Felted Biggy Print Bag Free Knitting Pattern

Jimmy started this bag on Memorial Day weekend and was finished a week later!! She's planning to make different versions for the holidays - Christmas, Valentines Day, etc...
You can purchase as a kit here.

Finished Measurements: 16x12x4 inches

Materials

9 balls of Rowan Biggy Print in color 244 Glum
1 ball of Rowan Biggy Print in color 257 Chocolate Chip Brown
Circular knitting needles, US size 19 32"
Rowan Wicker Purse Handles

Gauge

In stockinette stitch, 1.5 stitches = 4" (the gauge is not critical)

Directions

Bottom

CO 30 sts using 244 Glum.
Knit 7 ridges of Garter Stitch (basically knit until you are out of the 1st ball).
Bind off.

Body of Bag

Using color 244, pick up the stitches along 4 sides of the bottom (you'll probably pick up around 27 on each long side and about 7 on the short sides, but the numbers aren't critical).
Working in the round, knit every row until you've finished the 9th ball of color 244.
Using the Chocolate Brown, bind off.

Adornment

Using the Chocolate Brown and a Darning Needle, create a whipstitch-like edge up each of the 4 vertical corners (you'll basically start each edge at a corner of the bag's bottom).
Using the Chocolate Brown and a Darning Needle, embroider some fun designs onto the body of the bag.

Bag Handle Straps

Using the rest of the Chocolate Brown and the 19 needles, cast on about 20 stitches.
Knit every row until you almost run out of yarn - maybe about 10-15 rows.
Bind off.

Finishing

Sew in all ends.
Place the completed bag and the bag handle straps into the washing machine.
I ran the machine on "hot/cold" and "heavy duty" cycles and included a few towels and running shoes in the load.
I ran the load through the wash cycle twice & then let it go through the rinse cycle... i didn't let it spin!
Pull the bag out, stuff it with some plastic grocery bags and then let it dry in the sun (of course, i used a hair dryer for a bit, cause i was so anxious!)
To attach the Wicker Bag Handles, cut 4 vertical pieces out of the felted Chocolate Brown swatch & sew them to the inside of the bag.

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