Winter bag

Size: (small) large Yarn: Sandes garn, Smart: colour 1 gray, colour 2 red, about 250 grams Needles: 3 and 4 mm Pattern B:
Put 5 stitches on a cable needle in front of the work, knit the first stitch from the cable needle together with the first stitch on the needle. Repeat 5 times. 5 stitches are increased. Put 5 stitches on a cable needle behind the work, knit the first stitch from the cable needle together with the first stitch on the needle. Repeat 5 times. 5 stitches are increased. Always keep the yarn in the same order until the end of the row, every other stitch knitted (the front of the work), every other side purled (back of the work) while following the pattern. Before a knitted stitch keep both yarns behind the work, and before a purled stitch keep both yarns in front of the work. This way the yarns will be intertwined and you will have mirror images on both sides of the work. Also twist the yarns at the end of each row.

Pattern C:

Doubble-sided knitting:

Cast on (82) 124 stitches and knit garter stitch in the round 4 rows with colour 1 using the smaller needles. On row 5 increase (14) 20 stitches evenly (= (96) 144 s), and knit according to pattern A with the bigger size needles. Large bag: The 24 stitches are repeated 6 times, knit row 1-50. Small bag: The 24 stitches are repeated 4 times, knit row 1-7, 27-50 Continue knitting in colour 2 and switch to the thinner needle. Add the creases: (Small bag: *Knit pattern B, knit 31, knit pattern C* 2 times.) Large bag: *Knit pattern B, K2, pattern B, K28, knit pattern C, K2, knit pattern C* 2 times. You now have (72) 104 stitches. Knit moss stitch 8 rows. Add buttonholes: Knit (15) 23 stitches in mosstitch, knit 3 together, Yarn over, lift 2 stitches, knit 1, lift the 2 stitches over the knitted stitch, continue knitting in moss stitch. Next row, knit 4 stitches into the yarn over. Knit 3 more rows of moss stitch, and then add the handles: Large bag: (2 handles) Knit 7 stitches moss stitch, cast off the following stitches and knit the last 7 stitches moss stitch (= only 14 stitches left in the work). Leave the first 7 stitches to wait on a safety pin to wait while working with the 7 stitches that has begun each row. Small bag: (1 handle) Knit 4 stitches moss stitch, cast of the following stitches and knit the 3 last stitches in moss stitch as well (= 7 stitches left). Knit the 4 first stitches in moss stitch again so you are at the end of your row. Begin knitting your handle as follows (from the right side = the outside of the purse) Row 1: (RS) *K1, increase 1* 7 times = 14 stitches Row 2: (WS) *K1 colour 1, P1 colour 2* 7 times using the technique for double sided knitting (se above) NB! Pay attention to where you have your yarn in front of or behind your work! Continue knitting according to pattern D, line 1-6, using the technique for double sided knitting. Knit approximately 60 cm or according to taste. End with row 1. Cast off stitches and sow the other side of the handle to the purse. For the large purse knit the other handle the same way. Sew the bottom of the bag together, and add a lining to the bag to make it more sustainable.

Pattern A:
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 49 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Pattern D:
X X X X X X X X X X X X 7 6 X X X X X 5 X X X X 4 X X 3 X 2 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

= knit using colour 1

X = knit using colour 2