BYOB MARKET BAG W yndlestraw Designs
This Market Bag is a variation of the "BYOB 2.0 - Bring Your Own Bag!" pattern, and was originally worked alongside a series of Tutorial / Knit-along blogposts. Follow the posts as you work this pattern for additional information and ideas for options such as stitch choices and handle variations. The following links are also included in the main pattern instructions. Blog: moiraravenscroft.blogspot.co.uk 27 Aug 2013: #1 - Pre-washing yarn 03 Sep 2013: #2 - Yarns & Gauge 06 Sep 2013: #3 - Provisional Cast Ons 09 Sep 2013: #4 - Stitches & Selvedges
15 Sep 2013: #5 - Picking up stitches 21 Sep 2013: #6 - The Two-Row SSK 28 Sep 2013: #7 - Handles & Finishing 30 Sep 2013: #8 - The BYOB Market Bag
The BYOB Market Bag is a slightly simplified version of the original pattern as it omits the shaping of the base and is worked in a single color. It features a long central openwork panel to give extra flexibility and two shoulder-length handles with a button detail. The handles can be left as plain knitted straps or could be backed with fabric or woven bands for extra strength.
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BYOB MARKET BAG W yndlestraw Designs DIFFICULTY:
Easy
SIZE: Ht from top of bag to mid-base: 14 ins / 35cm. Width: 14.5 ins / 36cm. Handles: 24 ins / 60cm long.
6 ins/ 15cm
12 ins/30cm
BASE
14 ins/35cm
12 ins/30cm
14.5 ins/36cm
MATERIALS:
Yarn: Lily "Sugar N Cream", 100% cotton, 120 yds/109m:2.5 oz/70.9gm regular-sized ball. (equiv to 168 yds/154m:3.5 oz/100gm) in Col #00010 Yellow x 4 balls. [NB: The sample bag used 3 balls of yarn but with little to spare. Purchase or hold a 4th ball in case you require a little more.] Actual amt of yarn used in bag as shown: 7.25 oz/205gm, or 350 yds/320m. NB: The amt of yarn to be used in this project will vary according to the yarn used, finished size etc. Please use these amts as a general guideline for the quantities rqd. Preferably pre-wash your yarns as cotton yarns have a tendency to shed color when first washed. Yarn substitutions: The bags need to be worked fairly firmly in order to keep their shape well. If substituting another yarn, select one with 100% natural fibre content and a recommended ball band gauge of approx 20 sts/26 rows:4 ins/10cm using US #7/4.5mm. Needles: US #6/4.0mm circ ndls in lengths 24 ins/60cm & 32 ins/80cm, or a set of 4 or 5 long dpn's. US #9/5.5mm circ ndls in length 24 ins/60cm, or a set of 4 or 5 long dpn's. Spare ndl in size US #6/4.0mm or smaller. Gauge: 18 sts/32 rows:4 ins/10cm in Seed St using US #6/4.0mm ndls. NB: Adjust ndl size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge. The bag needs to be worked reasonably tightly so that it holds its shape well. Go down a ndl size or two if you tend to knit loosely. Notions: l Crochet hook for Prov CO l Sml amt of waste yarn l 3 stitch holders
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Pin or safety pin 2 buttons, size 7/8 ins or 28mm Tapestry ndl for finishing [
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BYOB MARKET BAG W yndlestraw Designs ABBREVIATIONS: bk BO circ CO cont dpn ft K/k kfb
Back Bind Off / Cast Off Circular Cast On Continue Double Pointed Ndl(s) Front Knit Knit into the ft & then the bk of the next st Knit 2 sts tog Left Hand Measures Needle(s)
k2tog LH meas ndl(s)
P/p PSSO patt(s) Prov rem
Purl Pass slipped st over Patterns Provisional Remainder / remaining Repeat(s) Return Right Hand Rounds Required Right Side Selvage / Selvedge
Rep(s) ret RH Rnd(s) rqd RS Selv
Seed Stitch a) Working from side-to-side, Rep 2 sts + 1: k k p k p k k
2 2
* k * k * k
p k p k p k
k p k p k p
p k p k p k
2)st$Rep
S
k p k p k p
Sl 1 st to RH ndl, k2tog, PSSO Slip 1 Sl 2 sts, one at a time, to RH ndl, ret them to LH ndl & k2tog tbl Stich / stitches Through backs of loops Together Work Wrong Side Waste Yarn Yarn Over
Sl 1 SSK st(s) tbl tog wk WS WY yo
KEY:
STITCH PATTERNS:
2
SK2P
p k p k p k
* k * k * k
S
1
/
K2tog
k
K&on&RS,&p&on&WS
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SSK
p
P&on&RS,&k&on&WS
o
Yarn&Over
*
Slip&St&Purlwise
S
Selvedge/Selvage
b) Working circularly, Rep 2 sts + 1:
End$Row
1 1 1
k p k p k
1
p k p k p k
2 1 2 1 2 1
k p k p k p
p k p k p k
2'st$Rep
k p k p k p
p k p k p k
End$Rnd
Line-by-line instructions, incl Selv St:
Line-by-line instructions:
Row 1 (RS): K2, p1, [k1, p1] to last 2 sts, k2. Row 2: Sl 1, [k1, p1] to last 2 sts, k1, Sl 1.
Rnd 1: [K1, p1] to last st, k1. Rnd 2: P1, [k1, p1] to end of rnd.
For both: Rep these 2 rows / rnds as per instructions below. Feather Openwork pattern - working circularly, Rep 5 sts + 0: k \ k \ k \
k o k o k o
k k k k k k
k o k o k o
k / k / k /
k \ k \ k \
k o k o k o
k k k k k k
k o k o k o
5"st%Rep
k / k / k /
2 1 2 1 2 1
Line-by-line instructions: Rnd 1: *K2tog, yo, k1, yo, SSK; rep from * to end of rnd. Rnd 2: K to end of rnd. Rep these 2 rnds until wk meas length rqd.
