Knit Your Own Knitting Bag!

September 25, 2009 by Terrye 7 Comments

Of course (smacks head). Why not? How cool is this! And who else but Knit Picks? This kit including the pattern and yarn comes in 4 awesome color combinations (green too!).

This handy tote has space for all of your knitting essentials and teaches you how to make a variety of different pockets! The instructions contain tutorials for three basic pocket types, welts, and how to line the bag and pockets with the included interfacing and fabric. The outside of the tote is knit bottom up, and the inside is knit sideways. This construction combined with the stiff interfacing produces a knitting bag that will stand up on its own and maintain its original shape. This bag is knit with US 10 (6 mm) straight needles and a 24″ circular needle. The finished size of the bag is 12″ wide x 5″ deep x 9″ high with a 30″ opening circumference.

http://www.knitpicks.com/kits/Knitters_Handy_Carry-All_Kit__D40122.html?intmedid=Main4:Tool+Bag

I want one……. (goes off to whine to hubby)…..

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Jeanne says
September 25, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Isn’t this the greatest bag? I’m torn between the green and the brown – kind of wish there was a green/brown combo, then I wouldn’t have to choose!
Ro says
August 13, 2010 at 5:11 am
This looks like a terrific bag! Where can I get the pattern to make it myself???
fabiola says
August 13, 2010 at 6:53 am
cool!!
wanna knit says
December 7, 2010 at 3:41 pm
I would love to recreate this bag, any chance someone could make the pattern avaliable?
Terrye says
December 12, 2010 at 8:03 pm
Just click on the link to get the pattern.
Edna says
May 15, 2015 at 7:19 pm
Where is the link Clicked on a Link No longer available
Sarah White says
May 17, 2015 at 10:06 pm
Here is a link to the pattern, which is now $1.99: http://www.knitpicks.com/cfPatterns/Pattern_Display.cfm?ID=50774220

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Book Review: Gilmore Girls The Official Knitting Book

In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve never watched Gilmore Girls. I know I probably should, but I feel like I wasn’t quite the right age for it when it came out and I’ve never gone back to watch it. That said, fans of the show are sure to enjoy these knit homages to the beloved characters from Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls: The Official Knitting Book.

Edited by Tanis Gray, the book includes 29 projects for hats, cowls, scarves, socks, mitts, garments and home decor designed by a variety of stitchers.

Six of the projects are rated easy, 17 intermediate and six for advanced knitters.

The projects are sometimes literally inspired by the show, such as the tam Rory wore when she went golfing with her grandfather, while others incorporate icons, quotes (like “I smell snow”) and logos (Luke’s Diner) from the show.

There’s a hat made to look like newsprint as a nod to Rory’s journalistic aspirations, mitts and gloves for supporting the teams at Stars Hollow High, a beaded lace scarf inspired by Rory’s adventure with the Life and Death Brigade, and a cardigan designed to show Paris’s love of macaroni and cheese.

Some of the patterns are less obviously related to the show, like a cowl with falling leaves or an argyle vest.

Each pattern comes with a quote from the show and a little back story about the cast, different storylines or the inspiration behind the design. The book is scattered with photos from the show and other fun facts about its production.

In the back of the book you’ll find a glossary of techniques (words but no pictures), and the book has a ribbon bookmark to hold your place on the pattern you’re working on.

This book would be a fun gift for a knitter who is a Gilmore Girls fan, or use it to stitch something up for someone who watches this show as their comfort show almost 25 years later.

About the book: 200 pages, hardcover, 29 patterns. Published 2024 by Insight Editions, suggested retail price $34.99

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