Bag Knitting Patterns Made with Sock Yarn

I’ve been writing posts for a while about things to do with sock yarn that aren’t socks, and this month’s installment is bags. In keeping with the season and the idea that you might be wanting to use up some stash or leftovers from other projects, these are mostly tiny bags to hold little things. They don’t take a lot of yarn or a lot of time to knit but will make you smile every time you use them.

>> BTW, have you seen the cute bird made of leftover yarn? <<

Because we’re knitters, we should knit ourselves something every now and then (or even more often) so why not also knit something that you can use while you’re knitting? This yarn cozy from Melina Bell (free on Ravelry) is a great way to hold a cake of yarn together while you knit, and the Jaywalker Wrist Yarn Holder from Tammy Imhoff Designs (also free on Ravelry) makes it easy to knit on the go as your yarn ball can hang from your wrist.

Fuzzysox Designs has a free pattern on Ravelry for a bag to hold your dog poo bags, and Olga Olach (Ravelry again!) has a free pattern for a cozy for your iPod case.

How about a dice bag, or a bag for little treasures of another sort? Check out the pretty little Gnomish Dice Bag from I Cast Mending on Etsy. It has a cute little picot edging and is super quick and easy to knit. The designer says it holds two sets of dice, or if you have a ton of dice you can organize them by color and keep each color in a coordinating bag.

Or try the Dragonskin Dice/Treasure Bag from Michaela Jandacek, which you can find on Ravelry. This free pattern uses slipped stitches with the yarn held in front to evoke dragon scales, and uses a twisted cord as a drawstring.

Megan Nodecke’s Parlour Trick pattern is made to fit a deck of cards, but you could use it for other treasures. It has a flat bottom and comes in various sizes to hold playing cards, trading cards or tarot cards. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

The bento bag from Ozetta on Etsy is shown worked with two strands of yarn held together, which you can also do, or use a single strand and just work it to whatever size you need. These bags are great to use as gift wrapping because they become part of the gift and can be reused.

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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