Simple Market Bag / Produce Bag—FREE PATTERN

This Simple Market Bag came about easily enough. I've been inspired by the arrival of Spring and anticipating the opening of our local Farmers Markets.

This really is simple as can be and works up in an hour or less. It is worked all in one piece, you will not cut the yarn until the bag is finished.

I used one skein of Lily Sugar'n Cream Super Size Yarn and had a small bit left over..probably enough to make a medium sized flower with.

You will want to use either a G or an H size Crochet Hook.

Simple Market Bag..Produce Bag—FREE PATTERN

Base

Start with a Magic Ring or Tracy’s Not So Magic Circle

• 9 DC in magic loop(or in 3rd ch from the loop), join with SS.
• Ch 3,  2 DC in each stitch around, join with SS.
• Ch 3,  2 DC in 1st stitch, 1 DC in next stitch, (2 DC in next, DC in next stitche) ... repeat around, join with SS.
• Ch 3,  2 DC in 1st stitch, 1 DC in next 2 stitches, (2 DC in next, DC in next 2)... repeat around, join with SS.
• Ch 3,  2 DC in 1st stitch, 1 DC in next 3 stitches, (2 DC in next, DC in next 3)... repeat around, join with SS.

*Do not tie off..this bag is made all in one piece..you will not cut the yarn until the entire bag is completed.
Bag

• CH 8, skip 2 stitches, DC in next stitch, CH 8 (skip 2, DC in next, CH 8) repeat around
• Connect with SS to base of beginning  chain 8
• 3 SS into next chain 8 space, CH 8
• DC into next chain 8 space, CH 8, repeat around
• Connect with SS to base of beginning  chain 8

Repeat last 3 steps until you reach the desired length/size of your bag. Mine are 11-13 rows of netting. When deciding how large to make your bag…Pull your bag downward (stretch it a bit) to get a more accurate size of how big it actually is.
**Remember..do not fasten off or cut your yarn yet.
Handle/Pull Cord

• CH 80-90 (depends on whether you hook tight or loose..ch 80 first then double it over to see how big of an opening that makes)
• turn over so you are viewing the backside of the chain..SS in each back ‘bar’ all the way back down the chain to the beginning where it meets the bag
• SS into the body of the bag
• keep your hook in the work…grab the tail of the cord and weave it in and out of the last row of your bag (over the first DC bar, under the next DC bar) around to the beginning, where it connects to the bag
• poke your hook through the end of the cord, YO and pull through

Finishing

• remove your hook from your work cut the yarn, leaving a long tail.
• thread the yarn into a large needle, draw up through the final loop then pull tight to create a knot.
• Weave in the tail using this Tutorial.

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Copyright 2014 Tracy Joyner…You may freely use this pattern as you wish and also freely sell items made from this pattern. You may NOT reproduce this pattern and represent it as your own work. If you reference this pattern/tutorial you must also credit it to Tracy Joyner and provide a link back to This Post.