Skill Level
Size
Pre-felted: 14 inches tall x 12½ inches wide x 5 inches deep
Finished Measurements
Felted: 11 inches tall x 10 inches wide x 4 inches deep
Materials
• Lion Brand Lion Wool medium weight yarn (3 oz/158 yds/85g per skein): 6 skeins goldenrod #187
• Yellow Knifty Knitter Loom (40 pegs)
• Knitting tool
• Tapestry needle
• Cable needle
• ¾-inch magnetic snap closure (optional)
Gauge
11 stitches and 14½ rows = 4 inches/10cm with 2 strands of yarn
Special Abbreviations
Yo (yarn over): Take yarn towards the inside of knitting loom and go around the peg in a counterclockwise direction.
4-st LC (4-stitch Left Cross): Skip Peg 1 and Peg 2. Knit loops on Peg 3 and Peg 4, place these stitches on cable needle and hold to center of knitting loom. Knit skipped loops on Peg 1 and Peg 2. Place loop from Peg 1 on Peg 3 and loop from Peg 2 on Peg 4. Place stitches from cable needle on Peg 1 and Peg 2. Gently pull loop on Peg 3 and then loop on Peg 4 to tighten the stitches.
K2tog (knit 2 stitches together): Place loop from Peg 1 on Peg 2. Treat the 2 loops as 1 and knit them together.
Pattern Stitch
Garter Stitch
Row 1: Knit.
Row 2: Purl.
Rows 1 and 2 make 1 garter-stitch ridge.
Pattern Note
Use 2 strands of yarn held together throughout.
Instructions
Front Top Band
Cast on 40 stitches.
Work 12 rows in Garter Stitch pattern. (6 garter-stitch ridges)
Next row (eyelet row): *K4, bind off 2 stitches; repeat from * to last 4 stitches, k4.
Next row: *K4, [yo] twice; repeat from * to last 4 stitches, k4.
Body
Rows 1 and 2: K5, p2, k4, p2, k1, p12, k1, p2, k4, p2, k5.
Row 3: K5, p2, 4-st LC, p2, k14, p2, 4-st LC, p2, k5.
Row 4: K5, p2, k4, p2, k14, p2, k4, p2, k5.
Repeat Rows 1–4 until body measures 14 inches.
Bottom
Work 20 rows Garter Stitch pattern. (10 garter-stitch ridges)
Back
Work in stockinette stitch for 10 inches.
Next row (eyelet row): *K4, bind off 2 stitches; repeat from * to last 4 stitches, k4.
Next row: *K4, [yo] twice; repeat from * to last 4 stitches, k4.
Work 12 rows in Garter Stitch pattern. (6 garter-stitch ridges)
Flap
Rows 1 and 2: K5, p2, k4, p2, k1, p12, k1, p2, k4, p2, k5.
Row 3: K5, p2, 4-st LC, p2, k14, p2, 4-st LC, p2, k5.
Row 4: K5, p2, k4, p2, k14, p2, k4, p2, k5.
[Repeat Rows 1–4] 7 times.
Next row: K2tog, k3, p2, k4, p2, k1, p12, k1, p2, k4, p2, k3, k2tog. (38 stitches)
Next row: K2tog, k2, p2, k4, p2, k1, p12, k1, p2, k4, p2, k2, k2tog. (36 stitches)
Next row: K2tog, k1, p2, 4-st LC, p2, k14, p2, 4-st LC, p2, k1, k2tog. (34 stitches)
Next row: K2tog, p2, k4, p2, k14, p2, k4, p2, k2tog. (32 stitches)
Next row: K2tog, p1, k4, p2, k1, p12, k1, p2, k4, p1, k2tog. (30 stitches)
Next row: K2tog, k4, p2, k1, p12, k1, p2, k4, k2tog. (28 stitches)
Bind off all stitches.
Sides
Make 2 alike
Cast on 12 stitches.
Work in Garter Stitch pattern until piece measures 10 inches from cast-on edge.
Next row: K2, bind off 2 stitches, k4, bind off 2 stitches, k2.
Next row: K2, [yo] twice, k4, [yo] twice, k2.
Work in Garter Stitch pattern until piece measures 14 inches from cast-on edge.
Bind off.
Sew sides to body of bag.
Straps
Cast on 6 stitches.
Work in Garter Stitch pattern until piece measures 25 inches.
Bind off.
I-cord
Cast on 3 stitches.
Following instructions for 3-stitch I-cord on page 8, work a 40-inch length of I-cord.
Bind off.
Finishing
Felt as per felting instructions on page 9.
Referring to photo for placement, sew straps securely to back of bag.
Thread the I-cord through the eyelets.
If desired, attach magnetic snap closure to hold flap in place. 