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Favorite Crochet Farmers Market Bag Patterns

by Brandy Burke

In Oklahoma City, the Scissortail Farmers Market runs April through October and much like State Fair time, it tops my favorite times of the year.

I don’t buy a lot from the Farmer’s Market but man I love to walk around and browse the booths, talk to the people, and most of all, spend time with my kids and parents who usually join us on “Farmer’s Market Saturdays”.

The last thing I want to be caught doing at a rare, sustainable, small business supportive event is tote around a single-use plastic bag to collect my locally grown vegetables, homemade salsa, and occasional house plant around in.

I love making, gifting, and toting crochet Farmer’s Market bags – a Farmers Market bag should be light, made of a washable material, be airy, springy, expand to hold a lot of things and, importantly, have sturdy handles.

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I’ve tried a lot of Crochet Farmer’s Market bags in my time – but these are my favorite ones – many I have tried myself (some of the photos below are my own!) and others are on my list to try or are hanging out in my favorites.

Crochet Granny Market Bag by ZeensandRoger – I’m telling you those color choices are incredible and I’d probably gravitate to any pattern that utilizes them!

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Granny Square Scrap Bag by Salena Baca Patterns (Model is my daughter Brooke with a bag I made using this pattern. This project works up so quickly and everyone I’ve given a bag to absolutely loves it

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Market Bag Pattern by MeandCrochetUS – I double love the basket style weave perfect for a farmers market full of fresh fruits and veggies

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Boho Style Market Bag by isWoolish – this bag is almost too pretty to carry but would make a nice challenge to someone who frequently makes bags and is looking to elevate their skill level.

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Mesh Crochet Bag by Cosmicblueberryco – you can tell just by looking at this bag that it is sturdy but with stretch – perfect for toting around a farmers market

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Rectangle Market Bag by Salenabacapatterns – model is me, showing a bag I created with this pattern – I have made several of these bags and find it super unique the way it is closed up and the strap is created

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Eco Market Tote by ABoxofTwine – Great for a tote, a ladies night, an overnight – this bag is pretty and versatile.

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When choosing yarn for a crochet farmer’s market tote bag, durability and structure are key. Look for a strong, non-stretchy yarn like 100% cotton or a cotton-linen blend—these fibers hold their shape well and can handle the weight of produce without sagging or tearing. Worsted weight or even bulky cotton yarn works well for creating a sturdy bag with minimal give. Avoid acrylics or soft, stretchy yarns that may lose their form over time.

My Favorite Yarn for Crochet Farmer’s Market Bags

Typically when I crochet with cotton, I prefer a mercanized because I love the softness and shein but for a farmers market bag where sturdiness counts, I actually like a rougher, dishie cotton like the ones below.

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Modern Market Bag

by Brandy Burke

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.

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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.

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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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Easy Unique Crochet Farmer’s Market Bag

by Brandy Burke

I’ve recently become obsessed with this new crochet farmer’s market bag pattern that I stumbled across. So much in fact that I’ve made many for my daughters and my mother. I like that it’s a repetitive stitch that I can utilize while sitting and watching television and that the handle portion is well thought out – something I find isn’t so on many reusable grocery bag patterns.

We had a family farmer’s market day a couple of weeks ago – both my daughters and their husbands, my husband, and my parents joined me in downtown OKC at Scissortail Park for a bit of shopping followed by brunch. I was really disappointed that I hadn’t thought at the time to make them these bags, but they do at least have them now.

With the endless color options available, this one pattern can go a long way in making gifts for friends and family and even for market events.

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I love a good farmers market bag and this one works up so quickly - grab the pattern!

How to Choose a Yarn for Farmer’s Market Bags

For this bag, I ended up using a mercerized cotton from ILTY. Typically, when making farmers market bags, I prefer a cotton with a little more structure like a dishe cotton. They aren’t as smooth to work with as a mercerized cotton but they are sturdy and durable – here are some of my favorites:

When Farmer’s Market Season is over, the cotton washes up nicely until next season – or they work great for groceries, dance bags, diaper bags, and can be easily reused.

