There are so many ways we can all be a little bit more eco friendly – and one of the easiest I’ve found is to take a reusable bag shopping. When I say take a reusable bag shopping, what I actually mean is this is a great excuse to design and make some Crochet farmers market bags or “totes” – and here you can find the free pattern for it!
The benefits of a reusable bag for the planet are huge, but honestly – you will look super cool carrying your groceries home in a crochet shopping bag!
Think retro, think stylish, and think Eco friendly – this really is a win win of a project.
This is a really nice sized crochet farmers bag, that will hold a lot of shopping.
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Crochet Market Bag
These really are a great beginners project too – I have a couple of designs already for some bags, and I use them all the time at the local shops, and get comments all the time about how great my crochet bags are – and did I make them?
They are really quick to make, as they use the chain and single crochet method.
This is brilliant as they don’t use much yarn, so they will fold up small, but the crochet bag will expand hugely to accommodate all your shopping.
So quick to make, not much yarn and you get to save the environment……. What are we waiting for?
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How to crochet an easy market bag
I made this design a few years ago, and have taught it too. I call it the “Wing It Market Bag” as that is exactly what I did when I designed it.
I picked up my hook, and just started to crochet to see where it would go!
I know you will love this pattern, so I’ve written it in both USA and UK Terms- just scroll to the terms you use.
Yarn for a crochet market bag
While you can use any yarn for the project, I chose a cotton based yarn – it just seemed to flow with the idea of it being sustainable and reusable.
There are a few you can choose from:
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The best news – is that from 2 balls you will some some yarn left over to make
>>>Some reusable Eco Face Scrubbies too – get the free pattern
All are brilliant – or as I’ve said – stash yarn would be perfect too.
The bag starts with working from the top down – you make the handles first, so this is the time consuming bit, as soon as the handles are done – you’ll have crochet bag in about an hour.
They are worked using Foundation Double Crochet to start. This is a brilliant stitch, as I always seem to twist a chain when starting – and with this stitch – there is no chain!
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Yarn and Equipment
· 2 balls of cotton yarn – Scheepjes Cahlista or Lily’s sugar and cream
· 4.5-5.5mm hook (depending on yarn)
· needle
· stitch marker
· Scissors
Abbreviations
Terms – US crochet terms
Ch – Chain
DC – Double Crochet
FDC – Foundation double crochet
HDC – Half Double crochet
SC – Single crochet
sp – space
ss – Slip stitch
st (s) – st (s)
YO – Yarn Over
Foundation Double Crochet
Make a slip knot and Ch3. In the last chain (one furthest from the hook), ^YO, through the ch, and pull yarn back through (3 loops), YO pull back through 1 loop (ch made), *YO, pull back through 2 loops* twice. (3 loops). Repeat from ^ inserting hook into ch each time.
Pattern Notes
· The hook you use depends on yarn used and individual tension
· Scheepjes Cahlista = 4.5mm
· Lily’s sugar n cream = 5.5mm. If you find your chains are too tight, please increase your hook size
· The bag is worked from the handles down, working in the round, ss at the end of each round. No turning, and in most rounds – in a continuous loop.
You may find it helpful to mark the beginning of the Round with a st marker.
· Ch at the beginning of each row counts as a stitch.
USA Crochet Pattern – Market Bag
Round 1: FDC 78. ss to join. [78]
R2: Ch 3, 1DC in each st around. [78]
R3: (making the handles) Ch3, 1DC in the next 15 sts, Ch16, skp 14 sts, ss to join, 1DC in the next 25 sts, Ch16, skp 14 sts join, 1DC in the next 10 sts. ss to join.
R4: Ch2, 1HDC in each st, but not the last ch2 of the handles – this gives you the height of the DC for the previous row. ss to join. [78]
R5: Ch5, 1SC to join on 3rd HDC from previous round. * Ch5, skip 2st, 1SC to 3rd st along *. Rep from * to end.
R6: Ch5, SC to join Ch 5 sp. Repeat all the way around.
R7: Ch3, SC to join Ch5 sp. Repeat all the way around.
This is what it looks like in written pattern form.
R8: As R6
R9: As R6
R10: As R7
R11: As R6
R12: Ch3, 2DC in the same gap, * 3DC in next sp *; Rep from * to end, ss to join.
R13: Ch3, 1DC in each stitch. [78]
R14: As R5
R15: As R6
R16: As R7
R17: As R6
R18: As R6
R19: As R7
R20: As R6
R21: As R6
R22: As R7
R23: Ch3, 2DC in the same gap, * 3DC in next sp * ;Rep from * to end, ss to join.
Fold the bag in half, and SS along the top of the stitches (which is the bottom of the bag) to make up.
Finish off.
Lastly, with the tail where you started, join the top of the stitches together on the FDC row and fasten off. Sew in ends.
(Here is one in denim…….. used to carry yarn… of course!)
UK Pattern for an Easy Market bag
Abbreviations
Terms – UK crochet terms
Ch – Chain
Tr – Treble Crochet
FTr – Foundation Treble crochet
HTr – Half Treble crochet
DC – Double crochet
sp – space
ss – Slip stitch
st (s) – st (s)
YO – Yarn Over
Round 1: FTr 78. ss to join. [78]
R2: Ch3, 1Tr in each st around. [78]
R3: (making the handles) Ch3, 1Tr in the next 15 sts, Ch16, skp 14 sts, ss to join, 1Tr in the next 25 sts, Ch16, skp 14 sts join, 1Tr in the next 10 sts. ss to join.
R4: Ch2, 1HTr in each st, but not the last ch2 of the handles – this gives you the height of the DC for the previous row. ss to join. [78]
R5: Ch5, 1DC to join on 3rd HDC from previous round. * Ch5, skip 2st, 1DC to 3rd st along *. Repeat *- * all the way around.
R6: Ch5, DC to join Ch 5 sp. Repeat all the way around.
R7: Ch3, DC to join Ch5 sp. Repeat all the way around.
This is what it looks like in written pattern form.
R8: As R6
R9: As R6
R10: As R7
R11: As R6
R12: Ch3, 2Tr in the same gap, * 3Tr in next gap *; Rep from * to end, ss to join.
R13: Ch3, 1Tr in each stitch all the way round [78]
R14: As R5
R15: As R6
R16: As R7
R17: As R6
R18: As R6
R19: As R7
R20: As R6
R21: As R6
R22: As R7
R23: Ch3, 2Tr in the same gap, * 3Tr in next gap * ;Rep from * to end, ss to join.
Fold the bag in half, and ss along the top of the stitches (which is the bottom of the bag) to make up.
Finish off.
Lastly, with the tail where you started, join the top of the stitches together on the FTr row and fasten off. Sew in ends.
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