Tired of the clutter caused by plastic bags you get from the store? Then this is the crochet solution for you. The “Granny Grocery Bag Holder” pattern — is an easy crochet pattern designed to help keep your plastic bags organized. Using the iconic granny stitch as the main pattern repeat, this crochet bag holder is both functional and visually appealing and super easy to stitch up.
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Notes:
- This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
- This pattern is worked in the round all in one piece.
- The initial chain at the start of each round does not count as a stitch unless noted.
- Finished size: 18″ long x 7″ wide when laid out flat.
- You can make this bag holder taller by increasing the number of repeat rows of the granny stitch.
- The handle/hanger is adjustable by increasing the number of chains and single crochet stitches that you use in it.
Materials:
- 245 yards of medium 4-weight cotton yarn
- Yarn used: 2 skeins Loops & Threads Capri Eco Cotton
- 5.50 mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle to weave in ends.
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
Crochet Abbreviations Used (US Terms):
- st/sts – stitch/stitches
- sl st – slip stitch
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- sc2tog – single crochet two together
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- x – times (ex 2x = two times)
Special Stitch Instructions:
sc2tog – insert hook into next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, insert hook into the following stitch, yarn over and pull a loop, yarn over again, and pull through all 3 loops on your hook.
Video Tutorial
Written Pattern With Pictures:
Base/Foundation: ch 20, join 1st and last st of chain with as sl st
Round 1: ch 1, hdc 30 times into the ring all around foundation chain, join last hdc with 1st hdc of the round with a sl st (30 stitches)
Round 2: ch 1, starting in 1st stitch: [hdc in next stitch, hdc 2x in next stitch]15x, join last hdc with 1st hdc of the round with a sl st (45 stitches)
Rounds 3 – 6: ch 1, starting in 1st st: hdc in each st all the way around, join last hdc with 1st hdc of the round with a sl st (45 stitches)
Round 7: ch 1, sc in the 1st st, ch 1 (counts as 1st dc), dc 2x in the same st, * skip 2 sts, dc 3x in the next st, repeat from * 13 more times, sl st last dc to the top ch 1 of the 1st dc in the round to join (45 stitches)
Rounds 8 – 36 : ch 1, [ sc, ch 1 (counts as 1st dc), dc 2x] into the space between the 3 dc groups that is before the previous row’s 1st st, * dc 3x into next space between 3 dc groups, repeat from * 13 more times, sl st last dc to the top ch 1 of the 1st dc in the round to join (45 stitches)
Round 37: ch 1, skip 1st st, * hdc in each of the next 2 sts, hdc in next space between the 3 dc groups, skip next st, repeat from * 14 more times, join last hdc with 1st hdc of the round with a sl st (45 stitches)
Round 38: ch 1, starting in 1st stitch: hdc in each stitch all the way around, join last hdc with 1st hdc of the round with a sl st (45 stitches)
Round 39: ch 1, (starting in the 1st stitch) * hdc in the next stitch, sc2tog over the next 2 stitches, repeat from * all around, join last sc2tog with 1st hdc of the round with a sl st (30 stitches)
Round 40: ch 1, starting in 1st stitch: hdc in each stitch all the way around, join last hdc with 1st hdc of the round with a sl st (30 stitches)
Top Ring/Ring for Hanging:
Base: starting from Round 40, ch 1, (starting in the 1st st) sc in each of the next 4 stitches
Round 1: ch 12, sl st to join chain to the 1st sc of the 4 sc of the base of the ring. (This will create a loop)
Round 2: ch 1 and sc 26 times into the loop going back in the direction you just chained, sl st to the stitch after Row 1 that is in the Round 43.
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
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