Wednesday, 10 June 2015

Simple knitted bag pattern

This is the pattern I made up for the bag to take to my SIL's wedding.


Using aran weight yarn and 4mm needles (smaller needles make a tight fabric so no need to line). This pattern will fit a 15cm bag handle, so just add stitches to fit larger (if you add to the ends the pattern is unaffected).
CO36 stitches leaving a long tail to sew up later.
1-14 Knit in ss for 14 rows
15-16 Knit 2 rows
17 P4 K2 (P2K3)x2 P4 (K3P2)x2 K2 P4
18 K1 KFB K2 P2 (K2P3)x2 K4 (P3K2)x2 P2 K2 KFB K1
19 P5 K2 (P2K3)x2 P4 (K3P2)x2 K2 P5
20 K1 KFB K3 P2 (K2P3)x2 K4 (P3K2)x2 P2 K3 KFB K1
21 P6 K2 (P2K3)x2 P4 (K3P2)x2 K2 P6
22 K1 KFB K4 P2 (K2P3)x2 C4B (P3K2)x2 P2 K4 KFB K1
23 P7 K2 (P2K3)x2 P4 (K3P2)x2 K2 P7
24 K1 KFB K5 P2 K3 P2 T3F T4B T4F T3B P3 K2 P2 K5 KFB K1
25 P8 K2 P2 K4 (P4K4)x2 P2 K2 P8
26 K1 KFB K6 P2 T3F P3 C4F P4 C4F P3 T3B P2 K6 KFB K1
27 P9 K3 P2 K3 P4 K4 P4 K3 P2 K3 P9
28 K9 P3 T3F (T4B T4F)x2 T3B P3 K9
29 P9 (K4P4)x3 K4 P9
30 K9 P4 C4B (P4 C4B)x2 P4 K9
31 P9 (K4P4)x3 K4 P9
32 K9 P3 T3B (T4F T4B)x2 T3F P3 K9
33 P9 K3 P2 K3 P4 K4 P4 K3 P2 K3 P9
34 K9 P2 T3B P3 C4F P4 C4F P3 T3F P2 K9
35 P9 K2 P2 K4 (P4K4)x2 P2 K2 P9
36 K9 P2 K2 P3 T3B T4F T4B T3F P3 K2 P2 K9
37 P9 K2 (P2K3)x2 P4 (K3P2)x2 K2 P9
Repeat from row 22
K9 P2 (K2P3)x2 K4 (P3K2)x2 P2 K9
P9 K2 (P2K3)x2 P4 (K3P2)x2 K2 P9
Repeat last 2 rows 2 more times
Repeat rows 22 to 37 2 more times - on 2nd repeat (forth time through cable pattern) complete cable rows as follows:
32 K1 K2tog K6 P3 T3B (T4F T4B)x2 T3F P3 K6 K2tog K1
33 P8 K3 P2 K3 P4 K4 P4 K3 P2 K3 P8
34 K1 K2tog K5 P2 T3B P3 C4F P4 C4F P3 T3F P2 K5 K2tog K1
35 P7 K2 P2 K4 (P4K4)x2 P2 K2 P7
36 K1 K2tog K4 P2 K2 P3 T3B T4F T4B T3F P3 K2 P2 K4 K2tog K1

Next row P6 K2 (P2K3)x2 P4 (K3P2)x2 K2 P6
K1 K2tog K3 P2 (K2P3)x2 K4 (P3K2)x2 P2 K3 K2tog K1
P5 K2 (P2K3)x2 P4 (K3P2)x2 K2 P5
K1 K2tog K2 P2 (K2P3)x2 K4 (P3K2)x2 P2 K2 K2tog K1
P4 K2 (P2K3)x2 P4 (K3P2)x2 K2 P4
K4 P2 (K2P3)x2 K4 (P3K2)x2 P2 K4
Knit to end
Continue in ss for 14 rows
BO

To make up sew wider part together with right sides together, then sew reverse stocking stitch sections around handles (they should naturally curl around!) and voila you are ready to go!
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4 comments:

  1. Stefanie11 June 2015 at 02:50

    <3! You are clever.

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  2. Unknown11 June 2015 at 14:05

    So pretty :-)

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  3. Natalie16 June 2015 at 15:43

    This is absolutely lovely. I'vve added it to Pinterest so I can come back to it when I'm ready, but I think it would also make a super lovely scarf. Thanks for sharing your pattern.

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  4. Breathing Life11 March 2019 at 01:06

    Love this. I have an old knitting bag of my granny's and the material is rotting away - what you have created is wonderful.

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