This produce bag crochet pattern is really easy for beginners.
Not only for produce, but it can also be used for many things, from storing small toys to bathroom items.
Made in 100% cotton, the bag is durable, yet soft and can be open and closed with a drawstring.
Drawstring Bag
The crochet drawstring bag can work up really fast and you can do so much with it.
You could even adjust the pattern to make it smaller or larger depending on your purpose.
The bag can be used for baby items on the go as well as for storing items in the home (not just produce).
Produce Bags
While we are all trying hopefully to use less plastic and have less waste in general, the little things really can help.
Going to the market nearly every day and collecting plastic or paper produce bags that end up going into the recycling is not the way forward.
Taking along your own reusable produce bags to the market can make a great difference.
If you don’t want to have them rolling about in your basket loose taking your own reusable fruit and veggie bags is a great idea!
Plus, if like me you get your lemons from your neighbour’s tree, even better to just pop a few in the bag.
Not just for fruit, the cotton drawstring bag can be used for a number of things.
Some ideas:
- Storing toys
- Bathroom/toiletries/personal items
- Baby items
- For travel – underwear/socks/sandals/flip flops
- Crochet or knitting project bag
Knitting project bags or crochet project bags are always needed if you have many different WIPs on the go!
Crochet Produce Bag
I use them for produce and unlike the more commonly seen mesh bags, the bottom of the bag is more closed using single crochet stitches.
The mesh more open part of the bag has been created with treble crochet and then the top of the bag goes back to single crochet.
The drawstring is created with a single long crochet chain, which is sewn through the top of the bag.
This can be pulled tight to open and close easily.
The yarn I used for the bag is Rico Creative Cotton Aran – which is a worsted weight / medium weight yarn 04.
The hook size I used to make this was a size 5.5mm (US 9/I).
You could use lighter weight cotton to make the bag weigh less.
Reusable Produce Bags
If you weigh your fruit and vegetables in bags when you are at the market, this bag will add a little weight.
But if like me you weigh them without any bag, then this will be a good option.
For more expensive items, it would be a good idea to weigh without the bag.
The market I frequent uses brown paper bags and they normally weigh the produce without the bags.
Produce Bag Crochet Pattern
See the free pattern below, or you may purchase the inexpensive ad-free, PDF printable pattern in my shop HERE.
Skill Level – Easy/Beginner
Materials
- Yarn A – 3 x Balls of Rico Creative Cotton Aran in Silver Grey 22
- Coordinating colour for the drawstring.
- Each ball = 50g / 85 meters
- Yarn weight – medium 04
- yarn weight guide
Tools
- Crochet Hook – Size 5.5mm (US 9/I)
- Scissors
- Tape measure
- Darning needle
Pattern Instructions
The Body Of The Bag
The body of the produce bag is worked in one long piece and then seamed.
- Make a slip knot and ch 41, turn
- sc into every ch, ch 1, turn,
- Rep row 2 until you have worked 8 rows of single crochet.
- At the end of the last row, for the turning ch, ch 4, tr into the second stitch, cont to work tr to the end of the row.
- Rep row 4 until you have worked 6 rows of treble crochet.
- At the end of the last row, for the turning ch, ch 1, sc into every st to the end of the row.
- Rep row 6 until you have worked 24 rows of single crochet.
- At the end of the last row, for the turning ch, ch 4, tr into the second stitch, cont to work tr to the end of the row.
- Rep row 4 until you have worked 6 rows of treble crochet.
- At the end of the last row, for the turning ch, ch 1, sc into every st to the end of the row.
- Rep row 10 until you have worked 8 rows of single crochet.
- Cut yarn and secure through the last loop.
Making Up
Fold the bag with the right sides facing and the wrong sides facing you on the outside.
sc the sides together on both sides of the bag.
Secure the yarn and weave in any loose ends.
The Drawstring
In the same colour yarn or a coordinating colour –
Make a slip knot and ch 110, cut yarn and secure through the last loop.
Thread the darning needle and thread the chain through the top part of the bag – around 1 inch from the top of the bag.
When both ends are hanging from one side of the bag, put a knot at one end and in the thread left hanging too.
Now you will be able to pull the drawstring to close the bag and to open it out again.
Notes
Measurements
The bag measures laying flat / finished size – 26cm / 10 inches in height and 26cm / 10 inches in width.
Gauge = 14 sts / 4 rows in 4″ – Treble crochet
14 sts / 14 rows in 4 ” – Single crochet
Abbreviations / Crochet Abbreviations List
Cont – Continue
CH – Chain
SC – Single crochet
TR – Treble Crochet
Rep – Repeat
RS – Right side
WS – Wrong side
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