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Knit a Big, Bulky Bag to Hold More Knitting

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aspen mountain bag knitting patternI love knit bags, and there’s nothing better than knitting a bag to hold knitting stuff (though it’s better to line a bag if it’s going to have knitting needles in it; this pattern doesn’t cover that but because it’s knit flat that would be super easy to do).

The Aspen Mountain Knit Bag from Mama in a Stitch is really cute and super easy to knit. It uses bulky yarn so it will knit up in no time in a simple stitch pattern with a lot of texture.

Add purchased handles as you sew the bag together and you’re ready to go on your next adventure. With your knitting. Or whatever else you want to hold in your bag.

Do you ever knit bags? I’d love to hear about your experience.

[Photo via Mama in a Stitch.]

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  2. I’ve knit small bags, one for an iPhone, another to carry phone charging cords, and a whole bunch of gift-card bags. I like to cast on for the bottom of the bag, then knit around on both sides of the cast-on row, and work the bag in the round, to avoid seams. If I tried this pattern, I might convert to knitting in the round.

  4. Dot, Please explain how to knit he bag in the round. I would love to knit his bag in the round. Thanks

Have you read?

Learn a Flower Bobble Technique to Knit a Fun Shawl

Generally I like knitting patterns where I feel like you can use whatever yarn you have (because my stash is big enough and I want to use it, thanks) and make a successful project. This is one of those times when a special yarn makes the process that much easier. 

The Floral Bouquet Shawl from Xandy Peters uses a specific extended color pooling yarn from Feisty Fibers, which allows you to place the bobble flowers with increasing frequency as you knit the project. 

It starts with a solid color yarn, then the two color yarn is added in, and you make a bobble whenever you encounter the color pops. This would be hard to replicate with other yarn that doesn’t have the extended color pooling built in.

The background of the shawl is ribbed, making the project reversible. 

The shawl uses fingering/sock yarn and comes out to be an asymmetrical triangle that’s 54 inches/137 cm long and 36 inches/ 90 cm deep and 60 inches/150 cm across the top edge. 

Xandy says the pattern is for intermediate to advanced knitters. Knowing how to work traditional bobbles would probably help, but there’s a great video tutorial for how to work the floral bobbles so you can practice on other yarn or even incorporate the bobbles into other projects. 

The bobbles are five-petaled flowers but they also kind of look like starfish to me, which could be fun on a child’s cardigan or other pattern. They’d also be fun on the leg of a sock or around the brim of a hat for extra whimsy. 

The pattern includes photo and video tutorials, and written and charted instructions. It also includes tips on what to look for if you choose to use different yarn for the project, and instructions on how to dye your own yarn to use in the project. 

If you want to give it a try, you can find the pattern on Ravelry. 

[Photo: Xandy Peters]