I’ve been working hard to clear out my bucket of cotton yarn scraps for the last two weeks. I call anything partially used a scrap, meaning I have remnants that are nearly full loaves of yarn and some that are but a yard or two.
I ran across this modern market bag pattern and thought it would use a few scraps – I didn’t realize that the bag is actually rather large and would really hit my scrap bin, I’m grateful because as soon as I run out of these scraps I get to have a field day replacing cotton yarn. Shopping is always fun.
I am an affiliate. That means if you click on any link on my website and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting my work.I’ve really been into crochet farmer’s market bags this summer – though we’ve only gone to the Farmer’s Market once this season, we typically go a few times and I never want to be the gal at a sustainable farmer’s market event with a single-use plastic bag. I also just like making bags. Especially since I took my own personal crochet rule pledge recently to only crochet useful items.
You can grab the bag at the link below and scroll a little further to grab a free handmade care instructions printable, too!
This bag is definitely a top 3 on my favorite farmer’s market bags to make – it’s a mindless activity – and comes together really cute.
Get the Farmer’s Market Bag Pattern
You can get the Modern Market Bag pattern here from Salena Baca Patterns
How to Choose Your Yarn for the Modern Market Bag
This pattern uses cotton yarn – though mercerized cotton yarn is lovely to work with and offers sheen, I prefer to use a dishie cotton for added durability and feel. You can find dishie style cotton wherever you buy yarn but I personally love the ones below from Knitpicks
Making it for a friend or to sell at a market?
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