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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As I was starting to write this post I thought that it was true that I’d never done a roundup of bucket hat knitting patterns before. But then I looked, and I actually did one last year (which you can find here) but there are plenty of cute bucket hats to do another post about, right?

The one that made me want to write about this (again) is the Red Heart Knit Fanfare Bucket Hat from Yarnspirations. This cute striped hat can be worked in team colors, and while I might prefer a non-acrylic yarn for a summer hat, it would be fine when it’s not too hot outside (or try a cotton yarn instead).

Claire Slade’s Sunlit Bucket Hat has an angled brim to help keep the sun out of your eyes. It’s worked from the bottom up using worsted weight cotton yarn, and comes in three sizes. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

Get a little air flow in your bucket hat with the Shady Bucket Hat from Wool & Beyond. This one uses DK weight yarn and an eyelet pattern throughout the body to keep it cool. It comes in sizes ranging from newborn to adult large, and is worked in one piece from the top down. You can grab the pattern (in English or Swedish) on Ravelry.

If you’re looking for a fun, floppy sun hat for kids or adults, this pattern from Muki Crafts is a little more slouchy than a traditional bucket hat but it’s super cute. It comes in baby, toddler and bigger kid sizes and adult. I uses worsted weight yarn and is worked from the bottom up.

Another variation on the classic bucket is this one that’s more of a cloche style. Made by branda, it uses bulky yarn so it’s more of a winter bucket hat, but now’s a fine time to knit it if you live somewhere that’s warm right now (or even more so if you live somewhere that’s cold right now).

Another one to get you ready for colder weather is Tirmety, a two-layer bucket hat from ViTalina Craft, which has a textured stitch pattern on one side and stockinette on the other. You can wear either side out or even make them different colors if you want. The pattern is sized for toddlers, kids and adults.

And if you want to add some extra cuteness to your bucket hat, I love this (of course totally optional but also totally adorable) embroidered deatila on the New York Bucket Hat from Pauline Fanguin. It uses two strands of DK weight yarn held together for extra sturdiness, and uses changes in needle size to shape the hat. Of course you could also knit stripes or use different textures of yarn to change up the look. This pattern is made to fit your head and is available in French and English.

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