Pattern originally from: http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/deco_knit_bag.htm

Deco-Ribbon Knit Bag - easy free knitting pattern -  Crystal Palace Yarns [page 1]

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Deco-Ribbon Bag - free knitting pattern

This knit bag was made using the black-with-white striped Deco-Ribbon color #102 knit in a simple seed stitch. Deco-Ribbon comes in 47 colors. For more information about Crystal Palace Deco-Ribbon - click here or here for a 2nd set of samples.

Bag measures 9" wide x 7.5" high when empty

Knit Deco-Ribbon Bag Pattern

Materials:  2 - 50 gr balls Deco-Ribbon (color #102 used for this bag). Or use 3 balls for a bigger bag. The striped colors of Deco-Ribbon show up especially nicely in this stitch.

Needles: 16" circular Crystal Palace Bamboo Needle size 9, large-eye blunt tapestry needle for sewing,

Needles & Hook for making Cord Handle: 16" size 8 circular needle and a

size H crochet hook (or you may want to make a cord using your own favorite method)

Gauge: 16 sts = 4 inches in seed stitch on size 9 needles.

Tip: Make the Handle Cord first and then use up all remaining Deco-Ribbon for the bag.

Pattern originally from: http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/deco_knit_bag.htm

Deco-Ribbon Knit Bag - easy free knitting pattern -  Crystal Palace Yarns [page 2]

Cast on 81 sts using circular needles. Join into round (being careful not to twist the circle of stitches) and work in k1, p1 pattern stitch for 8 inches or until desired length (a bag longer than 8" will use a 3rd ball of Deco-Ribbon). Note: working an odd number of stitches in a tube on circular needles will automatically form a seed stitch pattern.  Cast off loosely.

Seam Bottom of Bag: Press center 6.5" of tube together and sew together , then form a "T" at each end to form a rectangular flat bottom (see photo below) and diagram.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knit/Crochet Handle Cord: Cast on 116 sts using size 8 circular knitting needle, cast off using a size H crochet hook. Using a crochet hook to cast off will make casting off easier and helps to keep tension loose. This will make an

approximately 28" long cord. Or, use any other method of making a 28" cord which you prefer.

Lace the cord through the top edge of the bag as shown in photo and diagram below. Stitch ends of cord together after threading through the bag.

Above shows the bottom of the bag.

Pattern originally from: http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/deco_knit_bag.htm

Deco-Ribbon Knit Bag - easy free knitting pattern -  Crystal Palace Yarns [page 3]

Above photo shows the interlaced cord handle from the top of the bag.

This pattern designed especially for Crystal Palace Yarns by Ann Norling.For information about the ANN NORLING DESIGNS range of knitting patterns - send an email to:AnnNorling-at -aol.com  (replace the -at- with @ for email).

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copyright 2002 Crystal Palace Yarns - this  pattern may be used for non-commercial personal or guild use. It is not to be used in any "for sale" publication. Knitting Shops carrying Crystal Palace Yarns Deco-Ribbon are welcome to use these free patterns for their customers.