Crossed Loop Market Bag

Pattern #A51. Make a colorful knitted string bag for your next shopping trip. This bag scrunches down to next to nothing until needed, then expands to accommodate more fiber stash purchases or whatever. It's a great bag to take to the beach or poolside, too!

The knitting goes quickly because the main pattern stitch is an elongated twisted stitch 2-rows high. You'll also be guided step-by-step with skill-building instructions for making a self-joining tubular casing for the drawstring I-cord handles.

2 sizes -- Little Shopper 20" opening and Big Shopper 30" opening. String or firm cotton thread, US 3 or 4 / 3.25 or 3.5 mm needles suggested. Shown in handspun cotton. Written stitch instructions.