A quick and easy crochet bag holder pattern to keep all your grocery bags tucked away neatly. To use the bag, simply stuff your grocery bags in at the top. Then when you need a bag, simply dig one out at the bottom.

This bag holder pattern has been updated to include a hair elastic at the bottom. It should work much better now to pull out a bag when needed.

As for the drawstring, I stitched both ends together after I weaved it into the bag. Thus, for me it also serves as a hanger for the holder. However, one of my testers crocheted up another little loop and sewed it onto the bag for hanging.

Crochet Bag Holder

Skill Level: Easy

Materials:
Yarn: Red Heart Comfort
Crochet Hook: H/8-5.00mm
1 Hair Elastic

Gauge: 2″ across 4 (esc, ch-1) repeats.

Finished Size: When laying flat it measures approximately 12″ high by 9″ wide.

Abbreviations:

Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
Esc = Extended Single Crochet
FO = Fasten Off
Rep = Repeat
Sc = Single Crochet
Sk = Skip
Sl St = Slip Stitch
Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches

Special Stitch Instructions:

ESC = Insert hook in stitch indicated, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through one loop, yarn over and pull through both loops on hook.

Pattern Instructions:

Join yarn to hair elastic and work 36 sc around elastic; join with sl st in first sc. [36 sts]

Rnd 2: Ch 1, esc in same st as join and into each st around; join with sl st in first esc; [36 esc

Rnd 3: Ch 1, (esc, ch 1) in same st as join and into each st around; join with sl st in first esc. [36 esc and 36 ch-1 sps]

Rnd 4: Ch 1, (esc, ch 1) in same esc as join and into each esc around. (Do not work into ch-1 sps) [36 esc and 36 ch-1 sps]

Rnds 5-32: Same as rnd 3. [36 esc and 36 ch-1 sps]

Rnd 33: Ch 1, sc in same esc as join and into each esc and into each ch-1 sp around; join with sl st in first sc. [72 sc]

Rnd 34: Ch 1, (esc, ch 1) in first sc, sl st in next sc, *(esc, ch 1) in next sc, sl st in next sc; rep from * around; join with sl st in first esc. FO.

Drawstring:

Ch 40. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and into each ch across. FO leaving a 4-5″ tail. Weave string into open spaces of rnd 32. Sew the ends together using the tail end.