Crocheted Market Tote

Since my last market tote was knit, and I was not completely satisfied with the end-result, I thought I would crochet one this time. I found this Crochet Grocery Bag on Ravelry and gave it a try.

I have never crocheted anything following instructions, so it was a bit of a challenge. Unlike knitting, though, it seems that when you crochet, it's a lot easier to muddle through on your own. At least for me. And I usually don't mind if things don't come out exactly the way the pattern says. I have another skein of Knit Picks Cotlin (this time the color is Desert Turquoise) I will use. And I have a tad left-over from the other market tote I could use for the handles, maybe, if I run out of yarn.

It starts out looking very much like a doily:


I don't know if I made any mistakes with the increases, or (you guessed it, I am not much of a gauge person) the yarn just ran differently from the original pattern, but in any case, this turned into a very small bag. It certainly looks much smaller than the picture that came with the pattern. Oh well...


I used up one skein of the turquoise, then used the little bit of blue I had left for the handles. I love the pattern, and the shape and everything, it's just way small. My daughter immediately snatched it. I definitely want to make another one and just make it bigger.