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:

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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~Happy Hooking~