Crochet Farmers Market Bag – Box Stitch

How much yarn do I need to crochet a market bag?

Generally, you will need around 300 yards to 550 yards of worsted weight yarn to crochet a market bag. How much yarn exactly you will need to crochet a market bag will depend on a few things; the size of the bag you want to make, the hook, yarn weight and the type of stitches. Open stitches or closed, more dense stitches like this farmers market crochet bag will need more yardage. Once you find a pattern you love the designer will include all the materials needed to crochet the bag.

What is the best crochet stitch for a market bag?

A crochet stitch that is going to hold what you plan to shop for and be sturdy as well is the best choice for a crochet market bag. Fully mesh crocheted market bags are great if you plan to buy larger items but sometimes a solid base is necessary if what you are shopping for is on the smaller side! I love designing my crochet bags for farmers market with a solid base to make sure nothing gets lost. Watch my video on How to crochet an Oval Bag Base!

Materials

• 4.50 mm Crochet Hook
• 2 Skeins of Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton in Bayleaf [761-171V]
  Color A in Pattern
• 1 Skein of Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton in Terracotta [761-135A]
  Color B in Pattern
• 1 Skein of Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton in Succulent [761-116E]
  Color C in Pattern
• #4 Worsted Weight Yarn
  Color A – 372 yards
  Color B – 186 Yards
  Color C – 186 Yards
• Minimum 5 Stitch Markers

Gauge

• 29 sts x 20 rows is 4”x4” in sc in the round.

Stitch Descriptions and Abbreviations

• Chain Stitch – ch 
• Slip Stitch – sl st 
• Stitch(es) – st(s)
• Skip – sk
• Stitch Marker – SM
• Single Crochet – sc
• Half Double Crochet – hdc
• Double Crochet – dc
• Single Crochet Two Together – sc2tog – Work two sc stitches together into one stitch for a decrease.
• Front Post Single Crochet – FPsc –Work a single crochet as you normally would by placing your hook from front to back to front around the post of the designated stitch. 
• Foundation Single Crochet – Fsc – Chain 2, insert hook into 2nd chain from hook, yarn over and pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), yarn over, draw through 1 loop, (2 loops on hook with 1 ch created), yarn over, draw through all loops (1 loop on hook, 1 foundation single crochet with chain at the bottom). *Insert hook to the bottom of the stitch you just made, it will look like the top or “V” of a stitch, yarn over, pull up 1 loop (2 loops on hook), yarn over, draw through 1 loop (2 loops on hook with 1 ch created), yarn over, draw through all loops;* repeat from * to * for desired amount of stitches.

Pattern Notes

• One Size – 12.5” across x  14.5” deep with 16” straps making a 7” opening.
• * Designates a repeat.
• Continuous Rounds and Turning Rounds are noted in the pattern.
• There are no turns in the single crochet tote base rounds.
• There are turns in the box stitch section at the end of each round. 
• “sc 1” means to single crochet in the next stitch.
• “sc 2” means to single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches.
• “2 sc” means to single crochet twice in the next stitch to create an increase.

Easy Crocheted Farmers Market Bag Pattern

Tote Base in Color A

Color A
Round 1 – Fsc 50, place SM in first st, 4 sc in base of last Fsc, place SM in 4th sc st, sc 49 by working in every base of Fsc across, place SM in last sc, 3sc in same st as last st, sl st to first Fsc.[106 total stitches]

• There should be 50 sts from SM to SM on both sides and 3 sc between both sets of SM’s to create a half circle at each end.
• Move SM up to first and last stitch on both sides to mark your place before and after the half circles.
• Watch my Video Tutorial to Create and Oval Bag Base.

