Striped Crochet Market Bag

In the Designer's Words: No more plastic bags! Crochet our own pretty market bag and carry your groceries in style. This crochet market bag is easy to make, using the linen stitch.
Market bags are the perfect way to combine your love of free crochet patterns with practical uses. While buying recycled bags might seem like a cheaper and easier solution, those bags are not made to last ironically enough. If you tend to carry a lot of heavy groceries and need something sturdy for your veggies, then check out the Striped Crochet Market Bag. This crochet pattern makes the perfect market bag, because it is roomy, sturdy, and easy-to-carry. Apples, oranges, and even canned goods will easily be carted in this cutie.

Every little geek needs at least one evil bib - and why not one whose tentacles will help catch the drool for you? This is a beginner's crochet project that requires 1 skein of cotton yarn to complete, using basic stitches.

Make your spring mermagical with this adorable Mermaid-Themed Easter Basket! The scales and tiny fin make this handmade basket amazingly aquatic, and any mermaid lover is sure to cherish it! The finished result looks adorable, and the design is surprisingly simple - plus, there are tons of photos to guide you along the way!

A row of pretty scallops accents the flap of this vintage styled clutch. A chain-stitch loop and vintage button provide the bag's closure and add an elegant touch. Simple to stitch in a single panel of worsted-weight coral cotton yarn, this project is ideal for summer stitching and accessorizing.

This Blooming Easter Basket features fun textures, flowers, and a braided handle. Crochet Easter baskets are totally adorable and they're lot of fun to create and decorate! The best part about this basket is that you can leave the handle off and use it as a decor piece instead!

This geometric pattern makes a beautiful and stylish fold-over clutch bag, but you could also use it as a tapestry wall-hanging, a trendy accent pillow, or make several panels, join them together and make a rug or throw.

The bag is worked in two separate pieces worked in flat rows and joined together. The bag also includes an optional fabric lining that is crocheted in place.

Make a bouncing bunny or a lolloping lamb with this pattern, or if you can't decide which you like best why not make them both?

The sturdy design of these baskets will ensure your characters are always in good shape no matter how many Easter egg hunts you go on or how many spring gifts you pack into them.

If you love pretty pastels, portable projects, or granny squares, then get your hook ready for this Flower Clutch! This pouch is made using a repeat motif (small flower square) that is then sewn together to form the pouch.

The stitches used fit quite snugly together, which means that you don't have to line the pouch if you plan to use this for slightly larger things like your phone or wallet. It's the perfect project to use up all those colorful scraps!

These little baskets will certainly make your Easter much joyful and cheerful! Easter Eggs are one of the most beautiful and appreciated symbols of Easter. They convey the everlasting notion of fertility, new life and re-birth. These flower-resembling baskets are wonderful way to display your Easter eggs, decorate an Easter scene or give as gifts.