Get ready for your next trip to the farmer’s market or grocery store with this reusable cotton produce bag. Reusable produce bags are great for cutting back on our plastic use. Best of all, these bags are washable, sturdy, and will expand to hold more produce than you might expect.

Add a drawstring to ensure that your loose fruits and veggies stay put. Customize your bag by choosing between two styles of drawstring. For those who would like to make their own cord, instructions are given for crocheting one quickly and easily. For those who prefer a readymade cord, instructions are included for installing a paracord drawstring with push-button cord lock.

This pattern is suitable for confident beginner crocheters.

• Bag is worked in joined rounds from the bottom up.
• The first 9 rounds create the base of the bag.
• With chains and double crochet stitches, alternating leaves and flowers begin to appear. Lace leaves and bell-shaped flowers continue up the sides of the bag.
• A scalloped brim is added with simple stitches, while creating the holes through which a drawstring can be threaded.
• Includes instructions for making and installing two types of drawstring: choose between crocheting a simple cord or installing a paracord with cord lock.

Skill Level
Confident Beginner

Finished Measurements
10.5 inches (26.5 cm) wide across top edge x 10 inches (25.4 cm) tall, measured flat

Materials
• Curio No. 3 lace weight 100% mercerized cotton (295 yds/270 m; 3.5 oz/100 g per ball): 1 ball of #27999 Bare Curio #3
• Size D/3/3.25 mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Yarn needle
• Bead with ⅜ inch (1 cm) hole (optional for crochet drawstring)
• No. 425/3mm-diameter paracord: 32 inches (0.81 m; optional for readymade drawstring)
• 2-hole cord lock with 3mm or larger holes (optional for readymade drawstring)
• Lighter or Super Glue (optional for readymade drawstring)

Suggested Yarn Substitutions
Scheepjes Catona, Aunt Lydia’s Fashion Crochet (Size 3), DMC Petra Crochet Cotton Thread Size 3

Gauge
Rnds 1–6 = 5 inches (12.7 cm) in diameter

PATTERN INCLUDES
• Premium pattern pdf with professional full-color photographs.
• List of abbreviations used, plus detailed instructions for special stitches and techniques.
• Detailed instructions and photo tutorial for crocheting a simple and attractive cord.
• Instructions for prepping and installing a readymade paracord and cord lock.

Stitches Used
Chain, slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, double crochet 2 together, double crochet 3 together

Techniques Used
Adjustable ring method, working in the round, and working into chain spaces.

Pattern written in US crochet terms.

Technical editing by Randy Cavaliere