Meshy Bag Saver Pattern

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Bag savers have to be one of the most used crochet items in my home. And I love coming up with new designs for them to change it up time to time.

After making the Avery Market Bag that uses the Crochet Mesh Stitch in the round I wanted to make a new bag saver that would use the same stitch in the round to have the same beautiful texture.

Now if you like bag savers or are a maker who would like a variety of bag savers to sell at market you can check out these other designs that I have:

• Farmhouse Style Crochet Bag Dispenser
• Easy Crochet Plastic Bag Holder
• Mini Bean Crochet Grocery Bag Storer

Notes:

• This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
• This pattern is worked in the round all in one piece.
• The initial chain at the start of each round does not count as a stitch unless noted.
• Some rounds do not have a starting chain (rounds 7 – 55).
• In the mesh stitch rounds (7 – 55), the slip stitch is counted as the last stitch in the round
• Finished size: 16″ long x 5.5″ wide when laid out flat.
• You can make this bag holder taller by increasing the number of repeat rows of the mesh stitch.
• The handle/hanger is adjustable by increasing the number of chains and single crochet stitches.

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Materials:

• 175 yards of medium 4-weight cotton yarn
• Yarn used: Lion Brand Re-Up Bonus Bundle Cotton or Big Twist Cotton Blend
• 5.50 mm crochet hook
• Yarn needle to weave in ends.
• Stitch markers
• Scissors

Crochet Abbreviations Used (US Terms):

• st/sts – stitch/stitches
• sl st – slip stitch
• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• sc2tog – single crochet two together
• hdc – half double crochet
• x – times (ex 2x = two times)

Special Stitch Instructions:

sc2tog – insert hook into next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, insert hook into the following stitch, yarn over and pull a loop, yarn over again, and pull through all 3 loops on your hook.

Meshy Bag Saver Video Tutorial:

Meshy Bag Saver Pattern:

Base/Foundation: ch 20, join 1st and last st of chain with a sl st to create a circle.

Round 1: ch 1, hdc 32 times into the ring all around foundation chain, join last hdc with 1st hdc of the round with a sl st (32 stitches)

Round 2: ch 1, (starting in 1st stitch), * hdc in next stitch, hdc 2x in next stitch, repeat from * all around,  join last hdc with 1st hdc of the round with a sl st (48 stitches)

Rounds 3 – 6: ch 1, starting in 1st st: hdc in each st all the way around, join last hdc with 1st hdc of the round with a sl st (48 stitches)

Round 7: sc into the 1st st, * ch 1, skip 1 st, sc in the next st, repeat from * until 1 st is left in the round, skip last st and sl st to 1st sc to join (the last sl st will count as a st) (48 stitches)

Rounds 8 – 55: sc into the 1st st, * ch 1, skip ch sp, sc into the next st, repeat from * all round, sl st to 1st sc to join (the last sl st will count as a st)(48 stitches)

Round 56: ch 1, turn, hdc into the 1st st, hdc in each stitch/ch sp all the way around (remember that the previous rounds sl st counts as a st), join last hdc with 1st hdc of the round with a sl st (48 stitches)

Round 57: ch 1, starting in 1st stitch: hdc in each stitch all the way around,  join last hdc with 1st hdc of the round with a sl st (48 stitches)

Round 58: ch 1, (starting in the 1st stitch) * hdc in the next stitch, sc2tog over the next 2 stitches, repeat from * all around, join last sc2tog with 1st hdc of the round with a sl st (32 stitches)

Round 59: ch 1, starting in 1st stitch: hdc in each stitch all the way around,  join last hdc with 1st hdc of the round with a sl st (32 stitches)

Top Ring/Ring for Hanging:

Base: starting from Round 40, ch 1, (starting in the 1st st) sc in each of the next 4 stitches

Round 1:  ch 12, sl st to join chain to the 1st sc of the 4 sc of the base of the ring. (This will create a loop)

Round 2: ch 1 and sc 26 times into the loop going back in the direction you just chained, sl st to the stitch after Row 1 that is in Round 40.

Fasten off and weave in your ends.

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