{"product_id":"to-ma-tote-crochet-pattern-tomato-mesh-market-bag","title":"To-Ma-Tote Crochet Pattern — Tomato Mesh Market Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA soft mesh market tote with plump tomatoes worked right into the fabric — not appliquéd on top, but built from the mesh itself, round by round, with a green stem hand-stitched into each one.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong\u003e35-page PDF in US crochet terms\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it is the most thoroughly photographed pattern in the shop: roughly \u003cstrong\u003e138 numbered step photographs\u003c\/strong\u003e carry you through every round, with the written instructions given twice — once as a compact round-by-round list, and again spelled out picture by picture for anyone who would rather follow along visually.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow the tomatoes are made\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe whole bag is a simple chain-one mesh. The tomatoes appear because, over an eight-round sequence, the mesh quietly closes up: a round with 5 solid double crochets, then 9, then 9, then 9, then 5, and then back to open mesh. That swelling and shrinking block of stitches reads as a round fruit against the net. \u003cstrong\u003eThree bands of eight tomatoes\u003c\/strong\u003e wrap the bag, and after each band you sew the stems — six short stitches radiating from the centre of the top of each tomato, worked in green.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOne detail worth knowing about\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom round 2 onward the double crochets are \u003cstrong\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e worked the usual way: the hook goes into the body of the stitch rather than under the top loops. The pattern explains why, with photographs — the conventional method makes a mesh lean to the right as it grows, and this one keeps the columns running dead straight up the bag. It is a small change that makes the difference between a tidy bag and a skewed one, and it is taught properly here rather than assumed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSize, and changing it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinished: \u003cstrong\u003e34 cm (13.4 in) wide × 28 cm (11 in) tall\u003c\/strong\u003e, excluding the strap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrap: 58 cm (22.8 in) — longer or shorter by working more or fewer rows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinished weight: 305 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a dedicated size-adjustment page. Each tomato motif, with its mesh spacing, takes exactly \u003cstrong\u003e16 chains\u003c\/strong\u003e — so the foundation chain of 59 gives four tomatoes per side, 75 gives five, 43 gives three. The arithmetic is handed to you rather than left to work out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you need\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecycled cotton or polyester yarn, 2 mm — the sample uses SIMPLY Recycled Cotton, 150 g \/ 160 m per skein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout 300 g (2 skeins) for the bag, plus 5 g of green for the stems\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 mm hook, tapestry needle, stitch markers, scissors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA different yarn weight works fine — match the hook to the yarn and the bag simply comes out larger or smaller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eConstruction\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBase and body are worked in the round from an oval foundation; the two straps are worked flat in rows, decreasing from 19 stitches down to 5 and then running straight, and are sewn together at the top. A two-round edging of single crochet and slip stitch runs all the way around each strap to firm it up and finish the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e35-page PDF, instant download after purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten instructions in US terms, plus a full picture-by-picture walkthrough\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrochet symbol key, abbreviations, and pattern notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBag size adjustment guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStem-sewing and strap-assembly photographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor personal use — please do not resell or redistribute the file\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CROCHETKNITT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55371209605463,"sku":"CK-PDF-TMT-48","price":7.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1039\/8269\/4743\/files\/Strawberries_mesh_tote_photo_col__2K_20261011004036_a8e093fe-1821-4a0f-b6b2-b74e5e323f4d.jpg?v=1791672271","url":"https:\/\/crochetknitt.com\/products\/to-ma-tote-crochet-pattern-tomato-mesh-market-bag","provider":"crochetknitt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}