Valerie’s Market Tote Crochet Pattern

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Valerie's Market Tote - Free Crochet Pattern - The Lavender Chair

Materials:

  • Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn
    • 300 yards Main color
    • 120 Yards Accent color
  • J 6.00mm Crochet Hook
  • Yarn  Needle

Difficulty:

Intermediate

Gauge:

15 Sc = approx 4 inches

Stitches:

CH: Chain- Yarn over pull through one loop.

SS: Slip stitch- Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over and pull through both the stitch and loop on the hook.

SC: Single crochet- Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over pull through two loops.

HDC: Half double crochet- Yarn over. Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over pull through stitch. Yarn over pull through three stitches.

Hdc3Tog: Half Double Crochet 3 Together- *Yarn over. Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over. Draw up loop.* Repeat from * to * a total of three times. Yarn over pull through all loops on the hook.

Instructions:

Chain 37

Round 1: 3Hdc in the third chain from hook. Hdc in the next 33 chains. 6hDc in the last chain. Working along the backside of the chains hDc across to the last stitch. 3hDc in the final chain. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (78 stitches)

Round 2: Chain 1. 2hDc in the next 3 stitches. Hdc in the next 33 stitches. 2hDc in the next 6 stitches. Hdc in the next 33 stitches. 2hDc in the next 3 stitches.  Join with a SS to the first hDc made. (90 Stitches)

Round 3. Chain 1. (2hDc. Hdc) x’ s 3. Hdc in the next 33 stitches. (2Hdcc. Hdc) x’s. 6. Hdc in the next 33 stitches. (2Hdc. Hdc) x’ s 3. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (102 stitches)

Round 4: Chain 1. (2Hdc. Hdc in the next 2 stitches) x’ s 3. Hdc in the next 33 stitches. (2Hdc. Hdc in the next 2 stitches) x’s. 6. Hdc in the next 33 stitches. (2Hdc. Hdc in the next 2 stitches) x’ s 3. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (114 stitches)

Round 5: Chain 1. Working in the BLO Hdc around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (114 stitches)

Round 6 – 11: Chain 1. Hdc around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Change Color

Round 12: Chain 2. *(Dc. Chain 1. Dc.) Skip the next 2 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Dc made. (38 v-stitches)

Round 13 – 23: SS into the next chain space. Chain 2. (Dc. Chain 1. Dc.) in the next chain 1 space around. Join with a SS to the first Dc made. (38 v-stitches)

Round 24 – 29: Chain 1. Sc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. (114 stitches)

Round 30: Chain 1. Sc in the next 25 stitches. Chain 50. Skip the next 19 stitches. Sc in the next 37 stitches. Chain 50 skip the next 19 stitches. Sc around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made.

Round 31 – 32: Chain 1. Sc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made.

Round 33: SS into the next 25 stitches. Sc in the next 50 stitches. SS into the next 37 stitches. Sc in the next 50 stitches. SS around. Join with a SS to the first SS made.

Finish off. Weave in ends.