The French Market Bag is worked from the bottom up. The bottom is flat and it is worked as a growing circle in the round on double-pointed needles, while the sides of the bag are worked in the round in the knotted openwork pattern on a circular needle. The top of the bag is finished with an i-cord edge. The lining is sewn with the same construction as the bag and then sewn onto the finished bag. At the end, the leather straps are sewn onto the top of the bag.

Size: one size

Diameter: 22 cm 8¾ inches

Circumference: 68 cm 26¾ inches

Height: 24 cm 9½ inches

Gauge: 16 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm 4 x 4 inches in knotted openwork pattern on 4 mm US6 needles with three strands of yarn held together

Needles: Circular needles: 4 mm US6 / 60 cm 24 inches; Double-pointed needles: 4 mm US6

Materials:150 g Japansk Bomuld by Isager Yarn (50 g = 315 m 344 yds), cotton fabric for lining: 96 x 27 cm 37¾ x 10¾ inches, leather shoulder straps 2 x 94 cm ¾ x 37 inches

Difficulty:
★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)
See the classification of difficulty here.