Sick of Winter...Knit a Beach Bag!

Nothing is better than thinking of spring and summer, while in the clutches of winter's end...this is one cool bag to hold all your hot summer needs!

Materials:
1 ball of each TAHKI STACY CHARLES Cotton Classic in color #3336 Brown (A), #3203 Taupe (B), #3226 Eggshell (C), #3475 Coral (D), #3453 Soft pink (E).
US 7-9 needles

Note
(For bag bottom and handle only) Sl sts purlwise with yarn at RS.

Bag
Bag body
With E, CO 32 sts. Row 1 (RS) With E, knit.

Row 2 With E, purl.

Rows 3 and 4 With B, knit.

Row 5 With A, knit.

Row 6 With A, purl.

Rows 7–14
With C, work 8 rows of Moire St Pat.

Row 15 With B, knit.

Row 16 With B, purl.

Rows 17 and 18 With A, knit.

Rows 19 and 21 With D, knit.
Rows 20 and 22 With D, purl.

Rows 23 and 24 With B, knit.

Rows 25–32 With E, work 8 rows of
Diamond Drop Pat.

Row 33 With C, knit.

Row 34 With C, purl.

Rows 35 and 36 With D, knit.

Row 37 With B, knit.

Row 38 With B, purl.

Rows 39- 52 With A, work 14 rows of Pebble St Pat.

Rows 53 and 54 With E, knit.

Rows 55 and 57 With C, knit.

Rows 56 and 58 With C, purl.

Row 59 With A, knit.

Row 60 With A, knit, inc 1 st—33 sts.
Rows 61–66 With B, work 6 rows of Crocus Buds
Pat. Row 67 With D, knit.

Row 68 With D, purl.
Rows 69 and 70 With C, knit.

Rows 71 and 72 With B, knit.

Rows 73–80 With D, work 8 rows of
Knotted Openwork Pat, dec 1 st on last row—32 sts.

Rep rows 1–80 once more.

With E, knit 1 row, purl 1 row. Bind off.

Bag bottom
With D, CO 45 sts. Rows 1 and 2 With D, knit.
Rows 3 and 4 With A k1, *sl 1, k1; rep from *.
Rows 5 and 6 With D, knit. Rows 7 and 8 With
A, k2, *sl 1, k1; rep from * to last st, k1. Repeat
rows 1–8 two more times. With D, knit 2 rows.
Bind off.

Handle
With E, CO 97 sts. Rows 1 and 2 With E, knit.
Rows 3 and 4 With D, k1, *sl 1, k1; rep from *.
Rows 5 and 6 With A, knit.

Rows 7 and 8 With C, k2, *sl 1, k1; rep from * to last st, k1.

Rows 9 and 10 With B, knit.

Rows 11 and 12 Rep row 3.
Rows 13 and 14 With E, knit.

Rows 15 and 16
Rep row 7.

Rows 17 and 18 With A, knit.

Rows 19 and 20 Rep row 3.

Rows 21 and 22 With B, knit.

Rows 23 and 24 Rep row 7. Work rows 1–4 once more. Bind off.
Rows 61–66 With B, work 6 rows of Crocus Buds
Pat. Row 67 With D, knit.

Row 68 With D, purl.
Rows 69 and 70 With C, knit.

Rows 71 and 72 With B, knit.

Rows 73–80 With D, work 8 rows of Knotted Openwork Pat, dec 1 st on last row—32 sts.

Rep rows 1–80 once more. With E, knit 1 row, purl 1 row. Bind off.
Assemble using photo as guide.

Bag Patterns

knotted openwork pat MULTIPLE OF 3 STS
Row 1 (RS) Knit. Rows 2, 4, 6 and 8
Purl. Rows 3 and 7 K2, * yo, k3 (illust. 1),
pass 3rd st on right needle over first 2 k
sts (illust. 2); rep from *, end k1. Row 5
K1, * k3, pass 3rd st on right needle over
first 2 k sts, yo; rep from *, end k2.

crocus buds pat ODD # OF STS
Rows 1 and 5 (RS) K2, * yo, k2; rep
from * to last st, k1. Rows 2 and 6
P2, *p3 (illust. 1), pass 3rd st on right
needle over first 2 p sts (illust. 2); rep
from *, end p1. Row 3 K3, * yo, k2; rep
from * to end. Row 4 P1, * p3, pass 3rd
st on right needle over first 2 p sts; rep
from *, end p2.

pebble stitch pat EVEN # OF STS
Row 1 (RS) Knit. Row 2 Purl. 3 K1,
* k2tog; rep from *, end k1. Row 4 K1,
* k1, insert left needle from front to
back under strand between last st
worked and first st on left needle, k
this strand through front loop (illusts.
1 and 2); rep from *, end k1. Rows
5–12 Rep rows 1–4 twice. Row 13 and
14 Knit.

diamond drop pat MULTIPLE OF 4 STS
Rows 1, 3, 5 and 7 (RS) Knit. Rows
2 and 6 P1, * yo, p2 (illust. 1), pass yo
over 2 p sts (illust. 2), p2; rep from *,
end last rep p1, instead of p2. Row
4 P3, * yo, p2, pass yo over 2 p sts, p2;
rep from * to last st, p1. Row 8 Knit.

moire stitch pat eVEN # OF STS
Row 1 (RS) Knit. Rows 2, 4, 6 and 8
Purl. Rows 3, 5, and 7 K1, * sl 1, k1,
yo (illust. 1), pass sl st over k1 and yo
(illust. 2); rep from *, end k1.