Other than knitting, my passion is reading! As a school media specialist, I love helping students find new titles to enjoy reading. When our local fair had a drive to raise books and book totes for children, it was a combination of both of my passions! Books + crafts = one happy Jen! Desiring to help the cause, I set out to design and knit a tote bag and find an age appropriate book to tuck inside. This fox tote bag was the result of those fun afternoons of playing with yarn and browsing the children’s department of book stores!

The tote bag is just the right size of tucking in a few favorite reads for the car, a trip to the library, or just toting around the house. I hope readers young and old are inspired to open their fox and find the treasure of reading inside!

This book tote bag is knit in the round on circular needles from the top down. The construction of the bag includes garter stitch and a combination of cables to design the fox’s body. The bottom of the bag is completed with a three needle bind off. The face and ears of the fox are knit flat with straight needles and whipstitched to the bag. Buttons are sewn on for eyes and ears and cotton belt strap is used for the handle. Directions for an optional lining of the bag are included. Note: I used a smaller needle than recommended by the yarn to gain a tight knit fabric in order to prevent stretching of the tote when in use.