King - 25 bags to knit: beautiful bags in stylish colors

Accessories are fun and are often used to brighten up an outfit or to make a style statement, and what better way could there be than to create your own knitted bag. This book contains projects for all levels of knitters with simple knits through to more complicated ones, and covers a wide range of techniques including intarsia, Fair Isle, knitting with beads and sequins, and simple embroidery. Yarns and shapes have been chosen to ensure color and texture are used to full effect and, at times, the yarns are used double, triple and even quadruple. Knitted bags are a great chance to experiment and to take risks with color, which you might not normally take if you were knitting a garment. You might want to knit ? The great thing about all knitted bags is that they dont take too long to knit so theres no reason why you cant make your way through all 25 of my designs! I had great fun creating them and I hope youll have even more fun knitting them.

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These are a guide only.

What some knitters find difficult, others find quite easy, so read the pattern before deciding whether or not to knit it.

Bluebell

A medley of different yarns, including tweed and mohair, are used in stripes and Fair Isle to create a subtle bag with a very delicate use of color. The soft mohair sits alongside the robust tweed to create a fabric that is tantalizing to the touch.SIZE 9in 7in (23cm 19cm), excluding handle MATERIALS 1 pair US 7 (4.5mm/no.7) needles Yarn

Rowan Cotton Glac 1oz (50g) balls
sky (A)
(used double throughout)
Rowan 4-ply Soft 1oz (50g) balls
whisper (B)
(used double throughout)
Rowan Kid Silk Haze 1oz (25g) balls
heavenly (C)
(used double throughout)
Rowan Summer Tweed 1oz (50g) balls
powder (D)

GAUGE (TENSION) 18 sts and 25 rows to 4in (10cm) measured over pattern using US 7 (4.5mm/no.7) needles. ABBREVIATIONS

beg	beginning
k	knit
p	purl
rem	remaining
rep	repeat
RS	right side
st st	stockinette (stocking) stitch
sts	stitches
WS	wrong side

TECHNIQUESKNIT Front Using US 7 (4.5mm/no.7) needles and yarn A, cast on 45 sts. ROW 1: k1, *p1, k1, rep from * to end. This row forms seed (moss) stitch. ROWS 214: As row 1, ending with a WS row.

Change to yarn B. ROW 15: Knit. Change to yarn D. ROW 16: Purl. ROW 17: Knit. ROW 18: Purl.

These last 2 rows form st st stitch. ROWS 1920: As rows 1718. Change to yarn B. ROWS 2122: As rows 1718. Change to yarn C. ROWS 2326: As rows 1718.

Change to yarn B. ROW 27: Knit. Change to yarn D. ROW 28: Purl. Change to yarn A. ROWS 2935: To be worked from chart in st st using , beg with a knit (RS) row and ending with purl (WS) row.

Change to yarn B. ROW 36: Purl. Change to yarn D. ROW 37: Knit. ROW 38: Purl. Change to yarn C.

ROW 39: Knit. ROW 40: Purl. Change to yarn A. ROWS 4147: As row 1. ROW 48: Knit (this creates garter st ridge for turn over at top of bag). Change to yarn B.

ROW 49: Knit. ROW 50: Purl. ROWS 5154: Rep rows 4950, ending with a WS row. Bind (cast) off. CHART Back Using US 7 (4.5mm/no.7) needles and yarn A, cast on 45 sts. ROW 1: k1, *p1, k1, rep from * to end.

This row forms seed (moss) stitch. ROWS 214: As row 1, ending with a WS row. Change to yarn B. ROW 15: Knit. Change to yarn D. ROW 16: Purl.

ROW 17: Knit. ROW 18: Purl. These last 2 rows form st st stitch. ROWS 1920: As rows 1718. Change to yarn B. ROWS 2122: As rows 1718.

Change to yarn C. ROWS 2326: As rows 1718. Change to yarn B. ROW 27: Knit. Change to yarn D. ROW 28: Purl.

Change to yarn A. ROWS 2935: As rows 1718, then 17 again. Change to yarn B. ROW 36: Purl. Change to yarn D. ROW 37: Knit.

ROW 38: Purl. Change to yarn C. ROW 39: Knit. ROW 40: Purl. Change to yarn A. ROWS 4147: As row 1.

ROW 48: Knit (this creates garter st ridge for turn over at top of bag). Change to yarn B. ROW 49: Knit. ROW 50: Purl. ROWS 5154: Rep rows 4950, ending with a WS row. Bind (cast) off.

Handle (make 1) Using US 7 (4.5mm/no.7) needles and yarn A, cast on 7 sts. ROW 1: K1, *p1, k1, rep from * to end. Rep this row until handle measures 19in (50cm), ending with a WS row. Bind (cast) off. FINISHING Sew in all the ends. Using mattress stitch, join the Front and Back by working down one side, across the bottom and up the other side ().

Fold down the turn over at the top of the bag along the garter st ridge and slip stitch into place using yarn B. Do this for the Front and the Back. Slip stitch handle neatly and securely into place inside the side seams at top of bag.