In this pattern
- My yarn basket — cream cotton + wooden rings 5"
- How this minimal net bag is made — base + mesh + wooden rings
- Base — solid circle — 4" wide — 36 sts
- Mesh net — diamond openwork — 15" tall — 18 holes around — 1" holes
- Top edge — solid edge for wooden rings
- Wooden ring handles — 5" diameter — attaching
- Finished — minimal net bag hanging
My yarn basket — cream cotton + wooden rings 5"
For this bag I used cotton yarn — cream/off-white 200 grams for net. I use a 5mm hook so mesh is airy but sturdy — about 14" wide ×15" tall — mesh holes about 1" — wooden rings 5" diameter for handles — minimal and strong. I also had stitch markers — just like in your photo with cream net bag with wooden ring handles hanging on off-white wall with "slow made" text.
My yarn basket — cream cotton yarn balls and wooden ring handles 5" diameter on linen table with daisies — beginning of minimal net bag — real photo.
How this minimal net bag is made — base + mesh + wooden rings
This bag is made from bottom up — solid base circle about 4" wide (36 sts), then diamond mesh net about 15" tall with 18 holes around, each hole about 1" wide, then solid top edge for wooden ring handles — two wooden rings 5" diameter attached at top — bag about 14" wide ×15" tall — mesh holes about 1" — holds market veggies, beach towels, slow living — like in your photo with cream net bag hanging with wooden rings.
Base — solid circle — 4" wide — 36 sts
R1: magic ring, 6 sc — 6
R2: inc 6 — 12
R3: [sc, inc]6 — 18
R4: [sc 2, inc]6 — 24
R5: [sc 3, inc]6 — 30 — 30 sts — about 3.2" wide
R6: [sc 4, inc]6 — 36 — 36 sts — about 4" wide — base 4" wide — solid circle — sturdy base — 36 sts — base finished — do not cut yarn — continue directly into mesh R7 working into this R6 edge
Base is magic ring 6→36 — 6 rounds — about 4" wide — solid circle — 36 sts at widest — sturdy for bag to hold market items — base finished — 4" wide — do not cut yarn — continue directly from this R6 edge into R7 mesh — so base and mesh are one connected piece — like bottom of bag in your photo with solid base.
Mesh net — diamond openwork — 15" tall — 18 holes around — 1" holes
R7: continuing from R6 — do not cut yarn — ch 4 (counts as dc + ch1), *skip 1 st of R6 edge, dc in next st of R6, ch1* repeat around — working directly into R6 edge — 18 dc + 18 ch1 spaces — 18 mesh holes around — 36 sts of base become 18 mesh repeats because you skip every other st — join with sl st to 3rd chain of ch4 — first mesh round — holes about 1" — mesh now connected to base
R8-24: ch 4, *dc in ch1 space from previous round, ch1* repeat around — offset by half a stitch each round — dc goes into ch1 space, not into dc below — this offset creates diamond-shaped holes rather than straight stacked columns — 18 dc + 18 ch1 spaces each round — 17 rounds of mesh — each round about 0.85" tall — 17 rounds ×0.85" =14.45" tall — plus base 0.5" =14.95" tall total — about 15" tall total — openwork diamond net with 1" diamond holes — 18 holes around — diamond pattern from offset — 14" wide when flat, stretches to 16" when full
Check after R15 — halfway — about 7.5" tall mesh — 18 diamond mesh holes around — 14" wide flat — fits market
After R24 — 15" tall total — 14.5" mesh +0.5" base =15" tall — 18 diamond mesh holes around — openwork diamond mesh like in your photo with cream net bag 1" diamond holes — mesh bag sides — diamond shape from offset each round — mesh finished
R25: sc 36 — final solid round at top edge — sc in each dc and ch1 space — 36 sc — solid top edge for wooden rings — top edge finished — 36 sc — 14" wide flat
Mesh net is 18 dc + 18 ch1 spaces — 18 mesh holes around — each hole about 1" — 17 rounds of mesh offset — each round about 0.85" tall — 17 rounds ×0.85" =14.45" tall plus base 0.5" =15" tall total — you work R7 directly into R6 base edge without cutting yarn, so 36 base sts become 18 mesh repeats by skipping every other st — then R8-24 you offset by working dc into ch1 space from previous round rather than into dc below, which creates diamond-shaped holes rather than straight stacked columns — openwork diamond mesh like in your photo with cream net bag with 1" diamond holes — 14" wide flat, stretches to 16" when full — mesh bag sides.
Mesh in progress — cream net bag with wooden ring handles 5" diameter and hook on rustic wooden table with cream yarn ball and scissors — real photo — mesh 1" holes, 18 holes around, 15" tall.
Top edge — solid edge for wooden rings
R25: sc 36 — solid round — 36 sc — top edge for wooden rings — 36 sc — 14" wide flat — top edge finished
Top edge is sc 36 — solid round — 36 sc — 14" wide flat — solid edge for wooden ring handles — top edge finished.
Close up — cream mesh net bag crochet with wooden ring handle 5" diameter wrapped with cream yarn and bamboo hook — real photo — top edge 36 sc solid for rings.
Wooden ring handles — 5" diameter — attaching
Take 2 wooden rings 5" diameter — light wood — like in your photo with wooden ring handles
Attach: hold one ring against top edge — sc around ring and through top edge sts — sc 18 around ring through top edge — 18 sc wrap — first half of top edge attached to first ring — ring handle attached
Second ring: same — sc 18 around ring through remaining top edge 18 sts — second ring attached — two wooden rings 5" diameter at top — handles finished — bag now hangs from rings — like in your photo with cream net bag hanging from wooden rings
Wooden rings are 5" diameter light wood — like in your photo with wooden ring handles — I attach first ring by sc 18 around ring through top edge first 18 sts, second ring sc 18 around ring through remaining 18 sts — two wooden rings 5" diameter at top — handles finished — bag hangs from rings — minimal net bag.
Finished — minimal net bag hanging
And here it is — my minimal net bag — about 14" wide ×15" tall — mesh holes about 1" diamond holes — 18 holes around — base 4" wide solid circle 36 sts — mesh 17 rounds ×0.85" =14.5" + base 0.5" =15" tall total — top edge sc 36 solid — wooden rings 5" diameter attached with sc 18 each — holds market veggies, beach towels, slow living — like in your photo with cream net bag hanging on off-white wall with wooden ring handles, "slow made" text at top, "MINIMAL NET BAG" text at bottom, off-white textured background.
Finished in progress — minimal net bag with wooden ring handles hanging — cream mesh 1" diamond holes — 14" wide ×15" tall — real photo — minimal net bag hanging on wall — slow made.
Finished — minimal net bag — cream off-white mesh net bag with wooden ring handles 5" diameter — 14" wide ×15" tall — mesh holes about 1" diamond — 18 holes around — 15" tall — hanging on off-white wall with jute string — slow made — minimal, airy, sturdy — perfect for market, beach, slow living, everyday minimal carry. 🤍🪵
When I hung it on the wall next morning with bread inside and wooden rings at top, a friend said, "Did you make that minimal bag? It's so slow made!" I laughed and said, "I made it yesterday with cream yarn and wooden rings on my table." I hope you make yours on a quiet morning too — maybe with soft light and linen nearby — and use it for market, beach, slow living, everyday minimal carry.
Thank you for making this minimal net bag with me — I hope it brings slow made days to your market trips. If you make one, tag me — I love seeing your minimal bags. 🤍🪵🤍