Boho Bag One Skein Crochet Market Bag: Pattern Overview

Pink and orange gradient crocheted market bag with a textured strap and a coconut button closure, shown hanging.

Project introduction

A finished crocheted market tote bag in self-striping pink, coral and orange yarn with textured V stitches, a wooden button closure and a long striped strap, hanging against a light wall.

Person wearing a crochet market tote bag with mustard yellow and gray vertical stripes.

This article is a pattern overview of the Boho Bag, a one skein crochet market bag by designer ChristaCoDesign, not a full tutorial or row-by-row pattern. To make the bag, use the complete instructions on the designer’s own page: Original designer’s pattern and instructions. The designer offers the written pattern free on her page and also sells an ad-free, well formatted printable PDF in her shop, so the free web version and the paid PDF are separate options.

The Boho Bag brings together texture and stripes using just one skein of self striping yarn. The color changes flow smoothly, so the striping effect appears on its own while you crochet. The finished tote is sturdy yet lightweight, and the source describes how it keeps its shape when you add items. It hangs nicely from a hook or over a shoulder, making it a fun and versatile project for everyday use.

Spring Clean Your Stash Blog Hop

The Boho Bag took part in the Spring Clean Your Stash Blog Hop hosted by Carroway Crochet. Events like this celebrate projects that put existing yarn to good use, which suits a one skein design well. This background helps explain the project’s focus: a beautiful bag that uses up a single ball without leaving much behind.

More about this tote Pattern Overview

The signature look of this tote is a textured V pattern. According to the source, the Vs are formed by crocheting into the rows below and behind the rows, which builds the raised texture across the body of the bag. The technique may sound confusing at first, so the designer’s tutorial includes photos for the first couple of rounds to show exactly where each stitch lands.

Stretch is minimal, which suits a purse that needs to hold its form. The source notes that the strap stretches the most, and how much depends on how heavily you fill the bag.

The Yarn For This One Skein Crochet Market Bag Pattern Overview

The sample uses Bernat Pop, a self striping yarn with bright, cheerful colorways. Because the yarn changes color on its own, you get the striped effect without joining new balls or weaving in lots of ends. The designer chose the Scarlet Sizzle colorway and describes it as bright and summery, a great pick for days at the beach, pool, or park.

Bernat Pop is a #4 medium worsted weight yarn, so you may substitute a comparable worsted weight yarn if you prefer a different brand or colorway. The designer notes that she loves how smoothly the color changes blend in this yarn.

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If you keep a project queue on Ravelry, you can add this pattern there to save it for later. It is a handy way to bookmark the design until the right skein is in your hands.

Materials For The Boho Bag Market Tote

Close-up of a crocheted market bag in pink and orange self-striping yarn with a wooden button.

Gather everything before you start, since this is a one skein project with a tight yarn margin. The source lists the following supplies, and the designer used the entire ball, so she suggests ordering an extra ball just in case.

One ball of Bernat Pop! in Scarlet Sizzle (100% acrylic, 140 g / 5 oz, 256 m / 280 yds), or a comparable #4 medium worsted weight yarn. The designer used all of the single ball, so consider ordering an extra ball just in case.
5 mm (US size H-8) crochet hook.
One 1 1/8 inch button (optional).
Scissors.
Yarn needle.

That is the complete list from the source. No stitch markers or special notions are listed, so the finishing work stays simple.

Notes

The source advises reading through all of the notes and the pattern before you begin. Making a gauge swatch is part of the process: if your gauge matches, continue on, and if it does not, change your hook size and swatch again. The guidance is practical. If your stitches are smaller, go up a hook size; if they are larger, go down a hook size.

The bag is worked in the round. Join the end of each round with a slip stitch and continue in the same direction, and remember that beginning chains count as a stitch. The source gives an example: a chain 6 counts as a double crochet plus a chain 3. A full video tutorial is also available on the designer’s YouTube channel.

Finished Dimensions

Crocheted pink and orange striped shoulder bag with button closure holding keys and a card, hanging on a wall.

The finished bag measures about 8 inches (20 cm) wide by 9 inches (23 cm) deep with some items inside. With the strap extended, the whole piece stands about 2 feet tall. The strap itself measures 15 inches (38 cm) long when unstretched.

The designer, who is just under 5 feet 2 inches tall, reports wearing the bag both on the shoulder and cross-body. She notes that taller makers can lengthen the strap easily, with adjustments covered in the pattern.

