These bags are made up of squares that are knitted in the round. The squares are joined by picking up stitches from those around them.
There are two versions; the Market Bag has knitted shoulder straps, the Carrier Bag has an extra square on the front and back that is split to form the handles.

The bags can be worked in any Aran-weight (US: medium-weight) wool that will felt.
Blue Market Bag worked in a colour-change yarn, using the same colour sequence for each square (Noro Kureyon).
Carrier Bag worked in a magic ball yarn made up of different colour-change yarns (Noro) together with solid colour yarns.
Bags could be worked in regular stripes using solid colour yarns, or each square could be a different colour.

Finished Sizes:
Market Bag - after felting 50 cm (20in) wide at base, 38cm (15in) high.
Carrier Bag - after felting 50cm (20in) wide at base, 50cm (20in) high.

Stitches Used:
Cast on, knit, purl, picking up stitches (diagram), decreasing - k2tog, k2tog tbl (diagrams), working in the round on a set of five needles.

Materials:
Any Aran wool that will felt - 370m (403yds) for the Market Bag, 400m (436yds) for the Carrier Bag.
Set of five 5mm (UK6/US8) double-pointed needles.

Pattern:
Full written instructions with stitch diagrams and step-by-step diagrams throughout.
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