I’ve made so many of these with different yarns and hooks and sizes… Lovely use-it-for-lots-and-change-if-needed pattern. (Free from Caron)

Finished Measurements if Following Pattern: 5 1/2″ diameter, 7 1/2″ high
Materials: Caron Jewel Box (2.5 oz), 1 skein
J Hook, of size to obtain 3 sc to 1″ in pattern

Note: Each sc, dc, and ch-3 counts as one stitch

Bottom of Bag:
Ch 4, join with slip st to form a ring
Rnd 1: 7 sc into ring. Join with slip stitch to first sc, ch 1
Rnd 2: 2 sc into each sc around – 14 total. Join with slip stitch to first sc. Ch 1.
Rnd 3: Sc into next sc, 2 sc into next sc. Repeat around – 21 sc total. Join with slip stitch to first sc. Ch 1.
Rnd 4: Sc into next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc. Repeat around – 28 sc total. Join with slip stitch to first sc. Ch 1.
Rnd 5: Sc into next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc. Repeat around – 35 sc total. Join with slip stitch to first sc. Ch 1.
Rnd 6: Sc into next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc. Repeat around – 42 sc total. Join with slip stitch to first sc. Ch 1.
Rnds 7 – 22: Sc into each sc around – 42 sc total. Join with slip stitch to first sc. Ch 1.
Rnd 23 – Drawstring Round – ch 5, skip first 3 sc, (dc into next sc, ch 2, skip next 2 sc) – repeat parenthesis around, ending rnd with slip st into 3rd chain of the ch 5. Ch 1.
Rnd 24: Sc into same st as slip st, (2 sc into ch-sp, sc into next dc). Repeat parenethesis around, ending rnd with 2sc into ch-sp – 42 stitches total. Join with slip st to first sc. Ch 1.
Rnds 25 & 26: Sc into each sc around – 42 total. Join with slip st to first sc. Fasten off.

Ties (Make 2): Ch 68. Slip stitch into each ch across. Fasten off. Thread each tie through the ch-spaces of Rnd 25 in opposite directions. Tie ends together.