Gauge

The stated gauge is 4 double crochet stitches by 2 rows of double crochet per 1 inch (2.5 cm) square. Checking gauge matters here because the one skein yarn budget leaves little room for a looser or tighter fabric.

Work a swatch of double crochets and count how many stitches fall within an inch. If the count matches, you can get started. If you have more stitches per inch than the target, go up a hook size; if you have fewer, go down a hook size, then swatch again.

Fit/Adjustments

The source is direct about fit: you will need to be pretty spot on with the stated gauge for this to work as a one skein pattern. If your gauge runs off, alternatives include crocheting fewer repeats of the bag portion or shortening the strap. The designer adds a stash friendly thought: with colorful yarn, it can be easy to pull in stash yarn that coordinates.

Skill Level

The listed skill level is intermediate. That rating fits a project built around textured post stitches and rounds worked in the round with joined seams. If you are comfortable with the basic stitches and reading pattern notes, this overview will help you decide whether the full designer pattern is right for you.

Stitches/Abbreviations (US Terms)

Close-up of striped crochet stitches in teal, red, cream and mustard yellow.

The pattern uses US crochet terms. The source lists these abbreviations with their exact meanings:

BPdc - back post double crochet
ch - chain
ch sp - chain space
dc - double crochet
mc - magic circle
sc - single crochet
rnd - round
sk - skip a stitch
sl st - slip stitch
sts - stitches

Materials

At the project level, this is a true one skein design built around the self striping medium worsted yarn, with a comparable yarn accepted as a substitute. The full fiber content, yardage, and the extra ball suggestion appear in the checklist above.

Tools

Close-up of a striped crochet market bag in progress, with red, pink, peach and cream yarn, openwork mesh, a strap, and a white-handled crochet hook in the work.

Striped crocheted market tote bag with coral, teal, burgundy and cream bands and long shoulder handles, standing upright.

Finished crochet market tote in cream yarn with red and pink stripes and openwork panels, displayed on a table.

Flat-lay of crochet tools, a hook, yarn needles, small gold scissors, a wooden button, and a yarn ball, arranged around a cream crocheted circle in progress.

Crochet hook working a cream V-stitch swatch, arranged with a wooden button, small scissors and a yarn needle on a wooden surface.

Flat lay of a cream textured crocheted circle with white-handled crochet hook, wooden 5mm hook, wooden button, small scissors and yarn needle on white linen.

In-progress cream crochet bag with hook resting on the top edge, green yarn needle, wooden button, scissors and tools on a wooden table.

Flat lay of a beige crochet market bag with a crochet hook, green yarn needle, wooden button, stork scissors and metal needle on a white background.

Beige crocheted bag base on a light wooden table with a crochet hook, small scissors, a brown button and a yarn needle beside it

Beige crocheted clutch with scalloped flap arranged with a crochet hook, button, small scissors and yarn needle on a light linen background.

Cream crochet work in progress with a crochet hook, embroidery scissors, a coconut button and a yarn needle arranged on a wooden table.

Cream crochet round in progress with a green yarn needle, crochet hooks, scissors and a brown button on a marble surface.

Beige crochet work in progress with a hook in the working loop, next to a button, scissors, yarn needle and a second hook on a wooden table.

Beige crochet market bag with openwork upper and round solid base, laid flat with a crochet hook, button, small scissors, yarn needle and small yarn skein beside it.

Finished beige crocheted market tote bag with short handles on a wooden table, with a crochet hook, wooden button, scissors and yarn needle beside it.

Bottom of crochet market bag in coral pink, orange and mauve yarn with strap, laid flat with a crochet hook, wooden button, small scissors and yarn needle on a white background

Crocheted market bag in gradient pink, coral and orange stripes with V texture hanging on a wooden hook, with a tray below holding a crochet hook, button, scissors and yarn needle.

Blue striped crochet market tote bag on a wooden garden bench with a red crochet hook, small scissors, yarn needle and button beside it.

Crocheted striped market bag with a crochet hook, a brown button, small scissors and a yarn needle laid out below on brown kraft paper.

The tools mirror the checklist above: the stated hook size plus an optional button for a closure, scissors, and a yarn needle for weaving in ends. Nothing beyond ordinary crochet notions is required.

Did you make this project?

A pink and coral crochet market bag with a wooden button held up by a hand in a sunlit room.

The designer invites makers to leave a comment on her blog or share a photo on Instagram. It is a nice way to show how your colorway turned out and to connect with other crocheters who stitched the same bag.

Boho Bag One Skein Crochet Market Bag Pattern & Tutorial: Pattern Overview

Project introduction

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