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We all have use for more bags! Create a truly unique bag for your special cargo. The linen makes is strong and the silk makes it shine in the sun. What more could you ask for in a fashion accessory?

This bag is knit from the bottom up with two panels sandwiching a stiff but flexible piece of embroidery plastic mesh to give the bag shape. You can omit this insert if you wish for a less shapely bag. When constructing the bottom panels, Judy’s Magic Cast-on will put the lower border of the panel on one needle while the rest of the panel is knit from that point up with stitches added on the right and left side held on the bottom needle that will form side panel borders. After joining these panels, these live stitches will be then knit in the round to make the upper portion of the bag.

Yarn:
Two (2) skeins sport-weight, plant-based yarn Note: You can use one or two different colors (Sample Used: A Gentle Whisper A Crisp Silky Breeze sport yarn (100 grams, 320 yards/300m yards per skein), 70% Linen, 30% Mulberry Silk (sample used Orangecycle & Rumplestiltskin)

Needles & Notions
US size 6 (or size needed to obtain gauge), three 32-inch circular needles
Thick flexible embroidery plastic mesh
darning needle

Gauge: 18 sts, 18 rows = 2 inches in stockinette unblocked (Note: gauge is not too important, though it will affect the amount of yarn used. Sample used nearly every yard of both skeins)

Measurements: Bottom panel 10.5 inches x 7 inches, bag height 13.5 inches

Abbreviations:

CO cast on
k knit
p purl
st/sts stitch(es)
sl slip
RS right side
WS wrong side
slwyif slip with working yarn in front of work
slwyib slip with working yarn in bac of work
k2tog knit two together
ktbl knit through back loop
pwyib purl with working yarn in back of work
ptfl purl through front loop
CDD central double decrease
YO yarn over
ssk slip, slip, knit
k2tog knit two sts together
m mark
pm place mark
rm remove mark