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Live it up with easy lace!
Does lace make you want to head for the hills? Try your hand at reading a simple lace chart, knit in the round. An interesting bottom and quick garter strap make this tote a snap to knit.
Gauge:
• 18 sts and 23 rows / 4” in stockinette st blocked. Gauge is not imperative for this project!
Approximate Finished Size:
• 10.5” wide x 18” long, not including strap
Abbreviations:
• S2kp: slip 2 sts as if to k2tog, k1, pass slipped sts over
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- eastern_market_tote.pdf 1.4 MB [ Download ]
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Step 1
Lace Pattern:
• Row 1: [k1, yo, ssk, k7, k2tog, yo] eight times
• Row 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22: knit to end of row
• Row 3: [k2, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k1] eight times
• Row 5: [k1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo] eight times
• Row 7: [k2, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1] eight times
• Row 9: [k3, yo, ssk, yo, s2kp, yo, k2tog, yo, k2] eight times
• Row 11: [k4, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3] eight times
• Row 13: [k5, yo, s2kp, yo, k4] eight times
• Repeat rows 1-22 for pattern -
Step 2
Instructions:
Bag
• With crochet hook and waste yarn, provisionally cast on 96 sts
• With circular needle, work rows 1-22 of lace chart for 4 reps
• Work 10 rows of garter st (k 1 round, p 1 round) • BO loosely knitwise -
Step 3
Bottom
• Unzip provisional cast on, placing sts on circular needles, pm every 12 sts
• Purl across (turning ridge)
• Next Round: *k to 2 sts before marker, k2tog* repeat to end of round – 12 sts decreased
• Next Round: knit
• Repeat last 2 rounds, switching to DPNs when necessary until 8 sts remain
• Break yarn, leaving long tail, weave tail through remaining sts, cinch shut -
Step 4
Strap
• Pick up and knit 12 sts with DPNs at top of one side of bag
• Work garter st for 22” or until desired length is reached • BO knitwise, leaving long tail
• Whip st end of strap to opposite side of bag on WS -
Step 5
Finishing
• Weave in all loose ends with tapestry needle • Block
