I first came across Rebecca Clow’s Kintra Bag when I was scrolling Ravelry (where all the links in this post are from, by the way) and I saw in the notes that it was actually part of a set of patterns, so I knew I had to share them all.
They all use a 1×1 colorwork pattern — meaning you knit a stitch in one color, then the next stitch in another color, the third in the first color again and so on — in different ways to bring what looks like texture to the designs even though its not. Changing colors vertically at different times gives the “stripes” a syncopated look, but even projects worked in a couple of colors look really interesting.
Here’s the rundown. The bag is worked in double knitting, so the inside looks as good as the outside and includes a drawstring closure. It calls for DK weight yarn and the one shown uses 24 colors, but you can use as few as two.
Then there’s a hot water bottle cover, which uses the same kind of colorwork pattern on the body of the cozy, with solid sections worked at the bottom of the bag and at the top, which has a cute little turtleneck. Here you can see what the stitch pattern looks like in slightly fewer colors.
And then there’s a skinny scarf, which is a very elongated diamond shape and what looks like I-cord edging. This one shows what the pattern looks like in just two colors, as well as in four, so you get an idea of what it might look like in whatever number of colors you’d like to use. It also comes in three sizes of different lengths and widths, so you can make a mini scarf or something more substantial.
The pattern notes indicate there’s a discount if you buy all three patterns at once but I’m not seeing a bundle so I don’t know if you can just put them all in your cart and it’s automatically applied or what. If you try it and figure it out, let me know and I’ll update.
[Photo: Rebecca Clow]
