The Fisherman Core Bag is a sturdy, stylish carryall inspired by classic seaside utility. Featuring rich texture and durable construction, it’s designed to hold your everyday essentials with ease. With its timeless look and practical design, this bag is perfect for market trips, beach days, or wherever your day takes you.

Pattern info: This bag is beginner friendly and the pattern is adjustable to any size and any design.

Time: 1 day

Skill level: Beginner

Size:  26x30x7 cm

Gauge: 1st 5dc = 2.5cm

Materials:

Yarn: Yi Mian milk cotton 4 ply (80% combed cotton, 20 % acrylic fiber)

Choose a main color (MC) and up to 5 contrasting colors (CC1-CC5)

Hook size: 3.50mm

Notions: stitch markers

Special stitches:

• sc2tog (2 single crochet together): insert hook in the indicated st, pull up loop, insert in the next indicated st, pull up loop, yarn over and pull through all loops on your hook
• dc7tog (7 double crochet together): yarn over, insert hook in the indicated st, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, (yarn over, insert hook in next indicated st, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loop) 6 times, with 8 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all loops, ch 1 to secure.

Pattern notes:

1. When working the dc7tog each dc and each ch-sp each count as a stitch. You will draw up a loop in the next (space, dc, space, dc, space, dc, space).
2. Ch 2 in the beginning of new round count as first dc, unless mentioned otherwise.
3. The pattern is adjustable size, you can reduce or increase the number of chains according to your needs.
4. This pattern uses crochet shorthand where dc 4 means to work one dc in each of the next 4 sts and 6 dc means to work 6 dc sts in the next st.

Pattern:

A. Base

Multiple 8+6,

With MC make 38 ch,

Rnd 1: Dc in 3rd ch from hook, dc 34, 6 dc in last ch, turn to work on opposite side of chain, dc 34, 4 dc in same as beginning ch, join with sl st to 1st dc. (80 dc)

Rnd 2: Ch 2 (counts as a st here and throughout), dc in same, dc 34, 2 dc in each of next 6 sts, dc 34, 2 dc in each of next 5 sts, join with sl st to first dc. (92 dc).

Rnd 3: Ch 2, dc in same st, dc 34, (2 dc in next st, dc in next st) 3 times, (dc in next st, 2 dc in next st) 3 times, dc 34, (2 dc in next st, dc in next st) 3 times, (dc in next st, 2 dc in next st) 2 times, dc in next st, join with sl st to first dc. (104 dc).

Rnd 4: Ch 2, dc in each st around, join with sl st to 1st dc. (104 dc). Do Not Fasten Off.

B. Body

Rnd 5-7: Ch 3 (counts as dc and ch 1 here and throughout), sk 1 st, *dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1 st, repeat from * around, join with sl st to 2nd ch from beginning. (52 dc, 52 ch-1 sps).

 Before CC Round, pm in every 49th dc for the next rnd. Fasten off MC.

Rnd 8: Join CC1 in marked st with sl st, ch 2, 6 dc in same st (pm the 4th dc), dc7tog over next 7 sts (see notes), *7 dc in next st, dc7tog over next 7 sts (see notes), repeat from * around, join with sl st to first dc. (91 dc, 13 dc7-tog). Fasten off

Rnd 9: Join MC in marked st with sl st, ch 3, *sk 1 st, dc in next st, ch 1, *repeat from * around, join with sl st to 2nd ch of beginning. Do Not fasten Off.

Rnd 10-11: Repeat rnd 5

Rnd 12: Join CC2 with sl st in pm and repeat rnd 8

Rnd 13-15: Join MC with sl st and repeat rnd 5

Rnd 16: Join CC3 with sl st in pm and repeat rnd 8

Rnd 17-19: Join MC with sl st and repeat rnd 5

Rnd 20: Join CC4 with sl st in pm and repeat rnd 8

Rnd 21-23: Join MC with sl st and repeat rnd 5

Rnd 24: Join CC5 with sl st and repeat rnd 8

Rnd 25-26: Join MC with sl st and repeat rnd 5

Rnd 27: Ch 2, hdc in next sp, hdc in next st, *hdc in next sp, hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join with sl st to first hdc. (104 hdc).

Rnd 28: Ch 1, sc in same and in next 12 sts, ch 50, sk 26 st, sc in next 26 sts, ch 50, sk 26 sts, sc in next 13 sts, join with sl st in first sc. (52 sc, 2 ch-50 sps).

Rnd 29: Ch 1, sc in same and next 11 sts, *sc2tog over last st first ch-sp, sc in next 48 ch, sc2tog over last ch-sps and next st*, sc in next 24 sts, rep from * to * once, sc in next 12 sts, join with sl st to first sc. (4 sc2-tog, 96 sc).

Rnd 30: Ch 1, sc in same and next 10 sts, *sc2tog over last st and next st, sc in next 46 sts, sc2tog over last st and next st*, sc in next 22 sts, rep from * to * once, sc in next 11 sts, join with sl st to first sc. (4 sc2-tog, 92 sc). Fasten off, weave in.