This pattern was created for the 2022 Minnesota Yarn Shop Hop. The overall theme was Minnesota State Parks, and this bag and yarn were designed with Gooseberry Falls in mind.

This is a little top down project bag, knitted in linen stitch. It uses a provisional cast on and joined hem, but can easily be modified by using the cast on of your choice and sewing the top down to accommodate the drawstring.

Skills used include:
Provisional cast on, optional
Seaming the hem (instructions included in pattern)
Kitchener Stitch (can be done as a three needle bind off)
I-cord

Materials Needed:
One 100g skein of DK weight yarn will be plenty for the bag
Size US 7 16” needles- see note below
Two US 7 DPNs for i-cord
One stitch marker

Second needle for connecting the hem- any size US 7 or smaller will do, 16” is preferred
Tapestry needle

The bag was originally knitted on a light DK. If substituting with a standard DK or another weight of yarn, choose needles that create a fabric you like rather than trying to hit gauge. The bag has worked up well on standard DKs or non-wool DKs on a size 8. This bag also looks great as a stash buster to use up small amounts of leftover yarns.

Pattern is written for one size. Bag size can be modified by using larger needles or casting on additional stitches, but you will need to adjust where the i-cord holes are put in- the pattern does not direct you where to do this for different sizes.

A note from the designer:
Some of my favorite memories from childhood were when my dad would take my brother and me up to Gooseberry Falls. On summer trips we would play in the smaller falls, splashing around and spotting rainbows in the spray. Winter trips were cold, quiet, and beautiful. We’d get bundled up in as many layers as we could while still being able to move. We’d carefully navigate our way across the frozen river, listening for the crashing water hidden behind the ice. No matter the season, it’s always been one of my favorite places in the world. This beautiful hand dyed yarn brings me back to watching the rushing water at the base of the falls, tiny rainbows appearing over the churning whites and blues, the dark pines reflecting as the Gooseberry River makes its way to Agate Beach and out to Mother Lake Superior.