Crossbody Pocket Bag by Purl Soho

Crossbody Pocket Bag

Knitting
June 2023
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in Linen Stitch, flat and in the round, on larger needles
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
265 yards (242 m)
One Size (see Notes)
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

  • 2 skeins of Purl Soho’s Sunshower Cotton, 100% organically grown cotton. Each skein is 159 yards/100 grams; approximately 265 total yards required. We used the colors Wood Thrush and Rain Storm.
  • US 8 (5 mm), 24-inch circular needles
  • US 8, 16-inch circular needles
  • US 6 (4 mm), 16-inch or longer circular needles
  • Stitch markers , including one unique
  • A crochet hook and scrap yarn (for Provisional Cast On)

GAUGE
22 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches in Linen Stitch, flat and in the round, on larger needles

SIZE

  • Finished Circumference: 20 inches
  • Finished Height: 5¾ inches
  • Base of Bag: 3 inches wide x 7½ inches long
  • Strap Width: 1¼ inches
  • Strap Length: 44 inches

NOTES
CONSTRUCTION
You will make this bag by first knitting the Base flat, then picking up around the Base and knitting the Body of the bag in the round. You will knit the Strap Channel separately and then knit it together with the Body as you work. You will finish the Body by working the Flap back and forth in rows, then you will knit the Strap, insert it through the Strap Channel, and join the ends of the Strap using a 3-Needle Bind Off.

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