A fun little project to collect.

It all started with Pinterest and a bit of boredom. I made this design just for fun, and I hope it brings the same joy to you!

It’s a free pattern. If you download it, please consider adding it to your favorites. Enjoy!

INTRODUCTION
The Onigiri Pouch is worked from bottom to top. The body is constructed using a double-sided method, with the outside and inside worked as one continuous piece —similar to knitting a long tube with no openings.

First, the bottom of the outside is cast on using Judy’s Magic Cast On and shaped immediately with increases. Next, the outside and inside of the body (rice) are worked in the round while placing markers for the “nori” placement; creating a divider between the two layers; and marking where the drawstring hems will later be picked up. The bottom of the inside is then shaped, and the body is completed by folding the upper section to the inside.

The drawstring hems are worked by picking up stitches along the divider on both sides and sewing them to the inside. The cords are made using the I-cord method and threaded through the hems.

The nori is worked separately as a rectangle and then sewn onto the outside of the body.

SIZE GUIDE
This pouch was designed just for fun. It won’t fit your phone or wallet, but it happily holds candy or a tiny knitting-notions tin.

Materials
Yarn : Rice”: 3 balls of Farmers Yarn by da-Mira in col. Tan (58 m/30 g) or approx. 150 m dk weight yarn
“Nori”: 1 ball of Farmers Yarn by da-Mira in col. Smoke (58 m/30 g) or approx. 30 m dk weight yarn
Needles : 4.00 mm circular needles 80 cm long
Notions : Stitch markers, tape measure, tapestry needle, safety pin, scissors

Gauge
24 sts x 28 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm in stockinette st on 4.00 mm needles

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Feel free to share your version with hashtag #onigiripouch on Instagram