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a Drawstring Wetbag With Room for Embroidery freebie pattern by Pamela Grossman |
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pictures represent variation II of the upper ribbing!
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Materials:
- bulky weight 100% wool yarn – about 5 ounces
- contrasting color wool yarn for optional embroidery
- 16” circular needle to suit the yarn (eights, nines, tens…whatever you like)
- crochet hook
Gauge is not so important here. You want to get a nice look to your knitted work. The completed project will be about 12” tall and quite stretchy!
The basic instructions are listed here. At the bottom you’ll find instructions for a variation with a seed stitch design. There are two ribbing options available.
Basic Instructions:
Cast
on 88 stitches, join and knit in the round for about 10".
Ribbing Variation I (k1p1 ribbing with
rolled edge at top):
Continue in k1p1 ribbing for ½”.
Eyelet row:
work 6 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 7 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 7 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 7 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 7 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 6 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 7 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 7 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 7 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 7 stitches in
ribbing, k2tog, yo
(for ten eyelet holes)
Continue in k1p1 ribbing for another ½”
Continue in stockinette
for another inch and bind off for a rolled edge.
Ribbing Variation II (wider k2p2 ribbing):
Continue in k2p2 ribbing for 1.5”
Eyelet row:
work 6 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 7 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 7 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 7 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 7 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 6 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 7 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 7 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 7 stitches in ribbing, k2tog, yo
work 7 stitches in ribbing,
k2tog, yo
(for ten eyelet holes)
Continue in k2p2 ribbing for 1.5”
Bind off in ribbing.
Finishing:
Take the bottom of the tube and quarter it like so:
Results look like these:
I like to crochet it closed with a contrasting color yarn that will be used for the tie. This is similar to picking up stitches through two pieces and binding them off immediately. So that’s an option for you as well. Alternatively, you could sew it closed.
Crocheting the bottom closed:
Begin at the center, working from right to left, if you are a rightie. Lefties, I imagine you work in reverse. Poke the crochet hook through two sections of knitting and pull up a loop of your contrasting color yarn. (Leave a tail of about four to six inches.) You’ll have one loop on the needle. Repeat. Two loops on needle. Wrap yarn around needle and pull through both loops. That’s one single crochet! Continue until you reach the corner.
Cut yarn, thread it through a tapestry needle and sew it through to the inside where you can weave in the end.
Repeat for each corner of the bag. Bring all yarn tails to the inside of the work to weave them in and close up any gaps.
Great crochet instructions at StitchGuide.com
Fancy Drawstring Closure
You will create two I-cord, twisted or crocheted drawstrings, between two and three feet long. Make a matched pair. Thread through the bag eyelets in opposite directions as follows:
Tie or graft together internally.
Cast on 87 instead of 88.
Seed stitch: k1p1 for 3”.
Knit stockinette for 6”.
Seed stitch for 1 ½” more.
Make one stitch (increase any way you like.)
Continue above with the Ribbing Variation of your choice.
The stockinette area of the body will be perfect for some embroidery!
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