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Carol's Learn-to-Crochet Bag Kit
Carol's Learn-to-Crochet Bag Kit
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Carol's Learn-to-Crochet Bag Kit
Carol’s Learn-to-Crochet Bag Kit
From The Yarn Room in Asheville, NC · taught by Carol Whitfield, 68 · her studio is closing after 37 years, and her craft is going home with you
“If the room has to close, fine. But the craft doesn’t have to die with the lease. Let it keep going in people’s homes.”
— Carol Whitfield, The Yarn Room, Asheville
When Carol’s rent doubled overnight, she refused to dump 37 years of yarn and know-how in a bin. So she poured all of it — the yarn, the tools, and the exact way she teaches — into complete DIY kits. Each one is a real tote you make yourself, the same bag she started thousands of beginners on at her oak table.
Everything’s in the box
Why these kits actually get finished
No practice squares. From the first row you build the actual tote — so you always have a bag in your lap, never homework.
Every kit holds the exact yarn weighed out for that bag. No running short three rows from the end, no guessing at the store.
The step-by-step Carol refined over 37 years of watching where real beginners get stuck — and how to unstick them in a sentence.
The correct hook and markers are in the box, matched to the yarn, so the stitches glide instead of fighting you.
Every pattern was proven by first-timers at her table before it ever went into a box. If it confused them, she fixed it.
One hook, one row, nothing else to think about. Makers say it’s the calmest hour of their week.
What a fiber-arts instructor says
“Most beginner kits fail people for the same reason: not enough yarn and a pattern written by someone who never taught a real class. What Carol built is the opposite — measured materials and instructions shaped by decades of watching where learners quit. Starting someone on a finished object instead of a swatch is exactly how you turn a curious first-timer into someone who keeps going. These are the kits I’d hand a nervous beginner.”
— Margaret Hollis, textile instructor & member, Southern Highland Craft Guild
Pick your level — her three original classes
Carol always taught in three steps, and she never changed the order because it worked. Choose the kit that matches where you are:
Perfect for
The quality you can feel
- Soft cotton-blend yarn — gentle on the hands, holds its shape, machine-washable when finished.
- Portioned by hand — each kit’s yarn is measured for its bag, so you finish with a little to spare, not a little short.
- A proven pattern — refined over 37 years and thousands of real beginners.
- Everything included — hook, markers, needle and guide, so there’s no second trip to the craft store.
- A finished tote you’ll actually carry — roomy enough for the market, the beach, or the everyday.
Try your kit for 30 days. If it’s not for you, send it back for a full refund — no questions, just an email to info@marlowmarketco.com.
Please note: This is a DIY crochet kit, not a finished bag — that’s the whole point. You make the tote yourself with Carol’s guide. Because each is handmade by you, no two turn out exactly alike, and that’s the charm. Yarn shades may vary slightly from your screen.
Product details
| Material | Soft cotton-blend yarn |
| What’s included | Measured yarn, crochet hook, stitch markers, yarn needle, step-by-step pattern (video on newer sets) |
| Levels | Extra Easy (Net Tote) · Easy (Rainbow Tote) · Medium (Wave Bean Bag) |
| Skill level | Absolute beginner to confident beginner |
| Finished size | Approx. 13 x 15 in tote (varies slightly by maker) |
| Colors | Sky Blue (Net) · Rainbow (Striped) · Sage & Mustard (Bean) |
| Care | Hand or gentle machine wash when finished, lay flat to dry |
| Origin | Patterns & kits from The Yarn Room, Asheville, NC — founded 1988 |
| Loved by | 5,000+ people taught · rated 4.8/5 from 1,400+ makers |
| Availability | Final stock — the last 312 kits from 37 years |
The Final Collection
The Final Collection
A note from The Yarn Room:
For 37 years, Carol Whitfield taught this town to crochet at the oak table in her downtown Asheville studio. Then the building sold and the rent doubled overnight. Rather than dump a lifetime of yarn and know-how, she turned her three classes into complete DIY kits — so her craft lives on in homes across the country. When the shelves are empty, that is the end of it.
Free US Shipping
Free US Shipping
Free shipping across the United States
- Delivery time: 3–5 business days
- Each kit is hand-packed and ships from the US
- 30-day money-back guarantee on every order
Frequently Asked Questions
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Email us anytime at info@marlowmarketco.com. We answer Monday–Friday 9am–5pm and Saturday 10am–3pm (ET). Whether it’s about your order, which design to pick, or just to say hello — a real person writes back.
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Of course. 30-day money-back guarantee. If it isn’t everything you hoped — or simply isn’t right — email info@marlowmarketco.com within 30 days and send it back for a full refund. No hard feelings.
How is each kit made?
How is each kit made?
Every kit comes straight from Carol Whitfield’s studio, The Yarn Room, in Asheville, NC. She weighs out the exact soft cotton-blend yarn for one bag, adds the right hook, stitch markers and a yarn needle, and includes the step-by-step pattern she wrote and refined over 37 years of teaching (newer sets add a filmed walkthrough). Choose from three levels: Extra Easy (Net Tote), Easy (Rainbow Tote) or Medium (Wave Bean Bag). You make the bag — nothing to assemble, nothing missing.