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BYOB MARKET BAG W yndlestraw Designs PATTERN: Base: Using WY and longer length US #6/4.0mm circ ndls, Prov CO 41 sts. Row 1 (RS): Join in MC yarn and k to end of row. Row 2: Sl 1, [k1, p1] to last 2 sts, k1, Sl 1. Row 3: K2, p1, [k1, p1] to last 2 sts, k2. Row 4: As Row 2. Rep Rows 3-4 until wk meas 6 ins/15cm. Next Row (RS): Wk in patt to last 2 sts, kfb, k1. [42 sts] Fold base in half with Prov CO edge folded up to current working row, and place a pin or safety pin at the half-way point of the first short side. Pick up and k12 sts up to this pin-mark and PM for start of rnd. Remove pin-marker.
Transition: NB: This transition can be a little tight to work, so use the Magic Loop Technique or dpn's to wk these two rnds and the first few rnds on the body. • Pick up and k10 sts along rem of 1st short side. • Using a spare ndl, carefully unpick the WY chain at the Prov CO edge, one st at a time, and capture the 41 Prov CO sts. • K3, kfb, then k to last 4 Prov CO sts, kfb, k3. • Pick up and k22 sts along 2nd short side. • [K1, p1] to end of rnd. [129 sts]
42 sts
12 sts
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Openwork Panel: Chg to US #9/5.5mm ndls & commence Feather Openwork Patt: Rnd 1: *K2tog, yo, k1, yo, SSK; rep from * to end of rnd. Rnd 2: K to end of rnd. Cont in patt as set until the bag meas 12 ins/30cm from the middle of the base to the top.
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22 sts
10 sts
43 sts
Base after end of Transition Rnd (129 sts)
Cont to wk circularly: Wk 22 sts, kfb, wk a further 20 sts, kfb, then cont in Seed St to last st, k1. [131 sts]
Next Rnd: Wk to last 2 sts, k2tog. [130 sts]
Lower Band:
Cont in Seed St until this band meas 2 ins/5cm, changing to shorter length US #6/4.0mm circ ndls when possible.
BYOB MARKET BAG W yndlestraw Designs Top Band: Chg back to shorter-length US #6/4.0mm ndls. Rnd 1: [K1, p1] to last 2 sts, kfb, k1. [131 sts] Rnd 2: [P1, k1] to last st, p1. Rnd 3: [K1, p1] to last st, k1. Rnd 4: As Rnd 2. Rep these last 2 rnds until the top band meas 2 ins/5cm, or until the bag is the length rqd.
Handles (Make 2): Next Rnd: Wk 23 sts in patt, . BO 19 sts, wk 11 sts and place these onto a stitch holder (SH), . BO 25 sts, wk 11 sts and place these onto a 2nd SH, . BO 19 sts, wk 11 sts and place these onto a 3rd SH, . then BO 24 sts but do not cut yarn. You are now at the point marked by the red arrow in the diagram below, ready to work the first handle:
Working over these 1st 11 sts: * Row 1 (RS): Wk 11 sts in patt. Row 2: Sl 1, wk to last st, sl 1. Row 3: K1, k2tog, wk 5, SSK, k1. (9 sts) Row 4: As Row 2. Row 5: K1, wk to last st, k1. Row 6: As Row 2. ** Rep Rows 5-6 until handle meas 16 ins/40cm when slightly stretched. Place a marker at either end of this row. Button tab: Row 1 (RS): K1, SSK, wk to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1. (7 sts) Row 2: Sl 1, k2, p1, k2, sl 1. Row 3: K1, SSK, p1, k2tog, k1. (5 sts) Row 4. Sl 1, k1, p1, k1, sl 1. Row 5: K1, SK2P, k1. (3 sts) Row 6: Sl 1, p1, sl 1. Row 7: SK2P. (1 st) Cut yarn and pull through this last stitch. Finish off neatly on the WS.
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BYOB MARKET BAG W yndlestraw Designs Handles (Contd):
Ret the 2nd set of 11 sts to the ndls and join in a new yarn end. Rep from * to ** to work this strap in the same way as the 1st. Cont until this strap meas 8 ins/20cm. Place a marker at either end of the row. Work a further 1 in/2.5 cm and BO all sts, leaving a long tail of about ½ yd (50cm) for finishing.
Joining the handle straps: Position the button tab over the strap just worked, matching the markers. Sew around the button tab, bringing the yarn through all the layers to secure well. Take the yarn end to the WS and loosely oversew the open edge. Thread the yarn through between the layers to the button position and secure the button in place. Finish the yarn end off. Make a 2nd handle on the other side to match the first.
FINISHING: Sew in all remaining ends neatly on the wrong side, making sure to secure them well, then block into shape. To launder at a later date, turn inside out and either hand wash in warm water, or put the BYOB Market Bag into a mesh bag and machine wash using the gentle cycle. If the bag is slightly stretched, tumble dry on low briefly to get back into shape. Lay the bag out flat to dry. ¦ © MOIRA RAVENSCROFT, 2013 NB: All my patterns are test-knitted and checked before publishing, but errors do, inevitably, creep in from time to time. Please let me know if there is anything in the above information which is either not clear or which you feel might be an error. CONTACT INFORMATION: Website: www.wyndlestrawdesigns.com Blog: www.moiraravenscroft.blogspot.co.uk
E-mail: wyndlestraw.designs@gmail.com Ref #131001-‐v2.1-‐01JAN2015-‐US
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