We love our local farmer’s market and the vendors love it when customers BYOB ( Bring your own bag). This bag folds into a flower pocket with a convenient hanging loop. You can string several bags together so you don’t forget them. It makes a great road trip pillow as well.
The flower pocket center creates a flat bottom, sturdy I cord handles are laced through the body of the bag and the I cord bind off contains an optional worked in elastic cord to keep the top from expanding too much when the bag is full.
The work begins in the center with a 6 sided garter stitch shape. Petals are knit on and edged with I cord at the same time. Working from the wrong side, the lace bag and then the pocket bag are picked up and worked. I cord handles are knit and woven through the lace and secured at the top and bottom. Finally, a loop for hanging is worked and sewn on.
Materials
Size 5 (I used DPN as the scale is smaller on the center, petals and back of the flower )
Size 8 circular needles
Sportsweight Cotton yarn in 2 colors – Color 1 48 gr for centers and Color 2
131 gr for petals and bag
(Models are knit with doubled Red Heart Worsted Weight large bag and Sheeps Egyptian Cotton Nile Cotton small bag - sheepsegyptiancotton.etsy.com)
Elastic Cord, about 26”

The designer of this pattern is a proud contributor to the Phat Fiber Sample Box. Visit the group on Ravelry or phatfiber.com.

This pattern was the designer’s contribution to the September 2010 Phat Fiber Sample Box “Farmer’s Market”.

The designer of this pattern is a proud contributor to the Phat Fiber Sample Box. Visit the group on Ravelry or phatfiber.com.