Crochet Market Bag
A crochet market bag perfect to use for your fresh fruits and veggies.
Over 5 years ago when I was living in Toronto there was a new law put into place that there would be a fee placed all plastic bags used to carry home purchases. This fee was even implemented in restaurants for take out bags but was not implemented for produce bags that are provided in grocery stores.
Even though I no longer live in a city that has this plastic bag fee I still carry around cloth bags to put my purchases in and try my hardest to say no to the plastic bag any way that I can. Now I have a way to eliminate using those plastic produce bags too.
This is just another Green Ideas my family uses . We are finding any way we can to reduce our carbon foot print and I’m also offering this Crochet Market Bag as a free pattern so that others too can help join in to help.
Say NO to the plastic bag!
Crochet Market Bags Pattern Notes…
DIFFICULTY RATING
ADVANCED BEGINNER
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Yarn:
- #0 Lace – 85g/3oz Ball of Crochet Thread (Size 5 or 3)
- #4 Medium – 50g/1.75oz Ball of Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Ultrasoft Yarn-Ombres & Prints
Hooks:
- US D3/3.25mm
- US H8/5.00mm
- US J10/6.00mm
Special Stitches:
- v-st = (dc, ch 3, dc) all in same stitch.
- tr – treble/triple crochet stitch
Fancy Crochet Market Bag
Notes: Beg ch 6 counts as first dc & ch3.
Quick & Easy Crochet Market Bag
**Using US H8/5.00mm hook and #4 cotton**
ch 60, making sure not to twist work, join with sl st to beg ch. (60 ch)
Rnd 2: ch 1, sc in same st and each st around, join with sl st to beg sc. (60 sc)
Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in same st and next 9 sts, ch 10, sk 10 sts, sc in the next 20 sts, ch 10, sk 10 sts, sc in last 10 sts, join with sl st to beg sc. (60 sts)
Rnd 4: ch 1, sc in same st and each st around, join with sl st to beg sc. (60sc)
Rnd 5: ch 1, sc in same st and each st around, join with sl st to beg sc, fasten off, weave in ends. (60 sc)
**Using US H8/5.00mm hook and #0 cotton**
Rnd 6: Insert hook into on of the stitch from rnd 5, drawing up a loop of #0 cotton, ch 7, (sk 2 sts, tr in next st, ch 3) across, join with sl st to 4th ch of beg ch7. (20 ch3 sps)
Rnd 7: sl st in ch3 sp, ch 7, (tr in next ch3 sp, ch 3) across, join with sl st to 4th ch of beg ch7. (20 ch3 sps)
Rnd 8 – 16: Rep rnd 7.
Rnd 17: Lay your work down in front of you and line up the ch3 sps, sc 3 times in each ch3 sp around both layers to close the bag, fasten off, weave in ends.
Crochet Market Bag Patterns..
The Easy Market Bag pattern is free to view on my blog, a PDF of the patterns can be purchased in my Ravelry shop..
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thanks! Love the Fancy one. I’ll be making it. I always try to use a few of these
I posted a comment on Facebook and pinned on Pinterest. I would love to make this lovely bonnet for my new niece in Iowa. She just turned 1 month. Its great to have “new” family!
Great patterns, Debi! I like how they are different than most bag patterns I’ve seen. Thanks for sharing at Hookin On Hump Day!
thank you so much for patterns. they were just what i was looking for. love the cleanprint feature!
What is #0 cotton?? Is “#4 cotton” worsted weight (referring to the 4 on the label?)? Thanks. An example (brand name) might be a good illustration.
never mind I found it. Not used to how your site has things laid out 😉
No problem, glad you were able to find it.
On the small market bag the first line of directions says chain 60, …join with slst to beg ch(60ch) does that mean total 120 . Do we join after first 60 with slst? Is it 60 stitches per side?
In laymans terms for this novice please. Thanks so much love the bags.
The 60 ch in brackets is the total count for the row. You chain 60 then join with a sl st to the first ch.
So the the total circumference of the opening is 60 Ch,. Making it a very small opening.
This pattern is just what I was looking for – so I have included a link to it in my blog – http://alittlebirdmademe.com/2013/08/09/friday-finds-a-list-of-21-links-to-free-patterns-for-crochet-market-bags/.
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