Hello, lovelies!

Every time the season changes, I say it is my favorite season. Fall is breathtaking with the foliage changing color, brought in by a cool wind. Winter is quiet, and often inspires coziness. Spring is a breath of fresh air and a promise of new.

Isn’t loving your current season a major goal of life?

So here we are towards the end of June, and I can say Summer is my new favorite season.

There is a slow whimsy during my summers. After a long school year, I get a well deserved break. I get to wake up with the sun. I don’t need coffee, but instead I get to enjoy it. I sun bathe in pools, take long naps, and crochet whenever I want. There’s kayaking, fireworks, and day trips to go on.

Every morning starts with journaling on the back deck. Every day ends in an hour long sunset in beautiful Kentucky.

This year I even have my own garden!

Going to the Farmer’s Market has always been magic to me. Supporting local businesses and buying local makes me feel like the woman I’ve always wanted to be. As a small business owner, it feels good to buy local and buy small. I love seeing the faces behind the product, knowing that my dollars are going back into my community. This year I especially appreciate the labor of love that has gone into bringing produce to market. I’ve bought herbs to add to my garden, homemade bread, and vegetables that aren’t ripe yet in our little plot.

The inspiration for this pattern came from my previous pattern the Farmhouse Daisy Keychain. I love the combination of textures. Turns out it also makes a beautiful market bag. Better yet, it holds so much produce, like pictured above.

For this pattern I recommend sturdy cotton yarn for minimum stretching and sturdy constructions.

I used Lily’s Sugar and Cream from Joann and Peach’s and Creme from Walmart!

I especially loved the colors offered by Sugar and Cream!

I am offering the Daisy Farmer’s Market Bag pattern for free. However, if you are interested in an inexpensive ad-free pattern, you can download here!

Level of Difficulty:

Easy/Intermediate

Materials Needed:

• 410 yards of 100% Cotton Yarn (Lily’s Sugar and Creme recommended)
• Size 5.0mm Hook
• Scissors
• Yarn Needle (for sewing in ends)

Stitches Used:

• Slip Stitch (SL ST)
• Double Crochet (DC)
• Single Crochet (SC)
• V-Stitch
• Puff Stitch (Puff)
• Joining Single Crochet

Gauge:

6 stitches across & 4 DC high for a 2×2 square

Author Notes:

This bag is worked from bottom to top.

This pattern includes beautiful textured stitches. To get the most texture from these stitches, whenever you get to the V-Stitch sections, turn your work, so the V stitches are facing outwards. Otherwise, work in a continuous round.

To customize this pattern you can add or subtract multiples of 6 from the foundation chain.

Pattern

CH 90. SL ST into the first CH.

Round 1: CH 3 (this counts as a DC). DC in each CH. SL ST into the top of the CH 3 from the beginning of the round. (90 DC)

Rounds 2-4: Repeat Round 1. (90 DC) Turn your work.

Round 5: CH 4 (this counts as a DC plus 1 CH), DC in the first stitch…this creates a modified V Stitch. CH 1 and skip the next two stitches. DC in the third stitch from the hook, CH 1, DC in the same stitch (V Stitch). CH 1.

**Skip 2 stitches. V Stitch in the third stitch from hook. CH 1.**
Repeat from ** to ** the rest of the round. SL ST into the third CH at the beginning of the round. (30 V-Stitch)

Round 6: SL ST into the CH space from the modified V Stitch from Round 5. CH 4 (counts as DC plus 1 CH), DC in the same CH space. CH 1.
**V Stitch into the next V Stitch’s CH space. CH 1.**
Repeat from ** to **. (30 V Stitch)

Round 7: Repeat Round 6. (30 V Stitch) Turn your work.

Round 8: CH 1 (does not count as a SC). SC in the CH 1 space after the last V Stitch. **SC in the V Stitch DC. SC in the CH 1 space in the V stitch. SC in the CH space between the next V Stitch.**
Repeat from ** to **. SL ST into the CH 1. (90 SC)

Round 9: CH 1 (does not count as a stitch), SC in each stitch in the round. SL St into the CH 1. (90 SC)

Round 10: CH 1 (does not count as a stitch), Puff Stitch into the first stitch. **Skip the next stitch. In the second stitch from the hook, Puff Stitch.**
Repeat from ** to ** around the row. SL ST into the CH 1 space. (45 Puffs)

Round 11: SL ST past the first Puff from previous row into the space between the next Puff. CH 1, Puff Stitch into that space. **Puff Stitch into the next space between the previous row’s Puffs.** Repeat from ** to ** in the rest of the round. (45 Puffs)

Round 12: Repeat Round 11.
Round 13: CH 1 (does not count as a SC), SC into the SL ST. SC in each Puff stitch in the round. (90 SC)

Round 14: CH 1, SC in every stitch in the round. SL ST into the CH 1 space. Turn work.

Rounds 15-17: Repeat Rounds 5-7. (V-Stitch Rows) Turn your work.

Rounds 18-19: Repeat Rounds 8-9. (SC Rows)
Rounds 20-22: Repeat Rounds 10-12. (Puff Stitch Rows)
Rounds 23-24: Repeat Rounds 13-14. (SC Rows) Turn your work.

Rounds 25–27: Repeat Rounds 5-7. (V-Stitch Rows) Turn your work.

Rounds 28-29: Repeat Rounds 8-9. (SC Rows)

Round 30: CH 1, SC in each stitch in the round. SL St into the CH 1. (90 SC)

Pattern Note:

You can repeat or omit Rounds 16-30, until you are satisfied with the length of your bag!

Bag Handle Straps

Pattern Note: There are rows in Round 31 for the handle straps. These are labeled as Handle Rows. You can repeat these rows until you reach your desired length of your handle straps. I liked my handle straps a little long. Whatever your desired length is, I recommend keeping the row length in multiples of two.

Round 31: CH 1 (does not count as SC), SC in the next 6 stitches. SC into the next six stitches. This will be your first Handle Row for your first handle strap.

Handle Row 2: CH 1, and turn your work. SC in the last 6 stitches. CH 1, and turn your work. (6 SC)

Handle Rows 3-84: Repeat Row 2. (6 SC) See Photo F. for a progress photo!

Once you have reach your desired length, skip twenty-one stitches from Round 30.

Afterwards…

• Align the last SC of the Handle Row 84 to the twenty second stitch from Round 30.
• Insert hook through both the last stitch of the Handle Row and through stitch twenty-two from Round 30.
• Yarn over, and pull through both stitches. Yarn over and pull through both loops on hook. This is calling a Joining SC. See Photo G.

• Join SC in the next 5 stitches, making sure that the seam is facing inwards in the bags instead of outwards. The Joining SC should create a seamless look on the outside of your bag. See Photos H.-I.

Returning back to Round 31, SC in the next 12 stitches.
SC into the next six stitches. This will be your first Handle Row for your second handle strap.

Handle Row 2: CH 1, and turn your work. SC in the last 6 stitches. CH 1, and turn your work. (6 SC)

Handle Rows 3-84: Repeat Handle Row 2. (6 SC)

Once you have reach your desired length, skip twenty-one stitches from Round 30.

Join SC the strap to the bag in the next six stitches, making sure that the seam is facing inwards.
Finish Round 31 with 6 SC. SL ST into the CH 1 space.

Leave a 6” tail to weave in and cut off.

Finishing Touches

Cut a 24” strand of the yarn.
Turn the bag inside out.

Center the bag based on the handle straps at the top of the bag. SL ST the bottom of the bag togetherl Leave a 6” tail and cut off.

Sew in any loose ends and turn bag outside right.

Your next step?

Go to your local farmer’s market and load up!