Malla Produce Bags by Emma Munn

Malla Produce Bags

Crochet
October 2025
yarn held together
Fingering
+ Fingering
= Fingering (14 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 7 rows = 4 inches
in Small Mesh
5.5 mm (I)
3.5 mm (E)
500 - 573 yards (457 - 524 m)
S, M and L
US
English
This pattern is available for free

This set of three drawstring bags are perfect for taking with you to the supermarket, the local market, or even just for using at home to store fruits and veggies separately from other types of food. These pouches are perfect for encouraging a more eco-friendly, waste-free lifestyle and minimise the use of single-use plastics.

This pattern contains instructions for small, medium or large versions and the yrn needed is enough to make one set of all three sizes.

Materials:

Yarn: Hobbii Friends Cotton Linen (50% Cotton, 35% Viscose, 15% Linen)
Yarn held double throughout, by working with the centre pull and outside strands of yarn. Three balls (150g). Work from one ball at a time to avoid wastage.

Hook: 5.5 and 3.5 mm crochet hooks

Notions:

Yarn needle (for weaving in ends)
Scissors
Wooden beads (optional, for drawstring ends)

Extras:
Stitch marker (optional, to mark rounds or edges)