ch 1, repeat from * across (48)

Round 14: Repeat 4 (48)

Round 15: Repeat 4 (48)

Round 16: Repeat 9 (48)

Round 17: Repeat 9, (48) slip stitch into the row before to finish. Fasten off yarn.

Handles:

To start: Leave a 10″ tail and ch 5

Row 1: starting in 2nd ch from the hook sc, sc in the remaining ch’s, turn. (4)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in the first st, sc in each st across. (4)

Row 3 – whatever length reaches 37″: Repeat Row 2, after the last row fasten off yarn leaving a 10″ tail.

Finishing:

Tote: Weave in ends throughout the tote with a yarn needle.

Handles: Attach the handles using the 10″ tailpiece on each end and a yarn needle. Attach to the top of the tote bag evenly along the next to the last row of sc’s and along the top securely on opposite sides of the bag to make a cross-body strap.