How to make a granny square market bag free pattern – Granny Merge Market Bag

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Are you looking for a super simple market or produce bag pattern?  The Granny Merge Market Bag is a granny square market bag free pattern that features a twist on the traditional granny stitch market bag and will have you carrying your fruit in style.  Read on to find out more and how to make your granny square market bag below.

Free granny square market bag pattern inspiration

Being a bag lover I’m not sure I need much inspiration to make another bag, however this granny square market pattern came to life partly because I use a lot of reusable bags in my shopping and partly because I wanted to experiment with the yarn colour that I wouldn’t necessarily normally use. The Granny Merge Market Bag pattern is the second pattern I have designed using this combo, you can check out the Granny Merge Cocoon pattern here.

Granny Merge Market Bag yarn and materials 

To make my granny square market bag pattern, I used 1 x Azalea from Hobbii in 02, Pink Delight.  This is a gradient yarn cake made with 4 individual strands that are loosely wound and hold themselves together.  While I LOVE gradient yarn cakes, I received this particular cake in a lucky bag and wouldn’t normally choose this colour way so I was stumped for a project to use it on.  This yarn, like many cakes of a similar kind, is an acrylic/cotton blend.  Available in 10 colours and priced at £14.90, you can find out more about this specific yarn in my post here

Granny Square Market Bag pattern info & tips

This granny merge market square bag pattern is a beginner crochet project.  Using the entire cake, this pattern can easily be replicated in any weight of yarn – producing a variety of results!!  Use the traditional granny stitch, and alternate with regular double crochets to create the contrasting stitch effect in the squares.  Then join and create the handle – et voila you have a market bag.  To make mine I worked from the centre of the cake to the outside to ensure that I used the darkest colour for the handle.

Terms: written in US crochet terms.  

Type: written pattern

Yarn: 1 x Azalea 200g, 800m/ gradient yarn cake, or a similar amount of any yarn

Hook: 4mm Clover Amour, or whatever is suitable for the yarn that you choose.

Skill level: beginner, easy

Stitches used:

• Chain 
• Double Crochet
• Single Crochet
• Half Double Crochet
• Slip Stitch

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Granny Square Market Bag Free Pattern

• Ch3 counts as a dc
• Ch1 does not count as a st
• Rounds begin in the MIDDLE of the first corner of the round.  Stitches at the end of the round will complete the corner
• All corner stitches on the body are marked in bold

Each ‘solid granny’ side grows by 4 stitches be mindful of the hidden stitch

Stitches:

• Magic Ring – mr
• Single Crochet – sc
• Half Double Crochet – hdc
• Double Crochet – dc
• Slip Stitch – sl-st

Special Stitches:

Hdc join – on the body section this is used to create a ch2 sp AND join at the end of the round.  To complete this joining method, after completing the last stitch of the round, yarn over and insert the hook into the top of the beg ch3 of the round, yarn over and pull through all the loops on the hook as you would a hdc.

Squares

Make 2

Start:

Magic Ring

Round 1:

Ch3 (counts as a dc here and throughout), 2dc into the ring, [ch2, 3dc into the ring], repeat 3 times, hdc join (see special stitches) into the top of the beg ch3.  Turn

Round 2:

Ch1 – does not count as a st, sl-st into the ch2 sp below.  Ch3, 2dc into the ch2 sp, ch1, sk3, (3dc, ch2, 2dc) into the next ch2 sp, dc in every dc to the next ch2 sp, (2dc, ch2, 3dc) in the next ch2 sp, ch1, sk3, (3dc, ch2, 2dc) in the next ch2 sp, dc in every st on the side, 2dc into the ch2 sp, hdc join into the top of the beg ch3.  Turn 

Round 3:

Ch1, sl-st into the ch2 sp below.  Ch3. dc into the ch2 sp, dc in every dc on the side, (2dc, ch2, 3dc in the ch2 sp), ch1, 3dc in the next ch1 sp, ch1, (3dc, ch2, 2dc in the next ch2 sp, dc in every dc on the side, (2dc, ch2, 3dc in the next ch2 sp), ch1, 3dc in the next ch1 sp, ch1, 3dc in the corner, hdc join to the top of the beg ch3.  Turn

Round 4:

Ch1, sl-st into the ch2 sp below.  Ch3, 2dc into the ch2 sp, [ch1, 3dc into the next ch1 sp], repeat to the last ch1 sp on the side, ch1, (3dc, ch2, 2dc into the next ch2 sp), dc in every dc on the side, (2dc, ch2, 3dc in the next ch2 sp), [ch1, 3dc in the next ch1 sp], repeat to the last ch1 sp on the side, ch1, (3dc, ch2, 2dc in the next ch2 sp), dc in every dc on the side, 2dc in the ch2 sp, hdc join to the top of the beg ch3.  Turn 

Round 5:

Ch1, sl-st into the ch2 sp below.  Ch3, 2dc into the ch2 sp, [ch1, sk3, 3dc in the next st], repeat until 3 sts remain on the side, ch1, (3dc, ch2, 2dc in the next ch2 sp), dc in every st and sp on the side, (2dc, ch2, 3dc in the next ch2 sp), [ch1, sk3, 3dc in the next st], repeat until 3 sts remain on the side, ch1, sk3, (3dc, ch2, 2dc in the next ch2 sp), dc in every st and sp on the side, 2dc in the ch2 sp, hdc join to the top of the beg ch3.  Turn 

Round 6:

