Knit Project Bag

Knit yourself a pyramid shaped project bag to make your knitting projects mobile. Finished Size About 61/2" wide at base and 6" tall, after felting.

Yarn Malabrigo Rasta (100% merino; 90 yd [82 m]/150 g): #863 zarzamora
(purple) and #868 coronilla (gold), 1 skein each.
Needles Size 13 (9 mm) (see Notes).
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Markers (m); removable markers; waste yarn for provisional CO;
tapestry needle.
Gauge 11 sts and 11 rnds = 4" in St st, before felting; 12 sts and 12 rnds = 4" in St st, after felting.
Notes • This bag can be worked with doublepointed needles, two circulars, or the magic-loop method. • Because of the provisional cast-on, you may need to adjust the tension of the cast-on stitches as you work across
them. If necessary, move the extra looseness across the row to one place,
pull the extra yarn to the wrong side and leave a loop. During finishing, cut the loop and weave in the ends; felting will secure them.
•You can arrange the colors in any way you like. You could make each triangle a solid color or alternate colors every round or two on each triangle. Two skeins of yarn are enough for two bags, so you can experiment.

Stitch Guide
Triangle:
Rnd 1: K20, sl 1, k2tog, psso, k19, sl 1, k2tog, psso, k19, sl 1, k2tog (last st of rnd and first st of next rnd), psso—60 sts rem.
Place removable m in each dec.
Rnd 2: *Knit to 1 st before marked st, sl 1, k2tog, psso; rep from * 2 more times (last k2tog uses last st of rnd and first st of next rnd)—6 sts dec’d.
Rep Rnd 2 every rnd 8 more times—6 sts rem.
Rnd 11: Ssk 3 times—3 sts rem.
Rnd 12: Ssk, sl st to left needle, use right needle to pass 2nd on left needle over first—1 st rem.
Cut yarn, leaving a 6" tail. Fasten off last st.

Bottom
With gold and the invisible provisional method (see Glossary), CO 22 sts. *With a separate strand of waste yarn and cont with same strand of gold, CO 22 sts; rep from * once more—66 sts total. Place marker (pm) and join in the rnd. Work triangle (see Stitch Guide), changing to purple on Rnd 9—no sts rem.

Back
With purple, RS facing, and beg at one corner of bottom, pick up and knit 1 st in corner, remove provisional CO from 22 sts along one edge and knit these sts, pick up and knit 1 st in corner—24 sts total.
Sl last 2 sts to left needle, pass 2nd st over first, sl rem st to right needle—23 sts rem.
Slide sts to other end of needle. Sl 2 sts to right needle, pass 2nd st over first, sl rem st to left needle—22 sts rem. Slide sts to other end of needle. Using the provisional method and same strand of purple, CO 22
sts—44 sts total. With a separate strand of waste yarn and same strand of purple, CO 22 sts—66 sts total. Pm and join in the rnd. Work triangle, changing to gold on Rnd 7—no sts rem.

Left Side
With purple, RS facing, and beg at corner of bottom that is not attached to back, pick up and knit 1 st in corner, remove provisional CO from 22 sts along bottom edge and knit these sts, pick up and knit 1 st in corner—24 sts total. Sl last 2 sts to left needle, pass 2nd st over first, sl rem st to right needle—23 sts rem. Slide sts to other end of needle. Sl 2 sts to right needle, pass 2nd st over first, sl rem st to left needle—22 sts rem. Slide sts to other end of needle. Remove provisional CO from 22 sts along edge of back and knit these sts—44 sts total. Using the provisional method and same strand of purple, CO 5 sts—49 sts total. Using the backward-loop method, firmly CO 12 sts—61 sts total. With a separate
strand of waste yarn and same strand of purple, CO 5 sts—66 sts total. Pm and join in the rnd. Work triangle, changing to gold on Rnd 7—no sts rem.

Right Side
With purple, RS facing, and working along rem edge of bottom, pick up and knit 1 st in corner, remove provisional CO from 22 sts along bottom edge and knit these sts, pick up and knit 1 st in corner—24 sts total. Sl last 2 sts to left needle, pass 2nd st over first, sl rem st to right needle—23 sts rem. Slide sts to other end of needle. Sl 2 sts to right needle, pass 2nd st over first, sl rem st to left needle—22 sts rem. Slide sts to other end of needle. Remove provisional CO from 5 sts along edge of left side and knit these sts—27 sts total. Using the backward-loop method, firmly CO 12 sts—39 sts total. Remove provisional CO from 5 sts along edge of left side and knit these sts—44 sts total. Remove provisional CO from 22 sts along edge of back and knit these sts—66 sts total.
Pm and join in the rnd. Work triangle, changing to gold on Rnd 7—no sts rem.

Finishing
Pull a double thickness of purple through top of pyramid as a placeholder for handle, which will be added later. Turn bag inside out and work in ends loosely, being careful not to pull and distort bag fabric.
Felting: With bag inside out, place in washing machine with a pair of jeans for extra agitation. Wash on lowest and hottest water setting with a small amount of mild detergent. Sts will still be quite distinct after bag is felted. Allow to airdry.

Handle: Make a twisted cord as foll: Cut a 24" length of each yarn and tie tog at one end. Twist each strand clockwise until it is tightly twisted. Hold strands beside each other and allow to twist around each other. Tie ends tog. Remove placeholder yarn from top of pyramid and insert handle so that pyramid top is centered on handle. Knot handle at top of pyramid.
Tie ends of handle tog with an overhand knot about 5–6" from top of bag to form a hanging loop.