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To Market Pattern

Category:

Knitting

Type:

Accessory

Fit:

Women, Men

Item:

Bag

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Basic Skills Necessary:

Provisional cast on, picking up stitches along an edge, YO, k2tog, p2tog, kfb, knitting in the round, 3-needle bind off.

Pattern Description:

Counting the stockinette stitch base, this bag has 4 different stitch patterns. The stitches are more solid near the bottom, getting more open as they near the top of the bag. The bag is finished with a stitch that is less stretchy than most, to help give the top of the bag and the handle some stability. The wide handle is short, to help keep the bag from hanging to your knees when it's full.

Knitting begins with a provisional cast on. The base is worked back and forth, then stitches are picked up, and knitting continues in the round. A couple of stitch changes later, most of the stitches are bound off, and then the handle is knit.

Pattern includes both written and charted stitch instructions.

Model: Louet Euroflax Worsted, in Willow

Gauge:

18 sts and 25 rows to 4 inches (10 cm) in st st with smaller needles.

Sizing / Finished Measurements:

17 wide x 15.5 inches high (43 x 39.5 cm) empty, not stretched, not including handle.

Materials:

US 4 (3.5 mm) and 8 (5.0 mm) 24 inch circular needles.
Crochet hooks: Approx. US G (5.0 mm), exact size doesn't matter.

You Will Also Need:

Waste yarn for provisional cast on, and 1 stitch marker required.