Painted Lady Boho Bag by Meghan Jones

Painted Lady Boho Bag

Knitting
July 2012
Sport (12 wpi) ?
30 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in charted pattern on larger needle
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
874 yards (799 m)
12¼" wide and 9½" tall, excluding strap; 28" strap
English
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Project Description: “An organic, flowing stranded colorwork motif takes center stage in the simply shaped Painted Lady Boho Bag. Just two strands of long-stripe yarn create an intricate effect that’s much simpler to knit than it looks.”

Designer Note: “This bag begins at the base with Judy’s Magic cast-on and is worked back and forth on half of the stitches to create a long, narrow rectangle for the length of the bottom of the bag. Stitches are picked up around the rectangle, and bag body is worked up in the round. At the top, a third of the stitches at each end are grafted together, and the center third is bound off to create the bag opening. Straps are worked up and joined using Kitchener stitch.”

FINISHED SIZE
13.75” wide x 10.25” tall with a 28” strap

MATERIALS
Noro Silk Garden Sock 40% wool, 25% silk, 25%
polyamide, 10% mohair; 100g/300m
; color: MC
#S252 1 skein, CC1 #S356 1 skein

1 set US #3/3.25mm 16” circular needle and set of
5 double pointed needles.

1 set US #5/3.75mm 16” circular needle and set of
5 double pointed needles.

Tapestry needle, stitch markers, stitch holders or
waste yarn, sew on snap.

GAUGE
27 sts and 27 rnds = 4” in stockinette stitch over
charted pattern, gauge is not critical for the project.