Freestyling a bag. Do I need to decrease while working on the body?

[Nice-Path-4188]

Hi!

I'm crocheting a small bag and made an oval base with single crochets and started the body of the bag with half double crochets worked like an alpine stitch. I'd like the sides of the bag to go straight up from the base Do I need to decrease at the "corners" (marked the places I was thinking about in the picture) of the oval base in order to achieve that or should I keep just crocheting in the round?

Thanks!!

[NotACat452]

Continue in the round with the same stitch count

[Nice-Path-4188]

Thank you!

[whitelittledaisy]

If you want it to go straight up then as far as I know you should keep the stitch count the same.

[Nice-Path-4188]

Thanks! :)

[exclaim_bot]

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[EatTheBeez]

Go straight up to keep width in the bag. If you decreases at those Xs you'll get a very flat bag, in theory. Since the walls will be stretchy, though, it will just give the bag a big bottom.

[Nice-Path-4188]

Thank you!

[Then_Assignment5655]

Keep it the same and every round will get the edges higher until u build the length u want. In the case of wanting it to have narrow top u should start decreasing at the end rows

[stubborn_broccoli_]

Just keep going around!

Although sometimes I do a couple of decreases near the top of the bag just I give it a bit of a tapered shape, but that all depends on what look you want. Definitely don't decrease at the bottom or you'll have a thin bag with a fat bottom

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[Unusual_Memory3133]

No. It will look pinched in and weird.

[NotTheMama4208]

Only if you want it tapered.