Free Crochet Snowman Market Bag – Day 16 of the Advent Calendar MCAL 2024
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This adorable crochet snowman pouch can fit comfortably inside your purse. It’s easy to convert it into a market bag when you need to do some shopping.
Welcome back to the Advent Calendar Mystery Crochet Along. Today is day 16 of our 24 day long celebration where I release one stitch tutorial on all odd days and one free pattern on all even days for Christmas gifts right here on my blog. Each day will be a fun holiday surprise for yarn lovers!
If you want to make this cute crochet snowman, then be sure to check out yesterday’s Treble Filet Crochet stitch tutorial first. The post will walk you through how to crochet the treble filet crochet stitch step-by-step so you’re ready to rock today’s frosty project.
Worsted weight yarn and the mesh fabric created by the treble filet crochet technique makes this crochet snowman project go by quickly. You can crochet these cute market bags so fast that you could probably make one for yourself and one to give away to a friend too.
The project involves minimal sewing since the pouch and the bag are all one piece. All you need to do to complete the snowman pattern is to attach the snowman’s eyes, nose, mouth, and hat.
So let’s get started!
All Advent Calendar Mystery CAL Stitches + Patterns
As you may know, this collection also includes another pattern using the crochet knit stitch. It’s the Gingerbread Man Market Bag. That pattern is currently only available in the ebook “Last Minute Crochet Gifts Made Easy Vol 3”.
This Holiday Season is very special! The Advent Calendar Mystery Crochet Along includes 12 free stitch tutorials (with videos) and 12 free crochet gift patterns. But there are actually 24 patterns. But you don’t know which odd day each stitch tutorial and which 1 of 2 stitch-related patterns gets published on the following even days.
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Get the PDF of the Crochet Snowman Market Bag
This pattern is also available as an ad-free, printable pdf pattern that can be purchased at the links below on Ravelry and Etsy for only a small fee.
So, let me now give you the supplies you need in order to make this crochet snowman market bag
How To Make the Crochet Snowman Market Bag
Materials you will need
- Premier Just Yarn (worsted-weight, 400 g/875 yds)
- Black
- Goldfish
- White
Gauge
3 sts x 4 rounds = 1 square inch
Size
Pouch: 6 inches
Bag open, flat, relaxed: 12 x 14 inches
Stitches and abbreviations used in the pattern
Learn all the basic crochet stitches HERE (US crochet terms)
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch (I use the invisible sl st – learn it here)
- sc = single crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tr = treble crochet
- blo = back loop only
- inc = increase
- ATV = alternative turning chain
Treble Filet Crochet Video Tutorial
Before you start making the Crochet Snowman Market Bag, you’ll need to know how to do the treble filet crochet technique.
Find the Video, Photo, and Written Tutorial for Treble Filet Crochet Here
Three additional video tutorials that will help you to crochet the farmer’s market bags can be found HERE (3 parts showing you how to crochet a sample market bag)
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Free Crochet Snowman Market Bag Pattern
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Instructions for the Crochet Snowman Market Bag Pattern
Make sure to check out the stitch tutorial shown above (important) as it includes video tutorials to make the market bag! There are 4 videos for this bag!
Crochet in continuous rounds (use a stitch marker) unless otherwise (sl st) mentioned.
First circle of the pouch
R1: Make a Magic Ring, add 6 sc
R2: 2 sc all around (12 sts)
R3: * 1 sc, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end (18 sts)
R4: * 1 sc in 2 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end (24 sts)
R5: * 1 sc in 3 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end (30 sts)
R6: * 1 sc in 4 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end (36 sts)
R7: * 1 sc in 5 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end (42 sts)
R8: * 1 sc in 6 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end (48 sts)
R9: * 1 sc in 7 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end (54 sts)
R10: * 1 sc in 8 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end (60 sts)
R11: * 1 sc in 9 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end (66 sts)
R12: * 1 sc in 10 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end (72 sts)
You’ll now continue into the main bag from the first circle directly.
Main Bag (non-continuous rounds)
All first dc and tr stitches are made as an ATC (stacked sc stitch) having 2 sc stacked for the dc, and 3 sc stacked for the tr.
R1: (for every stitch go through the blo AND the 3rd loop at the same time – for stability – leaving flo left over) * 1 dc in 11 sts, 3 dc in the next st, repeat from * until the end, inv sl st (84 sts)
R2: * (1 dc, ch 1, sk 1) 6 times, [1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc] in the same st, ch 1, sk 1, repeat from * until the end, finish with sk 1, ch 1, inv sl st (96 sts)
R3: *1 tr, ch 2, sk 2 sts/chs, repeat from * until the end, inv sl st (96 sts)
R4-12: *1 tr, ch 2, sk 2 chs, repeat from * until the end, inv sl st (96 sts)
R13: 1 dc, 2 dc in ch-2 sp, repeat from * until the end, inv sl st (96 sts)
R14: * 1 sc in 15 sts, ch 20, sk 18 st, 1 sc in 15 st, repeat from * one more time, inv sl st (100 sts)
R15: 1 sc per st/ch, inv sl st (100 sts)
R16-17: 1 sc per st, inv sl st (100 sts)
Fasten off
The second circle for the pouch
Repeat R1-12 from the first pouch’s pattern
R13: 1 dc in 60 sts, turn
You’ll now connect the first with the second circle to make the pouch. Make sure the wrong side of the circles are facing each other, having the right side on the outside.
R14: *1 dc, inv sl st over to the flo of the first circle, now go back to the second circle, repeat from * 59 more times, fasten off, weave in ends.
5 Mouth Circles “stones” – in black
Make a magic ring, add 6 sc, sl st, fasten off and sew onto the front of the face.
2 Eyes – in black
R1: Make a magic ring, add 6 sc, sl st
R2: 2 sc per st, sl st
Fasten off and sew to the front of the face.
Carrot Nose – in goldfish orange
Ch 8, start from 2nd ch from the hook
R1: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, turn
R2: 1 sc per st, turn
R3-7: 1 sc dec, 1 sc until the of the row, turn
Last row sc dec
Fasten off and sew to the front of the face
Top Hat – in black
Crochet in continuous rounds (use a stitch marker)
R1: magic ring, 6 sc, close ring
R2: 2 sc per st
R3: (1 sc, 2 sc) 6 times
R4: (1 sc in 2 sts, 2 sc) 6 times
R5: 1 sc in blo
R6 – 10: 1 sc per st
R11: (1 sc in 3 sts, 2 sc) 6 times
R12: (1 sc in 4 sts, 2 sc) 6 times
Fasten off and sew to the top side of the “head”/ pouch
Quick note: the opening of the pouch is on the bottom below the mouth.
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