Egg Bag - Free Pattern

My chickens started laying eggs in abundance and I could only hold so many in my hands! This egg bag needed to be made in order to save myself from stuffing dirty eggs into my jacket pockets.  This project is a quick 2 hours and can easily hold more than 12 - 20 eggs. I only have 11 chickens right now so I haven't need to put more eggs into it. I wanted a sturdy bottom, open sides to breath, and cotton yarn to handle the dirty work of farm fresh eggs. And it helps that my kids are excited to use it and carefully bring eggs into our home. It was a little dodgy before, haha!

Skill: Beginner+
 U.S. Terms:

• ch: chain
• rd: round
• r: row
• sl st: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet
• hdc: half-double crochet
• sk: skip
• dc: double crochet
• dec: decrease - pull two stitches into one stitch
• inc : increase - placing two stitches in one stitch

Gauge: 4" x 4"
16 hdc x 10 rows

You'll Need:

• Hook: 4.5mm
• Yarn: Peaches & Creme Cotton - colorway: panaroma - yardage varies depending on how long you want your bag; I used about 200 yards
• tapestry needle
• scissors

Pattern

ch 43
rd 1: In 2nd ch from hook, sc, sc across to the end of ch. Not turning you work, working into the other side of ch, sc across on this side, join with sl st to first (84)
rd 2: ch 2, hdc in same as last sl st, hdc around, join with sl st to first 
rd 3 - rd 5: REPEAT rd 2

rd 6: ch 1, sc in same as last sl st, *ch 5, sk next 3 hdc, sc*, REPEAT from * around, ending with ch 2, sk last 3 hdc, dc in first sc
rd 7: *ch 5, sc in next ch-5 loop, REPEAT from * around, ending with ch 2, dc in last dc of
previous rnd
rd 8 - rd 12: REPEAT rd 4 or until desired length

rd 13: sl st in next ch-5 loop, ch 1, 3 sc in same sp, *1 sc in next sc, 3 sc in next ch-5 loop, REPEAT from * around, ending with 1 sc in last dc, join with sl st to first (84)
rd 14: ch 2, hdc in same as last sl st, hdc around, join with sl st to first
rd 15 - rd 17: REPEAT rd 14
Fasten off, cut yarn, weave in ends

STRAP:
Lay bag on a flat surface. Mark center 12 stitches on upper edge of both sides of bag. Join yarn with sl st to first of these 12 stitches.
r 1: ch 1, sc in same as last sl st, sc across, ch 1, turn (12)
r 2: dec, sc 8, dec, ch 1, turn (10)
r 3: sc across, ch 1, turn (10)
r 4: dec, sc 6, dec, ch 1, turn (8)
r 5: sc across, ch 1, turn (8)
r 6 - r 51: REPEAT r 5 or until desired length
r 52: inc, sc 8, inc, ch 1, turn (10)
r 53: sc across, ch 1, turn (10)
r 54: inc, sc 10, inc, ch 1, turn (12)
Working on the wrong side of your bag, join the strap to other side of bag working 1 sl st through
the other matching marked 12 stitches on the bag and the 12 stitches of the strap
Fasten off, cut yarn, weave in ends

To finish off my bag, I added a loop on the top center of the strap so I could easily hang it on a little hook on the wall by the door.