Lavender is a wonderful natural deterrent for moths; the dread of most hand knitters. As a result Lavender Bags are the ideal accompaniment to gifted hand knits to allow the recipients to protect their gifts, or as gifts to fellow knitters.

These lavender bags combine Fair Isle stranded knitting motifs and lace edgings.They have optional I-cord hanging loops and can be made with or without lace edging.

Hexagons are worked in the round staring with a small number of stitches on double pointed needles (dpns) and increasing as you work out from the centre and integrating stranded colourwork motifs/peeries.

All the patterns use the same basic shape so fronts and backs can be matched or mixed, or backs can be left plain or striped.

Alternatively if you have a favourite peerie that will work to the number of stitches charted, the patterns can be easily personalised.

Worked in 4 ply cotton with two hexagons sewn together, these make wonderful coasters.

Optional modifcation - thanks to yukachan08 for this suggestion, cast off the back hexagon to the last 3 stitches and then use these stitches to make the I-cord hanging loop.

Thanks also to Rhianne, Mjin, and Rosegil for testing the pattern and providing wonderful feedback.