Project label: Free crochet pattern / beginner-friendly color play.
This small striped bag is meant for beginners who want a wearable project after making flat swatches. It is worked as two rectangles, seamed on three sides, then finished with simple crocheted handles. The stripes keep the making interesting and the structure stays practical.
Materials
- Worsted cotton or cotton-acrylic yarn in coral, teal, butter yellow, white, and deep navy
- 5 mm hook for body, 4.5 mm hook for handle edging
- Yarn needle, scissors, measuring tape
- Optional fabric lining for extra strength
Abbreviations
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
Gauge and size
Each panel is about 10 inches wide by 11 inches tall. Work 15 hdc rows to 4 inches, or adjust your starting chain for your preferred width.
Instructions
- Panel one: ch 41. Row 1: hdc in the second ch from hook and each ch across. Count: 40 hdc.
- Rows 2-6: ch 1, turn, hdc across in coral.
- Rows 7-12: work teal. Rows 13-18: work white. Rows 19-24: work butter yellow. Rows 25-30: work deep navy.
- Make a second panel the same way, or reverse the stripe order for a playful back.
- Place panels wrong sides together. With navy, sc through both layers down one side, across the bottom, and up the second side. Leave the top open.
- Top edge: work 2 rounds of sc around the opening, placing one sc in each stitch.
- Handles: mark 8 center stitches on front and back. Join yarn at one marker, ch 34, skip marked stitches, sc into next stitch. Continue sc around and repeat on the back. Work one more sc round over the chains.
Finishing and color notes
Keep the handle chains slightly loose so the top does not pull inward.
For a stronger market bag, line the inside or carry lighter items only.
This is an original practical pattern draft for crocheters to make, adapt, and swatch. Check your own gauge, yarn label, and finished measurements before making multiples.