Round 2 – Ch 1, sc 50, 2 sc in each of next 3 sts, sc 50, 2 sc in each of next 3 sts, sl st to first stitch in round.  [112 total stitches]
Round 3 – Ch 1, sc 50, (2 sc, sc 1) over next 6 sts, sc 50, (2 sc, sc 1) over next 6 sts, sl st to first stitch in round. [118 total stitches]
Round 4 – Ch 1, sc 50, (2 sc, sc 2) over next 9 sts, sc 50, (2 sc, sc 2) over next 9 sts, sl st to first stitch in round. [124 total stitches]
Round 5 – Ch 1, sc 50, (2 sc, sc 3) over next 12 sts, sc 50, (2 sc, sc 3) over next 12 sts, sl st to first stitch in round. [130 total stitches]
Round 6 – Ch 1, sc 50, (2 sc, sc 4) over next 15 sts, sc 50, (2 sc, sc 4) over next 15 sts, sl st to first stitch in round. [136 total stitches]
Round 7 – Ch 1, sc 50, (2 sc, sc 5) over next 18 sts, sc 50, (2 sc, sc 5) over next 18 sts, sl st to first stitch in round. [142 total stitches]
Round 8 – Ch 1, sc 60, sc2tog, sc 70, sc2tog, sc to last st, sl st to first stitch in round. Place a SM in first stitch of round. [140 total stitches]
Rounds 9 to 12 – Begin Continuous Rounds – Sc in each stitch. [140 total stitches]

Box Stitch Begins -Continuing with Color A

Round 1 – Ch 1, *sk 4 sc, (5 dc, ch 1, 5 dc) in next sc, sk 4 sc, sc in next sc, repeat from * to end, sl st to beginning of round. [14 (5 dc, ch 1, 5 dc) sets]
Round 2 – Ch 1, turn, sk first sc, *FPsc in each dc, ch 1, sk ch-1 sp, FPsc in each dc, FPsc in sc, repeat from * to end with final FPsc worked in the first skipped sc, sl st to beginning of round.
[14 (FPsc 5, ch 1, FPsc 5) sets] Cut yarn and finish off.
Color B
Attach your yarn in the ch-1 sp of the last round to the right or left of the join with right side facing.
Round 3 – *Ch 3, turn, sk 5 sts, (dc, ch 2, dc) in FPsc between fans, ch 3, sk 5 sts, sc in ch-1 sp in FPsc round; rep from * around  to end, with last sc being placed where yarn was first attached in ch-1 sp.
Round 4 –  Turn, *ch 3, sc in dc, ch 2, sc in next dc, ch 3, sc in sc, repeat from * to last ch 3 and sl to last sc in place of sc.
Round 5 –  Turn, *(5 dc, ch 1, 5 dc) around both ch-2 loops, sc in unused ch-1 sp from previous color to anchor, repeat from * to end. [14 (5 dc, ch 1, 5 dc) sets]
Round 6 – Ch 1, turn, *FPsc in each dc, ch 1, sk ch-1 sp, FPsc in each dc, FPsc in sc,  repeat from * to end, sl st to beginning of round. [14 (FPsc 5, ch 1, FPsc 5) sets] Cut yarn and finish off.
Color C 
Repeat Color B Instructions. 
Color A
Repeat Color B Instructions.
Color B
Repeat Color B Instructions.
Color C 
Repeat Color B Instructions.
Color A
Repeat Color B Instructions.
Color B
Repeat Color B Instructions.
Color C 
Repeat Color B Instructions.
Color A
Repeat Color B Instructions.
Color B
Repeat Color B Instructions.
Color C 
Repeat Color B Instructions.
Color A
Repeat Color B Instructions.
Color A 
Attach your yarn in the ch-1 sp of the last round to the right or left of the join with right side facing, continue with Round 1 instructions below, working your first st in the first dc.
Round 1 – *sc 2, hdc 2, dc, sk next sc, dc, hdc 2, sc 2, sl st in ch-1, repeat from * to end, sl st to last st. [154 sts]
Round 2 – *Sc 9, sc2tog, repeat from * to end, sl st to last st. [140 sts]
Round 3 – *Sc 8, sc2tog, repeat from * to end, sl st to last st. [126 sts]
Round 4 – *Sc 7, sc2tog, repeat from * to end, sl st to last st, finish off. [112 sts]

Straps

Color A 
Lay your bag flat find your furthest stitch on the fold, place a SM and count in 5 sts. Attach your yarn in that stitch and continue with Row 1 instructions with Right Side facing. 
Row 1 – Sc 7.
Row 2 – Turn, sc2tog, sc 3, sc2tog. [5 sts]
Rows 3 to 83 – Turn, sc across. [5 sts]
Row 84 – Turn, 2sc, 3sc, 2sc. [7 sts]
Row 85 – Turn, sc across. [7 sts] Finish off leaving a tail for seaming.
Seam your strap mirrored from the start.
Repeat on other side for the second strap.

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