With Mother's Day quickly approaching, I wanted to create a pattern for the type of woman who loves earthy colors and enjoys picking out fresh organic produce at their local farmers market. This the type of woman who prefers using a reusable bag that is both fantastic for the environment while also looking extremely fashionable. If you know of a mom like this, then the Classic Cotton Farmers Market Bag would be the perfect gift for her on Mother's Day!
As stated in the title, this bag is made out of 100% cotton and is very light weight. The great thing about using cotton yarn for this type of bag is that after taking out all of the items, the bag will return to its original shape vs other types of yarn that once it is stretched out, it will not be the same.
The Classic Cotton Farmers Market Bag requires a lot of cotton yarn and I would highly recommend investing in the Lily Sugar'n Cream Cotton Cone Yarn, 14 oz, Soft Ecru, 1 Cone This is considered an intermediate level pattern since it uses the ruled lattice stitch, which might be tricky on the first try but once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature.
Alright lets get into the pattern!
Notes:
- For this pattern, make sure to work in continuous rounds in the first 14 rounds, which will result in no visible seams. Starting in round 15 you will stop working in continuous rounds and perform slip stitches to end a row.
- If you are not familiar with the ruled lattice stitch, I highly recommend watching Knitiversity's YouTube video "How to Crochet the Ruled Lattice Stitch". This was the video I referred to when creating this pattern since this was also my first time working with ruled lattice stitch.
- This pattern is for personal use only. Please do not sell this pattern as your own. Please feel free to sell the finished item and do give credit to Fresh Cut Yarn.
- If you will be selling these online, please do provide a link to my shop, thank you!
Materials:
Yarn Weight: 4-medium in soft ecru
Crochet hook 3.5mm
Tapestry needle
Abbreviations:
R= round
Ch= chain
Sc= single crochet
Hdc= half double crochet
St= stitch
Sl st= slip stitch
Sc2tog= single crochet 2 together
Classic Cotton Farmers Market Bag
Starting at the bottom of your bag
R1) Work 10sc into a magic circle [10]
In R2-R11 you will be working on increases
R2) 2sc in each st, *10 [20]
R3) 1sc then 2sc in next st, *10 [30]
R4) 1sc in next 2st then 2sc in next st, *10 [40]
R5) 1sc in next 3st then 2sc in next st, *10 [50]
R6) 1sc in next 4st then 2sc in next st, *10 [60]
R7) 1sc in next 5st then 2sc in next st, *10 [70]
R8) 1sc in next 6st then 2sc in next st, *10 [80]
R9) 1sc in next 7st then 2sc in next st, *10 [90]
R10) 1sc in next 8st then 2sc in next st, *10 [100]
R11) 1sc in next 9st then 2sc in next st, *10 [110]
R12-R14) 1sc in each st for 3 rows [100]
At the end of row 14 you will do a slip stitch. At this point of the pattern you will be performing slip stitches at the end of each round.
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| This is how the ruled lattice stitch looks on the bag |
The next part of this pattern, you will be using the ruled lattice stitch to create the central part of the bag
R15) *ch 7, skip the first 3sts, 1sc into next st* you will repeat this process 28 times. Once you reach the end of the row, sl st
R16) ch 1, *1sc into 1st st, ch 3, 1sc into next 7ch arch* you will repeat this 29 times. Once you reach the end of the row, sl st
R17) ch 1, 1sc into 1st st, *3sc into the arch, then 1 sc right on top of the sc*, you will repeat this throughout the row [116]
R18-R37) You will be repeating R15-R17 7 times.
At this point of the pattern we will start working on the top border portion of the bag
R38) 1sc in each st [142]
In R21-R25 you will be working on decreases
R39) 1sc in next 1st then 2tog, 47 times and 1 sc in the last st, sl st [95]
R40) 1sc in each st [95]
R41) 1sc in next 4st then 2tog, *16 [80]
R42) 1sc in next 3st then 2tog, *16 [64]
R43) 1sc in each st [64]
The bag handles, you will be making 2 of these
R1) ch 68, make sure to keep the stitches straight and then sl st it approximately 14 sts apart;.sl st one more time; Turn your work, and hdc along the chain. Once you are back in the beginning of the chain, sl st [68]
R2) sl st one more time, turn your work, hdc in each st [68]
Next you are going to f/o, leaving an approximate 6 inch tail which you will knot off and hide the tail inside the bag.
Congratulations, you have now created your very own Classic Cotton Farmers Market Bag!
Since this is my first time creating this farmer market inspired bag, if there is anything that is either confusing or the count is off, please do not hesitate to reach out to me! I cannot wait to see how your
Classic Cotton Farmers Market Bag turns out.
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