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Knit Drawstring Bag + Backpack
MATERIALS
- Main Color (MC): 1 skein of Purl Soho’s Buttercup Cotton, 100% organically grown cotton. Each skein is 364 yards; approximately 272 yards required for either the bag or backpack.
- Contrast Color: 1 skein of Buttercup Cotton. Approximately 16 yards required for the bag or 62 yards for the backpack.
- US 1.5 (2.75 mm) 16-inch circular needles
- Spare 16-inch circular needles, US 1.5 (2.75 mm) or smaller
- A set of US 1.5 (2.75 mm) double pointed needles
- A stitch marker
- Stitch holders or scrap yarn
- A few yards of fingering weight scrap yarn
- A size B–E (2.5–3.5 mm) crochet hook (for Provisional Cast On)
We made our samples in the following colors…
BAG SAMPLE: Main Color is Woodland Gray; Contrast Color is Summer Melon
BACKPACK SAMPLE: Main Color is Heirloom White; Contrast Color is Jonquil Yellow
GAUGE
28 stitches and 40 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch
SIZE
- Finished Circumference: 18 inches
- Finished Height: 12 inches
- Length of Straps (Backpack Only): 31½ inches
NOTES
CONSTRUCTION
You begin both the bag and backpack by making I-cords for the drawstrings. You then knit the body of the sack from top down and in the round, incorporating a hem that encases the I-cords and finishing with slightly different instructions for the bag or backpack.
PROVISIONAL CAST-ON
For assistance, including how to put live stitches back onto needles, please visit our Provisional Cast-On: A Two-Step Method Tutorial.
Designed by Purl Soho designer, Jake Canton. Click here to see even more of Jake’s designs!
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- First published: April 2021
- Page created: April 16, 2021
- Last updated: August 14, 2024 …
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