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patternstore Acidic Seed Stitch Bag

Kate Jackson
Originally published in Knitscene, Fall 2007

Copyright Interweave Press LLC. Not to be reprinted. All rights reserved.

Acidic Seed Stitch Bag originally published in Knitscene, Fall 2007. Interweave Press LLC. Not to be reprinted. All rights reserved. publishers of Interweave Knits magazinejoin the online knitting community at KnittingDaily.com Visit the online store at shop.interweave.com/knitting for more great patterns!
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acidic seed stitch

kate jackson
Size 12" wide, 9" high, and 3" deep Yarn Blue Sky Alpacas Bulky Hand Dyes (50% wool, 50% alpaca; 45 yd [41 m]/100 g): #1016 bright gold, 3 skeins Gauge 9 sts and 12 rows = 4" in double seed st Tools Size 13 (9 mm): 24" circular needle One 134" button Marker (m) Yarn needle Stitch holder

RS facing, rejoin yarn to ap sts and work in patt for 12 rows. Make buttonhole as foll: Next row Work 9 sts in patt, BO 2 sts, work in patt to end. Next row Work 9 sts in patt, use the backward-loop method to CO 2 sts, work in patt to end. Work 4 rows in patt and dec 1 st each end of needle every RS row16 sts rem. BO all sts. Weave a piece of yarn along the length of the strap to strengthen it and prevent stretching. Sew the button onto the main body of the bag, lining it up with the buttonhole. Weave in all loose ends. o

Stitches Double Seed Stitch: (even number of sts; worked the

same in rows or rnds)

Rows 1 and 2 *K1, p1; rep from * to end. Rows 3 and 4 *P1, k1; rep from * to end.

BAG
Bottom: CO 22 sts. Work 8 rows in double seed stpiece should measure about 3" from CO. Sides: Beg at corner where yarn is attached, pick up and knit 4 sts along short side of bottom, then 22 sts along CO edge, then 4 sts along the rem short side52 sts. Place marker (pm) and join for working in the rnd. Work 22 rnds in double seed st, ending with Row 2 of pattbag should measure about 712" from pickup row. Next rnd [Work 22 sts in patt, p2tog, k2tog] twice48 sts rem. Work 3 rnds even. Next rnd P1, BO 20 sts in patt, p1, k1, p14 sts on right-hand needle. Place rem 24 sts on holder. Turn and work 4 sts only for strap. Work strap sts in patt for 32". Graft strap to the opposite 4 sts with Kitchener st, leaving the center 20 sts for ap. With

Blue Sky Alpacas Bulky Hand Dyes

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Acidic Seed Stitch Bag originally published in Knitscene, Fall 2007. Interweave Press LLC. Not to be reprinted. All rights reserved. publishers of Interweave Knits magazinejoin the online knitting community at KnittingDaily.com Visit the online store at shop.interweave.com/knitting for more great patterns!
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