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Granny Square Farmer’s Market Bag

by Brandy Burke

A few years ago, I made my daughters’ farmer’s market bags, they were loose net crochet and really exactly what you picture one to look like — but a combination of using to wrong yarn (acrylic) and a loose stitch made the bags really droopy. They sag to your ankles when full of fresh goodies. So I decided I’d try to make a bag out of granny squares and see how it works for this purpose. It’s technically a tote bag, but in my world, it’s a granny square farmer’s market bag.

Printable Granny Square Farmers Market Bag Instructions

Click below to print this granny square farmers market bag pattern and instructions so you can work on your project offline.

Granny Square Farmers Market Bag

Crochet Granny Square Bag

Materials

  • 1 Skein Gray Cotton Yarn
  • 1 Skein Navy Cotton Yarn
  • 1 Skein White Cotton Yarn
  • 1 Skein Mint Cotton Yarn
  • 2 Skeins Cream Cotton Yarn

Tools

  • 4.5mm hook
  • Yarn Needle

Instructions

Granny Square (make 13)

R1: With Gray, Ch 2, 2dc into the loop (this forms the first cluster), ch 2, * 3dc, ch2* three times. Join with a slip stitch to the starting ch2. This completes the round and forms a square shape with 4 clusters. Tie off and cut yarn leaving a 4" tail

R2: Join Navy, ch2, 2dc, ch2, 3dc into the ch 2 space below from round 1, ch1  *3dc, ch2, 3dc, ch1 into next ch2 space* three times. Join with a slip stitch to the starting ch2. Tie off and cut leaving a 4" tail

R3: Join White, ch2, 2dc, ch into the ch 1 space below from round 2, ch1, (3dc, ch2, 3dc) into next ch2 space, ch1  *3dc into the ch1 space below, (3dc, ch2, 3dc) into next ch2 space below , ch1* three times Join with a slip stitch to the starting ch2.

R4: Repeat around using Mint

R5: Repeat around using cream.

Assembly

Lay Squares according to diagram pictured. Sew together using the inner two loops.

Fold the bag in half and sew

Starting in corner of bag, make 8

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Step By Step Instructions

Materials

  • 1 Skein Gray Cotton Yarn
  • 1 Skein Navy Cotton Yarn
  • 1 Skein White Cotton Yarn
  • 1 Skein Mint Cotton Yarn
  • 2 Skeins Cream Cotton Yarn

Tools

  • 4.5mm hook
  • Yarn Needle

Instructions

Granny Square (make 13)

R1: With Gray, Ch 2, 2dc into the loop (this forms the first cluster), ch 2, * 3dc, ch2* three times. Join with a slip stitch to the starting ch2. This completes the round and forms a square shape with 4 clusters. Tie off and cut yarn leaving a 4″ tail

R2: Join Navy, ch2, 2dc, ch2, 3dc into the ch 2 space below from round 1, ch1  *3dc, ch2, 3dc, ch1 into next ch2 space* three times. Join with a slip stitch to the starting ch2. Tie off and cut leaving a 4″ tail

R3: Join White, ch2, 2dc, ch into the ch 1 space below from round 2, ch1, (3dc, ch2, 3dc) into next ch2 space, ch1  *3dc into the ch1 space below, (3dc, ch2, 3dc) into next ch2 space below , ch1* three times Join with a slip stitch to the starting ch2.

R4: Repeat around using Mint

R5: Repeat around using cream.

Assembly

Lay Squares according to diagram pictured. Sew together using the inner two loops.

Fold the bag in half and sew

If you can make a granny square, this will be a breeze for you – and you can make a bag like this using your favorite granny square – this pattern utilizes the basic granny so even if you’re unfamiliar with how to make one, if you can double crochet, you’ve got this.

You could also sew in a sturdier strap if it matters to you – for this one, I just did simple single crochet from side to side. Since it’s cotton yarn, it holds its shape pretty well.

Admittedly, we haven’t gotten to use these at the Farmer’s Market yet – it doesn’t begin until April first and so we’re only a few short weeks away – but I have loaded this thing up with all kinds of stuff to test it out at home and it’s definitely sturdier, so maybe we won’t trip over our bags while we walk along this year.

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