Cooking isn’t about the food, it’s about accessorizing in the kitchen.

At least that’s the view of Issaquah’s Sherri Zobell, creator of Tie-One-On! Aprons.

Her retro-styled aprons will be on sale at the Issaquah Farmers Market this year, which opens 9 a.m., April 16.

Reminiscent of a nuclear family, the feminine patterns fit the female figure with curved lines and colorful fabrics.

They’re reversible, and the two angled pockets are perfect for hands.

They’ve been so popular, some women have begun collections.

At $30 a piece, they’re affordable too.

Zobell’s aprons play well with her fancy kitchen gloves, lined with ruffled fabric and finished with a big fake diamond ring.

She first had the idea to make the aprons after her sister asked for one for her birthday. Seeing the apron, her friends began to ask if they could buy one.

One day Zobell set up a table on a street corner, and sold $200 in aprons. After a few bazaars, the farmer’s market seemed like the logical next step.

Arguably the largest farmers market on the Eastside, Issaquah already has 150 vendors signed up for this year. When it’s at full-swing, about 115 vendors attend the Saturday market weekly, said Jera Gilmore, market manager.

On a warm summer day, about 4,500 people come to shop.

In addition to crafters like Zobell, the market has a strong following of produce vendors.

There are about 30 of the farmers signed up for this year, who are expected to claim their tents as soon as vegetables are ready to sell in June or July.

They’re joined by about eight more farmers selling flowers.

The market expects about two or three meat vendors, fresh eggs, and a creamery with fresh cheese.

About a dozen food concessioners plan to offer everything from Thai to Italian in a street-food style.

“You won’t go hungry at the market,” Gilmore said.

Live music is planned each week to draw in the community.

The clientele is pretty cultured, they take their time, she said. “They think of the market as a community activity.”

Many of the crafters rotate in and out each week, keeping variety at the Pickering Barn, which hosts the market inside and out.

“It’s just so fun. You get to know the people so well,” Zobell said.

Issaquah Farmers Market

When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., saturdays, April 16-Oct. 8

Where: Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., Issaquah

Cost: Free