Saturday, July 15, 2017

Another Summer Market Bag


Time to use up my stash and finish those "smaller" projects that's been sitting around. That means another Market Bag! :) After making (& using) my last market bag, I found it a bit narrow for our needs so, I found another pattern that I thought would suite our grocery (& other shopping) needs better: Knitted Mesh Market bag by Gretta F. Heddy. Using my Denise US13 & 15 needles and the remainder of my Peaches 'N Cream yarn and a skein of my Lilly Sugar 'n Cream yarn, my mesh bag adventure began.


I tried very hard to follow the pattern. I started off the bag as stated on the pattern. In hind sight, I think I would've done a cable cast on for the handles to make it sturdier.  Then it was onto the body of the bag.  As stated on the pattern I switched to my US15 needles; after doing two (2) rows, I realized that my gauge was simply too big for the body. Thus, for the remainder of the bag, I switched back to my US13 needles and finished off the bag for a total of thirty-four (34) rows (nine (9) inches). Finally, I was ready to finish the bottom of the bag. I chose the flat bottom option and proceeded to follow the instructions. After completing the final four (4) rows, it looked .... narrow. So, I added an additional four (4) rows for a total of eight (8) rows then crocheted the bag closed (instead of doing a three-day bind off. Here's what the bag looks like:
Now, it's time to give this bag a whirl! ❤️

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