Why use a plastic bag for your market shopping when you can make your own. The Reusable Produce bag is completely seamless, and knit in the round including the handles!
Yarn
Dale of Norway Stork 197 yards/180 meters. Yarn suggestion and gauge is only a guideline, using other brands of cotton yarn is encouraged.
Needles
US size 5 or needles needed to get gauge.
Gauge
5 stitches per inch.
Row Gauge
8 inches per row.
Bag Measurements
Unstretched Diameter 22 inches/56cm Length from bottom to handles 13 inches/33cm
Skills Needed
Knit in the round
Abbreviations
DPNs $=$ Double Pointed Needles $\mathsf{m}1=$ make one (increase one stitch using method of your choice.) yo = yarn over $k=\mathsf{k n i t}$ $p={\mathsf{p u r l}}$ $\mathsf{k2t o g=}$ knit two stitches together
Pattern
Cast on 8 stitches on DPNs. Place marker at beginning of round, knit one row and join in round. Row 1 $^{*}{\sf k1},{\sf m1^{*}}$ seven times, k1 (15 sts). Row 2 knit. Row 3 $^{*}{\sf k1},{\sf m1^{*}}$ fifteen times (30 sts). Row 4 knit. Row 5 $^{*}{\sf k1},{\sf m1^{*}}$ thirty times (60 sts). Row 6 knit. Row 7 $^{*}{\sf k1},{\sf m1^{*}}$ sixty times (120 sts). Row 8 knit. Row 9 \*yo, k2tog\* sixty times (120 sts). Repeat Row 9 until bag measures 9 inches from the center of circle. When diameter of knitting is large enough, switch to circular needles if desired. Row $10*|{\tt k2t o g^{*}}$ all stitches (60 sts). Row 11 purl. Row 12 knit. Repeat Row 11 and Row 12 three times.
Handles
Row 13 p15, bind off 15, p15, bind off 15. Row 14 k15, cast on 20, k15, cast on 20. Row 15 purl. Row 16 knit. Repeat Row 15 and Row 16 once more. Bind off all stitches loosely, weave in ends.
Optional Drawstring
Cut 15 inch length of yarn, and sew yarn into garter stitch around top of bag as drawstring. Knot ends of yarn to keep in place.
