A vibrant, multipurpose shoulder bag that’s as useful for picking up the groceries as it is a day out at the beach.

Knitting it in the round, in worsted cotton and all in one piece with no seams or weak points makes it incredibly strong and hard-wearing.

Its mesh stitch effect means it squashes up small when not in use but stretches big enough to fit a day’s beach supplies or a LOT of shopping!

This bag is also completely seamless - you should only have two ends to sew in, at the start and the end.

All instructions are for circular needles and magic loop, but obviously the whole thing can be knitted on double pointed needles if you prefer.

SPECIFICATIONS
Finished dimensions:
Width: around 12” / 30cm
Height: around 14” / 35cm (not including handles)
(plus a lot of stretch in both directions)

Pages: 4
Time required: 4-12 hours
Difficulty: Intermediate

Stitches required: Knit, purl, KFB, Ktog, YO

Yarn: any worsted, Aran or DK cotton, hemp or linen. I used Hoooked Soft Recycled Cotton DK (which is actually more like Aran weight than DK) - approx. 95g total

As my Rainbow Market Bag pattern is very similar, you can buy this pattern and get my Rainbow Market Bag pattern half-price (discount applied automatically)