Jodie Bag by Marie Leonard

Jodie Bag

Knitting
May 2008
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
900 - 1000 yards (823 - 914 m)
large backpack
English
This pattern is available for $5.00 USD
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“Jodie” is a fulled (“felted”) backpack that uses eight colors of Cascade 220, a 100% Peruvian Highland Wool yarn that fulls beautifully. The color patterning is done using mosaic slip stitch patterns (as they were first called by Barbara Walker). This is a very simple yet very effective method of doing color work that requires that you work with only one color per row, making this a great first project for anyone who can knit in the round! Also, due to the fact that slip stitch knitting creates a slightly thicker fabric than plain stockinette, this bag requires no lining! How much easier could it get? Pattern includes tutorial on mosaic knitting.