DIY Crochet Market Bag - Free Pattern

July 10, 2022

Hey guys!

Today I brought you something very-very cool. I'm not sure about you, but I love things that are fun to make and also can be used around the house (or, outside the house, for that matter!).

As we now live in 2022, almost every store around the world requires either to purchase a bag from the store or to use your own bag. And I love that - I've been shopping with reusable bags for the last 10 years at least. So believe me - I have some experience on this matter lol.

And I can tell you this - crochet reusable market bag is one of the best for grocery shopping! It is fun to make, easy to care and super cute looking! I've wrote down a free pattern for you to make this super cute crochet market bag and rock your next grocery shopping. It just takes a few hours to finish the bag, so it's a great project to stitch away while watching some TV show in the evening.

As I mentioned above, I have a free pattern in the form of written instructions. However, if you prefer to have a printable PDF pattern that you can download, save and check details wherever you go - you can get it here:

Now, let's begin!

You will need:

100g of DK weight yarn (Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton DK, which you can get here);
crochet hook size G-6 4.0mm;
tapestry needle to weave in ends.

All instructions are in US crochet terms.

Instructions:

Bag body:

Make a chain of 26 stitches.

Row 1: 25 sc in the first row, skipping the first stitch from the hook. Chain 1. Turn.

Repeat previous row 6 more times, for a total of 7 rows.

IMPORTANT: Chain 5 instead of 1 on your very last row. Turn.

Row 8: 1 sc in the next stitch, chain 5. Continue till the end of the row. You should have 24 "loops" created from chains. Chain 5. Turn.

Row 9: 1 sc in the middle of the next loop. Chain 5 and sc in the next loop. Continue this way till the end. Chain 5, turn.

Repeat previous row until you have 50 rows with loops and in total you’ve made 57 rows (7 + 50). IMPORTANT: Only chain 1 instead of 5 on your very last row. Turn.

At this point your piece should look something like this:

Row 58: 1 sc in each loop till the end. Chain 1, turn. You should now have the same amount of stitches as in the beginning - 25 stitches.

Row 59: Sc in each stitch of the previous row till the end. Turn.

Repeat previous row 5 more times, for a total of 7 rows (rows 58 - 64). Don't break yarn.

Handles:

Add stitch marker or contrasting yarn to mark the beginning of the row.

Row 1: chain 90. Make sure not to twist the chain and join it with sc to the other end on the same side (see pic).

Then sc in side stitches of rows you made before - total of 6 sc.

Then make 1 sc in each loop on the side and 1 sc in each sc, that joins the loops (see photo) - total of 50 sc (the same as the amount of rows with loops you made).
Here on this photo I marked the spots where you will make sc on the sides of the piece:

Then sc in side stitches of rows you made before - total of 6 sc. Repeat from the beginning for the second handle. After finishing this row, you should have a total of 304 single crochet st. (90 + 6 + 50 + 6 + 90 + 6 + 50 + 6).

Row 2: chain 90, 6 sc, (8 sc, sc decrease) repeat 5 times, 6 sc. Repeat from the beginning of the row. After finishing this row you will have 294 sc (you decreased 10 sc on the sides).
Row 3: chain 90, 57 sc, chain 90, 57 sc.

Repeat last row 3 times more for a total of 6 rows. In the very last stitch of the last row make a slip stitch instead of single crochet.

This is how the spot where handle is attached to the bag should look like:

Leave about 4 inches tail, cut the yarn and weave in the end.

This is how your market bag should look like at this point:

Now take another thread from the center of the ball to double the yarn.
With 2 strands of yarn, chain 1. Find a spot on the handle about 1/3 from the whole length and make large loops of single crochet around all 6 strands of handle. See picture how it should look like after you've made a few stitches.

Make 30 sc this way. If they look a bit too loose, you can just push them together with your hands, so that stitches would sit right next to each other.