Crochet Reusable Shopping Bag

Believe it or not crocheted
shopping bags come in handy greatly. While they can be used for
whatever you want I find that they work great for produce. Hooked On
Hooking has a great basic pattern for a hobo style mesh reusable shopping
bag. In order to make this one eco-friendly simply use eco-friendly
yarn. Also, these store in a purse quite well because when they are shoved in they take up very little room.

Check out the pattern that I
found on Hooked On Hooking:

“Starting with the bottom of
the bag, I made a starting chain of approx. 12. I made 2 sc in the
2nd ch from the hook, then 1 sc in next 9, 2 sc in last ch. Then,
working in the bottom loops of starting chain, 2sc in next ch, 1 sc
in each of next 9 ch, 2 sc in last chain, join to starting sc.

I
then crocheted several more rounds, increasing on the ends to make an
oval base.

When I had made a base the size I liked, I started
the sides of the bag by:

ch1, sc in same sp as where you
joined last round of bottom, ch 3, sk next sc, *sc in next sc, ch3,
sk 1 sc*. Repeat * to* to end. Join last ch3 to first sc

body
row: slip stitch into ch3 space, ch1, sc in same space, *ch 3, sc in
next ch3 space* . Repeat *to* to end, ending by joining ch3 to 1st
sc.

Continue making body rows until bag is depth you desire. I
then used stitch markers to mark the mid-point on both ends of the
bag. To make the straps, I did one body row from one mid-point to
another. I then decreased by : ch1, turn, sc into ch3 loop just
completed of previous row, then following the body row instructions
back across. When I had decreased to the point I had 1 loop left, I
made the strap as follows:

row 1: ch1, turn. 3 sc into
loop.
row 2: ch3, turn, dc into each st across

repeat row 2
until strap is half the length desired. Go back and make strap on
other side of bag in same way. Join two strap ends together, and
finish off and hide ends.

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