These bags are made up of squares that are knitted in the round. There are no seams to sew. The squares are joined by picking up stitches from those around them.
There are two versions; one has knitted cord handles, the other has an extra square on the front and back which wraps over a ready-made handle.

The bag can be worked in any DK-weight (US: lightweight) yarn. It can be worked in regular two colour stripes or in random stripes using a multi-coloured yarn.

Finished Size:
40cm (16in) wide at base, 30cm (12in) high to handles

Stitches used:
Cast on, knit, purl, picking up stitches (diagram), increasing - knit into front and back of stitch, (diagram), decreasing - k2tog, k2tog tbl (diagrams), working in the round on a set of five needles.

Materials:
Any DK yarn - 350m (383yds) for bag with knitted cord handles, 390m (427yds) for bag with ready-made handles.
Set of five 3.25mm (US size 3) double pointed needles.
Size 3.25mm (US size 3) cicular needle.
Lining fabric.
Piping cord for knitted cord handles, or a pair of ready made handles.

Pattern:
Full written instructions with stitch diagrams, full step-by-step diagrams throughout the pattern, instructions to make a lining, how to knit a cover for the handles (optional).
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