Make a Farmers Market bag from recycled plastic bags

cut the bottom off plastic bags

I stack them 6 deep before cutting

cut strips about 1 inch wide

join strips together to form a plastic yarn

 and roll into a ball

add strips as needed

using size J (or larger) crochet hook 

chain 30 

turn, double crochet, chain one, in every other chain stitch

when making this first row catch 2 strands of the chain for better reinforcement

of the bottom of the bag

double crochet 4 in end 

continue around with a double crochet, chain one, in open spaces

NOTE:  do not join rows

double crochet, chain one, 4 times in each end

continue across

place the 4 double crochet in the middle of the turn (between the 2nd and 3rd stitch)

continue around until the desired with of the bottom of the bag is achieved.

To make the sides:  double crochet, chain one, around do not increase at the ends

(I found that leaving out the chain one on each end (side) kept the sides of the bag straight)

for the handle, double crochet about 10 spaces, make a chain stitch for the handle as long as desired

 skip over center spaces and attach so that both sides are equal, double crochet around.

Now change to a single crochet and complete several rows

fill in enough stitches to cover the handle

(I caught the stitches down a row for better support at the base of each handle)

I made this bag with double crochet so the beauty of the vegetables could be seen,

 however the bag is a little stretchy and would be sturdier if you used single crochet throughout.

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