they meet. Use a special seam stitch, called mattress stitch, as it creates the neatest, attest seam. After all the seams are complete, press the seams and hems. Lastly, sew on the buttons to correspond with the positions of the buttonholes. Making linings for bags If you are knitting the bag in this book, it pays to line it carefully, using appropriate fabric. A good quality strong cotton is ideal for knitted bags as it provides some support for the fabric. Where the bag has a gusset at the base, you can add some extra strength to the base in the form of a cardboard liner, cut to the same size as the gusset. As you cannot wash the cardboard, you need to construct the liner for it so you can remove the cardboard easily. It also pays to strengthen the straps of any bigger bags by wrapping the knitted pieces around a length of petersham ribbon, to make them less stretchy.
ABBREVIATIONS The knitting pattern abbreviations used in this book are as below: alt alternate approx approximate beg begin(s)(ning) cm centimetres cont continu(e)(ing) dec decreas(e)(ing) foll follow(s)(ing) garter st garter stitch (K every row) in inch(es) inc increas(e)(ing) K knit k2tog knit next 2 sts together m metre(s) m1 make one stitch by picking up horizontal loop before next stitch and knitting into back of it m1pw make one stitch by picking up horizontal loop before next stitch and purling into back of it mm millimetres pw purlwise P purl patt pattern psso pass slipped stitch over p2sso pass two slipped stitches over p2tog purl next 2 sts together rem remain(s)(ing) rep repeat rev st st reverse stocking stitch RS right side skpo sl 1, k1, psso sl 1 slip one stitch st(s) stitch(es) st st stocking stitch (1 row K, 1 row P) tbl through back of loop(s) tog together WS wrong side yd yard(s) yf(rn) yarn forward (round needle) yon yarn over needle yrn yarn round needle
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