This design is suitable for making a shopper bag

You require two colors of yarn, dark and light.

Terminology: all crochet terms used are U.S.

Technique: Overlay mosaic crochet and Interlocking filet crochet in the round and row by row bottom up.

Below are two yardage options for sports and fingering yarn

Yarn: for example, Scheepjes Stone Washed

Gauge: 10 stitches in 5cm (2”) by 5 rows in 5cm (2”) in dc stitch pattern.

Hook 3.25 – 3.5 mm. Hook size needed to match the gauge.

Yardage approx
#1: 94 m of dark yarn, 75 m of light yarn. (103 yds and 82 yds)
#2: 91 m of dark yarn, 77 m of light yarn. (99½ yds and 84¼ yds)
#3: 91 m of dark yarn, 76 m of light yarn. (99½ yds and 83¼ yds)
#4: 88 m of dark yarn, 78 m of light yarn. (96¼ yds and 85½ yds)
Size: the side of the square is 25 cm (51 x 51 stitches, slightly less than 10 inches).

Yarn: for example, Scheepjes Whirl, Whirlette

Gauge: 13 stitches in 5cm (2”) by 7 rows in 5cm (2”) in dc stitch pattern.

Hook 2.5 mm. Hook size needed to match the gauge.

Yardage approx
#1: 62 m of dark yarn, 49 m of light yarn. (68 yds and 53½ yds)
#2: 60 m of dark yarn, 50 m of light yarn. (65¾ yds and 54¾ yds)
#3: 60 m of dark yarn, 49 m of light yarn. (65¾ yds and 53¾ yds)
#4: 58 m of dark yarn, 51 m of light yarn. (63½ yds and 55¾ yds)
Size: the side of the square is 19.5 cm (51 x 51 stitches, 7.5 inches).