Round Bottom Cotton Shopping Bag Crochet Pattern

Round Bottom Cotton Shopping Bag 
Crochet Pattern
 By Sara Sach of Posh Pooch Designs

I am still on my Journey....

To design some fun and useful things

 from Cotton yarn.

So here is my next 
Cotton Crochet Pattern :

Round Bottom Cotton Shopping Bag

Make is solid, make it striped or use up all your left over cotton.

It is a very stretchy and the perfect size bag for shopping at the Farmer's Market.

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Skill: Easy

Materials:
Hook - J / 6.00MM
Cotton Worsted Weight Yarn (4) - 5 oz. Peaches and Cream
            Any cotton, cotton blend or WW(4) Acrylic will work
Yarn Needle

Stitches:
Chain (ch)
Slip Stitch (sl st)
Single Crochet (sc)
Double Crochet (dc)

Size: 15 inches long and 20 inches around

Notes:
Ch1 does not count as a st

Ch3 counts as a dc
Join Rounds with a Slip Stitch

R: 1 - Ch 5, join in a circle, ch 3, 11 dc in the circle, join to the ch3, ch3
 (12dc)

R: 2 - Dc in the same st as the ch3, 2 dc in each dc around, join, ch 3 (24dc)

R: 3 - Dc in the same st as the ch3,
*1 dc in the next st, 2 dc in next dc*
Repeat From * to * around, join, ch 3 (36dc)

R: 4 - Dc in the same st as the ch3,
*1 dc in the next 2 sts, 2 dc in the next dc*,
Repeat From *to* around, join, ch 3 (48dc)

R: 5 - Dc in the same st as the ch3,
*1 dc in the next 3 sts, 2 dc in the next dc*,
Repeat From *to* around, join, ch 3 (60dc)

R: 6 - Cross Stitch Row- dc in the dc before the Ch3,
* Skip the next st, dc in the next st, cross back and dc in the skipped st*,
Repeat From *to * around, join to the ch3, ch 3 (60sts).

R: 7 - 1 dc in each st around, join, ch 3 (60dc)

R: 8 - R: 23 - Repeat R: 6 and R : 7 Alternating Rows.
Ch1 after R: 23

If you would like the bag longer, 
continue to alternate R: 6 and R:7 until desired length.

R: 24 - 1 sc in each st around, joi, ch1 (60sc)

R: 25 -  Handles - 10 sc sts, ch 20, skip the next 10 sts,
 join to the next st with a sc, 1 sc in the next 19 sts, ch 20, 
skip the next 10, join to the next st with a  sts, 1sc in the last 9 sts, 
 join, ch 1
(10sc, 20chs, 20 sc, 20 chs, 10 sc =100 sts)

Make sure your handles are centered evenly on the bag.

R: 26 - 1 sc in each st and in each ch around, join, ch 1 (100 sc)

R: 27 - 1 sc in each sc, join and tie off. weave in your end. (100 sc)

Draw string - optional.
Ch 90, and tie off. tie a knot in each end. 
Weave the ch through last Cross Stitch row at the top of the bag.

I hope you enjoy making this bag

 as much as I enjoyed designing it!

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