Ch1, sl-st into the ch2 sp below.  Ch3. dc into the ch2 sp, dc in every dc on the side, (2dc, ch2, 3dc in the ch2 sp), [ch1, 3dc in the next ch1 sp], repeat to the last ch1 sp on the side, ch1, (3dc, ch2, 2dc in the next ch2 sp), dc in every dc on the side, (2dc, ch2, 3dc in the next ch2 sp), [ch1, 3dc in the next ch1 sp], repeat until the last ch1 sp on the side, ch1, 3dc in the corner, hdc join to the top of the beg ch3.  Turn

Round 7:

Ch1, sl-st into the ch2 sp below.  Ch3, 2dc into the ch2 sp, [ch1, 3dc into the next ch1 sp], repeat to the last ch1 sp on the side, ch1, (3dc, ch2, 2dc into the next ch2 sp), dc in every dc on the side, (2dc, ch2, 3dc in the next ch2 sp), [ch1, 3dc in the next ch1 sp], repeat to the last ch1 sp on the side, (3dc, ch2, 2dc in the next ch2 sp), dc in every dc on the side, 2dc in the ch2 sp, hdc join to the top of the beg ch3.  Turn 

Round 8:

Ch1, sl-st into the ch2 sp below.  Ch3. dc into the ch2 sp, dc in every dc on the side, (2dc, ch2, 3dc in the ch2 sp), [ch1, 3dc in the next ch1 sp], repeat to the last ch1 sp on the side, ch1, (3dc, ch2, 2dc in the next ch2 sp), dc in every dc on the side, (2dc, ch2, 3dc in the next ch2 sp), [ch1, 3dc in the next ch1 sp], repeat until the last ch1 sp on the side, ch1, 3dc in the corner, hdc join to the top of the beg ch3.  Turn

Round 9:

Ch1, sl-st into the ch2 sp below.  Ch3. dc into the ch2 sp, dc in every st and sp on the side, (2dc, ch2, 3dc in the ch2 sp), [ch1, sk3, 3dc in the next st], repeat until 3 sts remain on the side, ch1, sk3 (3dc, ch2, 2dc in the next ch2 sp), dc in every st and sp on the side, (2dc, ch2, 3dc in the next ch2 sp), [ch1, sk3, 3dc in the next st], repeat until 3sts remain on the side, ch1, sk3, 3dc in the ch2 sp, hdc join to the top of the beg ch3.  Turn

Round 10:

Ch1, sl-st into the ch2 sp below.  Ch3, 2dc into the ch2 sp, [ch1, 3dc into the next ch1 sp], repeat to the last ch1 sp on the side, ch1, (3dc, ch2, 2dc into the next ch2 sp), dc in every dc on the side, (2dc, ch2, 3dc in the next ch2 sp), [ch1, 3dc in the next ch1 sp], repeat to the last ch1 sp on the side, (3dc, ch2, 2dc in the next ch2 sp), dc in every dc on the side, 2dc in the ch2 sp, hdc join to the top of the beg ch3.  Turn 

Round 11:

Ch1, sl-st into the ch2 sp below.  Ch3. dc into the ch2 sp, dc in every dc on the side, (2dc, ch2, 3dc in the ch2 sp), [ch1, 3dc in the next ch1 sp], repeat to the last ch1 sp on the side, ch1, (3dc, ch2, 2dc in the next ch2 sp), dc in every dc on the side, (2dc, ch2, 3dc in the next ch2 sp), [ch1, 3dc in the next ch1 sp], repeat until the last ch1 sp on the side, ch1, 3dc in the corner, hdc join to the top of the beg ch3.  Turn

Round 12:

Ch1, sl-st into the ch2 sp below.  Ch3, 2dc into the ch2 sp, [ch1, 3dc into the next ch1 sp], repeat to the last ch1 sp on the side, ch1, (3dc, ch2, 2dc into the next ch2 sp), dc in every dc on the side, (2dc, ch2, 3dc in the next ch2 sp), [ch1, 3dc in the next ch1 sp], repeat to the last ch1 sp on the side, (3dc, ch2, 2dc in the next ch2 sp), dc in every dc on the side, 2dc in the ch2 sp, hdc join to the top of the beg 

Rounds 13 – 20:

Repeat rows 5 – 12.  Tie off and secure your ends.

Join

Lay your squares together, wrong side facing, join in any corner through both squares with a stsc, [sc evenly along the side until you reach the corner, 3 sc in the corner], repeat this along 3 sides.

Top edge

First, we will make an edge to the bag pouch

Round 1

Without cutting, ch3, dc into the first unworked stitch of the opening, then dc in every st and sp around the opening.  Join with a sl-st to the top of the beg ch.

Rounds 2 – 4:

Ch3, dc in every st around.  Join with a sl-st to the top of the beg ch3.

Handles

For a shorter handle, decrease your chain length in multiples of 10, to increase, add in multiples of 10

Round 1:

Ch3, dc in the next 10 sts, ch100, sk 61, dc in the next 20 sts, ch100, sk 61, dc in the next 9 sts.  Join with a sl-st to the top of the beg ch3.

Round 2:

Ch2, hdc in the same st, hdc in the next 9 sts, 3hdc in the next, hdc in the next 98, 3hdc in the next, hdc in 20, 3hdc in the next, hdc in the next 98, 3hdc in the next, hdc in 10.

Round 3 – 10:

Ch2, hdc in the same, hdc in every st around.  Join with a sl-st in the top of the beg hdc.

Round 11: 

Ch1, sc in the same, sc in every st around.  Join with a sl-st to the top of the beg sc.  Tie off and secure your ends.

I hope you enjoyed the post and look forward to seeing your Granny Merge Market Bags!

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Bye for now,

B x