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Free Knitting Pattern: Stretchy Mesh Bag

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mesh bagsReusable bags are great, and it seems like you really can never have too many of them. Once a month or so it seems like all of ours disappear, either because they’re in the back of someone’s car or they never got unloaded or they went upstairs, never to be seen again.

This Stretchy Mesh Bag (available as a free download from Ravelry) from Rhonda Hoffman is one bag you would work hard to keep track of. It’s a pretty easy pattern, worked bottom up and from the center of the bottom out. The mesh is made by doing double yarn overs on one round and dropping the extra yarn over on the next round (one yarn over is compensated for with a decrease).

This is a pattern that would also work up really quickly and would be useful to keep in your purse or car for whenever you might need a stylish shopping bag.

[Photo by Rhonda Hoffman.]

Looking for more Mesh Bags to knit? check these knitting patterns out. 

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  1. My mother in law made me something similar, which I love. Just make sure it only stretches out to the sides, if you can. Mine got longer and longer when I was at the farmers market until it was nearly on the ground!

    I sewed in a liner to preserve the shape and now it works great! =)

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Apple Knitting Patterns for Fall and Back to School

It feels like it’s too early to be thinking about back to school, but as I write this my daughter has just a couple of weeks of summer left! So let’s get in that school and fall knitting spirit by looking at some apple knitting projects. 

If you have a 22 needle circular knitting machine, knitting an apple is one of the easiest things you can do. I have an apple pattern over at Our Daily Craft that will take you just a few minutes to knit and they’re a great addition to your fall decor. 

Apple hats are a classic, and whether you want to knit a hat that looks like an apple or one with apples on it, we’ve got you covered. For hats that look like apples check out the rolled brim version from Emma Crochet Design 4 U, which uses worsted weight yarn and comes in sizes for kids of all ages; and the ribbed brim version from Hand Knit Hugs. This one also calls for worsted weight yarn and comes in four kids sizes. Both include a stem and leaf. 

If you’d rather have apples on your hat, try the Red Apple Hat from Little Red Window. This one is sized from newborn to 2T and calls for four colors of worsted weight yarn. 

How about apple socks? You’ll find Ariel Chang’s Apple Picnic Socks as a free download on Ravelry. These use three colors of sock yarn and come in three sizes. Stone Knits also a pair of stripey apple socks that show the inside of the apple. These also have three sizes but they use six colors total, with the main color being a self-striping yarn. 

If you want a little apple accessory for the house, the apple potholder from Nifty Knitter Designs is cute and a great way to practice double knitting. It uses two colors and you’ll find the colors in the reverse on the other side. The pattern only uses about 50 yards of each color of worsted weight yarn, so it’s a great use for odd balls, too. 

Once you’ve got your double knitting skills sorted you can also try the double knit apple scarf from Crow and Chai Shop. The Winter Apples scarf is shown in red and gold, but you can use whatever colors you like. There are apples, stars and random stitches in the design, which calls for DK weight yarn. There’s also a matching fingerless glove pattern.