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"Make your crochet a statement part of your outfit and personalise it with pompoms in your colour palette. See you at the market, or park, or beach… \nWorked with Aran yarn held double, this cotton bag grows quickly. With the option of adding cardboard to a channel around the edge, the bag is also sturdy and keeps it's shape!MaterialsWooden bag handles, 18cm – I used these. \n5 balls of Women’s InstituteCotton Aran Yarn in Cream, 100g/160m \n7mm crochet hook\nLength of thick cardboard approx. 90cm (L) x 8cm (W) – I cut up a cardboard box! \nAssorted pompom makers and acrylic yarn scraps for pompoms\nFinished bag sizeApprox. 40cm (W) x 24cm (H – without handles) x 9cm (D)\nGauge10cm square = 12sts x 11rows in rows of dc with yarn held double, though gauge is not essential\nAbbreviationsch        chain\ndc        double crochet (US single crochet)\ninc       increase – work two double crochet in one stitch\nst(s)     stitch(es)\nss         slip stitch\nStitch descriptions\nSlip stitch: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, pull this loop through first loop on hook \n\nDouble crochet: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops\n\nBag pattern – MAKE 2\nFoundation rowUsing a 7mm crochet hook and the yarn held double, make 24dc around the bottom bar of the bag handle, turn. (24 sts)\n\nRow 1  \nChain 1 (does not count as a stitch throughout pattern), 6dc, inc, dc until 7 sts remain, inc, 6dc. (26 sts)\n\nRows 2-13  \nRepeat row 1. (50 sts at end of row 13)\nRow 142ss, 6dc, inc, 6dc, inc, sc until 16 stitches remain, inc, 6dc, inc, 6dc, leave last two stitches unworked, turn. (50 sts not including slip stitches)\n\nRow 15-26\nRepeat row 14, do not count slip stitches from previous row as stitches. Cut and fasten off yarn. (50 sts)Row 27Turn your work 90 degrees clockwise, as shown in picture. \nReattach yarn to the first slip stitch of row 14, and ss in each of the 2ss. Next, dc in the unworked dc stitches from row 15, ss in 2ss from row 16, dc in unworked dc stitches from row 17. Continue in this way, working ss in the slip stitches, and dc in the unworked double crochets until you reach the bottom of the bag at row 26. Work one dc in each stitch around the bottom until you get to the other side, work back up the bag in the same way you worked down the opposite side. Stop when you have worked the last of the unworked stitches for row 14. Cut and fasten off yarn. (102 stiches)\nThis will neaten off the edges of the bag panels ready for joining with side panels.Side panel 1Having made two bag panels, using a 7mm crochet hook and two strands of yarn held double, choose one panel and place it wrong side up (you can choose which is wrong and which is right). Reattach the yarn to one end of Row 27 in the back loop only.\nRow 1Ch1 (does not count as a stitch) and, working in the back loop only, make one dc in each stitch, turn. (102).\nRows 2-8Repeat row 1. (102)\nRow 9Take second bag panel and place it right sides together with the one you are working on. Ss in the frontloop only of each stitch from second bag panel row 27. At the end of the row, cut and fasten off yarn. Your two bag panels should now be joined by a side panel.\n\n\n\nSide panel 2We are now going to make a second side panel to sit on top of the first. This will create a channel through which we will slide the strip of cardboard to stiffen the bag.\nReattach the yarn to one end of Row 27 in an unworked loop.\nRow 1Ch1 (does not count as a stitch) and, working in the unworked loops only, make one dc in each stitch, turn. (102).\nRows 2-8Repeat row 1. (102)\nRow 9Ss in the unworked loop only of each stitch from the second bag panel along row 27. At the end of the row, cut and fasten off yarn. Your two bag panels should now be joined by two side panels.\n\nTurn your bag right sides out. Now slide the cardboard in between the two side panels. To close the tops of the side panel channels, whip stitch using a tapestry needle and one strand of yarn, or slip stitch using your crochet hook. Repeat on both sides.\nWeave in ends, make and attach pompoms of your choice to one side of the bag!\n\n                                                                                                                                                                          \nI hope you enjoyed this pattern! Find Lindsey and more free Lottie and Albert patterns at @lottieandalbert and www.lottieandalbert.blogspot.com\n"
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