Margot Market Bag (Free Easy Crochet Bag Pattern)
Introduction
I love making crochet bags, how about you?! This free crochet market bag pattern a great choice for a bag with an easy stitch pattern. It’s kind of the perfect bag, in my opinion!
The mesh yields lots of stretch and is super roomy and ready for all the shopping trips! I promise you’ll love how fast and easy this free crochet pattern is.
Inspiration
I was sitting on my couch one day with my hook and yarn in hand ready to whip up another Seamless Bento Bag and inspiration hit. The Margot Market Bag and the Seamless Bento Bag are similar in design. The biggest differences being that this market bag crochet pattern has a square base for the bottom of the bag and solid handles for more stability and durability.
I wanted to make another beginner-friendly design using simple stitches. I love creating easy crochet patterns for you to make your own market bags.
About the Yarn
I used double strands of Lily Sugar N’ Cream cotton yarn for this easy crochet market bag but there are endless yarn possibilities for this one. There aren’t a ton of bulky weight cotton yarns, but there are some out there if you don’t particularly enjoy using double strands of yarn.
You can use acrylic yarn for this free crochet pattern; however, I prefer cotton yarn for the stability it provides. I would love to see a version in bright colors!
Pro Tip: Typically, double strands of a worsted weight yarn are equivalent to a single strand of bulky yarn.
Some other yarns I would recommend are:
- Lion Brand Yarn 24/7 Cotton (doubled)
- Peaches & Creme (doubled)
- Hobby Lobby I Love This Cotton! (doubled)
- Premier Home Cotton (doubled)
If you’re more of a small bag kind of person, you could simply work the written pattern as is with a single strand of worsted weight yarn and whatever mm crochet hook the yarn calls for. Using the single strand will yield a smaller version of the same bag. That would make an adorable mommy and me set!
If you haven’t heard about YarnSub.com yet, it’s a great resource for looking up yarn substitutions. You can search by weight, fiber content, gauge, and more.
Techniques Used/Usage
This bag is super easy to work up using only basic crochet stitches. You’ll start at the center of the square base of the bag, then continue in pattern without increasing to create the sides of the bag. The mesh is super stretchy giving the bag lots of room.
In the photo below, I’ve got 9 skeins of Wool Ease Thick & Quick in it with plenty of room to spare! I love using my bag for yarn shopping trips, grocery runs, and so much more.
Add a fabric lining if you’d like to hold smaller items as well!
As I’m typing up this blog post in mid-June, it’s the prime time of the year for markets of all kinds. I love using this reusable market bag for its functionality and I love all the compliments I’ve gotten on it!
Other Free Crochet Market Bag Patterns I Love
- French Market Bag by Two of Wands
- Harvest Market Tote by Make & Do Crew
- Seamless Bento Bag by Yarnique
- Sugarwheel Crochet Market Bag by Love.Life.Yarn
- The Everygirl Bag by Yarnique
- Wildrose Market Bag by All About Ami
Skill Level
Easy
Gauge
Note: Gauge is not important for this project. I’ve included mine for reference.
11 single crochets and 11 rows is 4” (10cm)
Finished Measurements
Finished measurements are approximate due to the nature of the mesh. I’ve given the measurements of my finished crochet market bag laid flat, before any stretching with usage.
Width 19” at the widest point
Height 15” from the base to the top of the handle panels (not including the actual handles)
Materials
Approximately 230g/415 yards (total) of worsted weight yarn doubled or single-stranded bulky weight yarn (see About the Yarn section above for information about the yarn I used and some yarn recommendations and substitutions.)
US Size J/10/6mm crochet hook
5 Stitch markers
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Scissors
Notes
– Keep a tight tension throughout the pattern.
– Place a stitch marker at the end of each round and in each corner. It’s very easy to pass them up and keeping working without increasing at the corners or miss joining.
– * * indicates a repeat
– (xx) at the end of a row/round indicates how many total stitches for that row/round
Stitch Index
R – row/round
ch – chain
ch-sp – chain space
st(s) – stitch(es)
sk – skip
PM – place marker
sc – single crochet
tr – treble crochet (yo 2x, insert hook and pull up a loop, *yo, pull through 2 loops* 3 times
Pattern
Foundation/R1 in a magic circle, ch 1, sc, *ch 6, sc* repeat from * to * 2 more times, ch 3, tr in the 1st sc, do not turn, PM in each ch-sp marking the 4 corners (4 ch-sp)
R2 *ch 6, sc in the next ch-sp, ch 6, sc in the same ch-sp (PM for corner)* repeat from * to * 2 times, ch 6, sc in the next ch-sp (beg ch-sp), ch 3, tr into the top of the joining tr of the previous round (PM for last corner) (8 ch-sp)
R3 [*ch 6, sc in the next ch-sp* repeat from * to * until you reach the next corner ch-sp, ch 6, sc in the same ch-sp (PM for corner)] repeat bracket instructions until the 3rd corner is complete, repeat from * to * to the last corner ch-sp, ch 3, tr in the top of the joining tr of the previous round (PM for last corner) (12 ch-sp)
R4- 6 repeat R3 (24 ch-sp)
R7 *ch 6, sc in the next ch-sp* repeat from * to * until 1 ch-sp remains, ch 3, tr in the top of the joining tr of the previous round (24 ch-sp)
R8-19 repeat R7 (24 ch-sp)
R20 ch 1, sc in the same joining st, *ch 4, sc in the next ch-sp* repeat from * to * until 1 ch-sp remains, ch 4, join with a sl st to the beginning sc (24 ch-sp)
Switch to contrast color here, if desired. Row count will start back at 1.
R1 (RS) ch 1, sc in the same joining st, sc in the back bumps of each ch and sc for 35 sts ending with a sc in a sc, ch 1, turn (35 sc)
R2 (WS) sc in the joining st, sk 1 sc (dec), sc in each sc until 2 sts remain, sk 1 sc (dec), sc in the last sc, ch 1, turn (33 sc)
R3-7 repeat R2 (23 sc), break yarn
With the RS facing, sk 6 ch-sp to the left of the panel you just completed. Join a new strand of yarn with a sl st in the sc to the left of the 6th skipped ch-sp.
Repeat R1-7, do not break yarn
R8 ch 1, turn your work to work into the side of the completed panel (on the RS), *sc 7 across the end of the panel, sc in the back bumps of each ch and through both loops of each sc to the next panel (30 sc), sc 7 across the end of the panel, ch 50, sk 23 sts across the top of the panel (handle established)* repeat from * to * once, join with a sl st to the beg sc of the round (44 sc and 50 ch on each side), ch 1, do not turn
R9 sc in each sc and the back bumps of each ch around, join with a sl st and break yarn or join with an invisible join (188 sc)
Weave in your ends and you’re done!
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Final Thoughts on the Margot Market Bag
I hope you love this crochet market tote bag pattern! Making your own bag for shopping at the farmer’s market or grocery store is a great way to reduce the use of plastic bags.
Speaking of plastic bags, do you know what plarn is? It’s plastic yarn made from cutting plastic bags from the grocery store.
To read more about plarn and how to make it, check out How To Make Plarn (Plastic Yarn) And Crochet With It. I even made a version of the free crochet bag pattern here with plarn and I absolutely love how it came out! It was the perfect size to hold a LOT of produce at the farmers market but was still easy enough to carry.
You can use plarn to make all types of reusable bags and other crochet projects too. Get creative with what you make.
If you’re looking for some plarn crochet project inspiration, check out Free Plarn (Plastic Yarn) Crochet Pattern Roundup.
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Happy crocheting!
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