Whether you’re heading to the market, the beach, or off on a weekend road trip, the Prairie Flower Market Bag is ready to go wherever summer takes you. With its airy lace, graceful strap shaping, generous size, and timeless style, it’s the perfect warm-weather companion.

To make your experience smooth and enjoyable, the 14-page pattern PDF is packed with helpful resources: a full list of abbreviations, clear instructions for special stitches, a schematic, a linked table of contents, four stitch charts (covering the base, body, top edge, and strap), plus QR codes and links to five video tutorials to guide you through the trickier steps.

How This Bag Is Made
Bag is crocheted from the bottom up, starting with an oval worked in double crochet to create a sturdy base. The body is stitched using a diamond lace pattern before shifting to a shell eyelet pattern on the top edge. Next, the left and right sides of the strap are worked with simple shaping at the beginning and ends of rows. Finally, the two ends of the strap are joined with single crochet and a single crochet edging is added.

Take a closer look at how the Prairie Flower Market Bag comes together in this short pattern preview video!

Pattern is written in US crochet terms.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Concentration Level
Some concentration required. Easily memorized stitch patterns and minimal shaping might require some focus and counting.

Stitches Used
Chains, slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, double crochet 3 together, shells, and V-stitches.

Techniques Used
Working into both sides of a foundation chain, working in the round, using stitches in place of chains to end a round (half double crochet join), ability to read a crochet stitch chart is not necessary but may help.

Finished Measurements (approximate size after blocking)
15 inches (38 cm) wide x 14.5 inches (37 cm) long (not including strap) x 4 inches (10 cm) deep
10-inch (25.5 cm) strap drop length

Super fine (CYC #1) Weight Yarn
Approximately 900 yards (823 m)

Suggested Yarn Substitutes
Sample was made with super-fine–weight cotton, but feel free to substitute the super-fine–weight yarn of your choice. Linen and hemp would also be good options. Because results may vary, crocheting a gauge swatch with your alternative yarn is recommended.

• Aunt Lydia’s Fashion Crochet Thread Size 3
• Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/4 Mercerized
• Patons 100% Cotton 4 Ply
• Silk City Fibers Linen

Additional Tools and Materials
Size C/2/2.75mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle

Gauge
Gauge is important for this project to ensure that your finished bag will be the desired size.
I used a C/2/2.75mm crochet hook. Select the hook size that gives the best appearance for your choice of yarn and your tension. A significantly different gauge may require more or less yarn than listed.

14-PAGE PATTERN INCLUDES
• List of abbreviations used, plus detailed instructions for special stitches.
• Schematic.
• Linked Table of Contents.
• 4 stitch charts, including bag base, body, top edge, and left side of strap.

This Pattern Comes with Additional Resources to Help You Along
• Detailed instructions and 5 video tutorials will walk you through how to crochet your bag. (QR codes and URL links in the pattern will direct you to each video.)
• Pattern support. Please feel free to send me a message if you have any questions about the pattern. I’m always happy to help!

This pattern listing includes 1 downloadable file:
Pattern is presented in a 2-column layout with color photos, 4 stitch charts, and schematic. Images and charts include alt text. File size: 6.8 MB
(This pattern includes many accessibility features, including alt text, proper tagging, and screen-reader–friendly formatting. While not yet fully PDF/UA compliant, it was designed with accessibility as a priority.)