Free Crochet Pattern: Apple-Bottom Net Bag | Summer Edition

This is a crocheted piece.

I tried knitting a classic crochet net bag, which wasn't in the repertoire of free knitting patterns.
Net bags can be used as interior decoration all year round, and in the summer you'll want to take them with you when you go out.

The key point is that the bottom is slightly concave, giving it a gathered look.
It looks a bit like the bottom of an apple, so we named it that.

This one is a little on the small side. I made it a size that would be good for carrying the bare minimum of valuables.
This bag is knitted in a way that allows you to make the bottom as large as you want!
As long as you know how to attach the handle, you can adjust the size.
Please refer to the instructions at the end of the page for how to arrange the flowers.

If you put a ball of yarn inside and hang it on your arm, it can also be used as a bag when knitting while standing (you sometimes see these in knitting scenes overseas).
What do you use it for?

Yarn and Crochet Hook Size

Hamanaka Flax Linen Col. 110 (Red)...50g
The different color sample is col.109 (navy)
3.0 mm (JP 5/0)

Finished Size

Height 32cm (including handle) x Width 19cm

Crochet Pattern

Apple-bottom net bag knitting pattern (PDF) page 1 (bag bottom)
Apple-bottom net bag knitting pattern (PDF) page 2 (sides and handles)

Instructions

Please refer to the crochet pattern along with these instructions.

①Start knitting from the center of the bottom of the bag, making a loop.
The knitting pattern uses different shades of color every other row to make it easier to read.

For rows 2 to 6, increase stitches in four places in each row.
Check that there are 24 nets in the sixth row in one lap.

② Knit rows 7 to 22 (side of the bag) without increasing or decreasing the number of stitches.
To prevent the start position from shifting, the knitting method for the start and end of the knitting is changed every other row.

③ Once you have knitted the sides up to row 22, divide the base of the handle into 4 sections and knit back and forth.
Knit in the order of A→B→C→D in the knitting pattern.

[A]
Only A will be knitted continuously using the yarn that was used to knit the side.
Knit the first row of A while looking at the back of the knitted fabric. Cut the yarn when you have knitted up to the fifth row of A.
[B]
B attaches the yarn and begins knitting.
Knit the first row of B in the same way while looking at the back.
Knit up to row B5 in the same way as A, then continue to knit 40 chain stitches.
Then, gather the chains of the net part that you knitted last in A into a bundle, make a crisscross stitch, and cut the yarn.
Now the chain that forms the base of the handle is connected from B to A.
[C]
C also puts on the yarn and starts knitting.
As with A, cut the yarn after knitting up to row C5.
[D]
D also puts on the yarn and starts knitting.
D After knitting up to the 5th row, knit 40 chain stitches as in B, and connect it to the last net of C with a quarter stitch.
Don't cut the yarn, just continue knitting the outer edge.
The edges were knitted by knitting three quarter stitches in each area of the net.
In the V-shaped depressions on both sides, gather the netting on both sides into a bundle and knit two stitches together.
To make the 40 stitches for the chain handle, pick up one strand on the other side of the chain and the back of the chain.
Once you have completed one circumference, pull the thread through the first stitch and cut the D thread.

④ Attach yarn to each of the two V-shaped parts on the inside of the handle and crochet the edges.
Again, crochet two quarter stitches at the bottom of the V.

How to adjust the size?

If you want to adjust the size, you can use the knitting pattern as is as long as the number of nets in one lap is an even multiple of 4.
That said, there's no need to think about it too hard.
If you finish knitting the row you increase at the bottom on an even row, the number of stitches in one round will be an even multiple of 4!

For the sides of this bag, the bottom has been increased to six rows (an even number of rows).
There are 24 nets in one lap.
So, each section at the base of the handle will be divided into 6 nets each (make sure this number is even).
Then knit A to D on top of that.

Adjust the length of the handle by adjusting the number of stitches on the chain.
For the edges, I think it would be best to knit three round stitches on each net (if three stitches doesn't look right, adjust so that the number of stitches on each side is roughly the same).

Your work

Marotan's "Apple-bottomed net bag"

I wanted to wear it over my shoulder, so I made it larger. It's 54cm long (including the handle) and 32cm wide.
I knitted this bag using 4.5 balls of Gosho Sangyo's Moja Moja Cotton and size 8 needles. It's fun to knit a net bag because it gets bigger and bigger just by knitting chains. It was a fun time. Thank you for always sharing your wonderful recipes.