Filet crochet bag - free pattern

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My first big project when I learnt to crochet was a filet crochet table cloth. It was very easy as you use only chains and double crochet stitches. Then I slowly progressed to more advanced stitches and techniques and filet crochet took a back seat. Lately I had been seeing a few filet crochet bags on Pinterest and I wanted one for me too. So I designed this very simple bag and I'm so much in love with this design that I'm considering making a pullover using this pattern. 

This pattern is written using standard American terms. 

Materials:

300 yards (275 meters) sport weight yarn

D/3.25 mm crochet hook

stitch markers

yarn hook

Stitches/Abbreviations Used

** - repeat instructions within asterisks as many times as instructed

[ ] - repeat stitches within parenthesis as a set as many times as instructed

Ch - chain

sl st - slip stitch

sc - single crochet (UK - double crochet)

dc - double crochet (UK - treble)

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Instruction

Note: Work up to round 8 in continuous rounds without joining at the end of each round. Place a marker at the beginning of a round moving it up as you progress

Round 1: Ch 43, sc in the 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch (place 1st marker here) and sc in rest of the chs across except the last (place 2nd marker at the sc worked in the ch before the last) 3 sc in the last ch, sc in next ch on the other side (place 3rd marker here), sc in next 39 ch on the other side (place 4th marker in the last sc made), 2 sc in next space (86 sts)

You will have 40 sts from the 1st marker to the 2nd marker, 3 sts between the 2nd and 3rd markers, 40 sts from the 3rd to 4th marker and 3 sc between the 4th and 1st marker 

Round 2: 2 sc in the next st (place a marker at the 1st st to mark the beginning of round), sc in each sc from 1st to 2nd marker, 2 sc in next 3 sc, sc in each sc from marker to marker, 2 sc in next 2 sc (92 sts)

Round 3: 2 sc in the next sc, sc in next sc, sc in each sc from 1st to 2nd marker, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 3 times, sc in each sc from marker to marker, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 2 times (98 sts)

Round 4: 2 sc in the next sc, sc in next 2 sc, sc in each sc from 1st to 2nd marker, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc] 3 times, sc in each sc from marker to marker, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc] 2 times (104 sts)

Round 5: 2 sc in the next sc, sc in next 3 sc, sc in each sc from 1st to 2nd marker, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc] 3 times, sc in each sc from marker to marker, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc] 2 times (110 sts)

Round 6: 2 sc in the next sc, sc in next 4 sc, sc in each sc from 1st to 2nd marker, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc] 3 times, sc in each sc from marker to marker, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc] 2 times (116 sts)

Round 7: 2 sc in the next sc, sc in next 5 sc, sc in each sc from 1st to 2nd marker, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 5 sc] 3 times, sc in each sc from marker to marker, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 5 sc] 2 times (122 sts)

Round 8: 2 sc in the next sc, sc in next 6 sc, sc in each sc from 1st to 2nd marker, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 6 sc] 3 times, sc in each sc from marker to marker, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 6 sc] 2 times (128 sts)

You can remove the markers, you don't need them anymore

Round 9: Ch 1, dc in each st around. Join with a sl st to the 1st st (128 sts)

Round 10: Ch 1, **dc in 3 sts, ch 1, repeat [skip next st, dc in next st, ch 1] 2 times** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join the last ch with a sl st to the 1st dc at the beginning of round.

Round 11: Ch 1, **dc in 3 sts, ch 1, repeat [skip next ch-1 space, dc in next st, ch 1] 2 times** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join the last ch with a sl st to the 1st dc at the beginning of round.

Round 12: Repeat round 11.

Round 13: Ch 1, dc in each dc and dc in each ch-1 space around. Join with a sl st to the 1st dc at the beginning of round. (128 sts)

Repeat round 10 to 13 six more times.

Next round: Ch 1, dc in each st around. Join.

Last round: Sl st in each st around. Fasten off yarn.

Handles (make 2)

Ch 94, sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across working 3 sc in the last ch, sc in each ch across on the other side, 2 sc in the last space. Sl st in the 1st sc and fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in all the loose ends. Sew the handles to the bag.