Our Río Bucket Bag is a summer accessory created to be carried comfortably as a shoulder or a crossbody bag. Due to its size, it can be considered a practical accessory, easy to carry around and at the same time roomy enough to take your belongings without being bulky. Its leather appliqués, color-block design, and bucket-style silhouette make this bag a versatile accessory for casual outfits this summer months.

Knitted mostly in stockinette stitch, the body, made of 100% paper yarn, has been designed to be resistant and at the same time aesthetic; For its part, the handle, knitted from 100% cotton and worked in double knitting, will be thick, soft and cushiony to provide you comfort while using it.

In this pattern you will find included, in addition to all the necessary instructions to complete the knitted part of the bag, the guide to sew the leather accessories.

We hope it is a great knitting experience for you, and that you may enjoy this beautiful design for a long time.

About the pattern

The Rio Bucket Bag is an ideal pattern for knitters of intermediate level and above, however, we have done our best to detail and illustrate in very simple language accompanied by supporting graphics and videos, all the necessary steps so that it can also be understood by beginner level knitters.

The bag is knitted from the bottom up, starting with a pinhole stitch assembly, then making increases through the PI Circle technique. When we reach the end of the circle, we will mark with a round of purl stitches the place where the work is folded. Following, we’ll move on to knitting the body of the bag: first, decreases will be made to mark the course of the body, then it will be knitted in stockinette stitch until the final edge. The double knitted handle will be constructed with the help of double pointed needles. To finish, we will have the option to add a bottom, cords and leather shoulder handle sewn to the body of the bag with a blunt wool needle, or the option of simply knit an additional Pi circle to cover the ends of the handle at the bottom of the bag, and an I- cord to close the inner drawstring bag to finish this project.

Size

One size

Finished object measurements

Circunference: 51.5 cms (20.25”)
Body lenght: 20 cms (7,75”)

Gauge

10 Cms (4”)= 24 St x 34 R in stockinette stitch with 3 mm needle.

Materials

• Suggested: Ito yarn, Wagami - 100% cellulose, caliber lace, 25 g 250 m (263.6 YD). 75 g (2.75 Oz) for the leather version, 94 g (3.55 oz) for the complete knitted version.
• Suggested: Rico Design, Essentials 100% bio organic cotton aran, 50 g 90 m (98.4 YD). 65 g (2.3 Oz).
• 2 mm (US 0) DPN set (preferably metal).
• 2 mm (US 0) Short circular needles (preferably metal), with a 70 cm (27.5”) cable.
• 3 mm (US -) needles (preferably metal), with a 60 cm (24”) cable.
• A drawstring bag of linen, canvas or cotton fabric: 30 x 40 cms (12” x 15.9”)
• Blunt point wool needle.
• 2.5 mm (US 1) Crochet hook.
• Stitch markers.
• Tailor’s chalk.
• Pins.
• Security pin.

Optional:

• A leather shoulder handle with its respective system to install 1m (1 YD).
• 2 m (2 YD) of round 2mm (1/16”) leather cord.
• A circular piece of leather, diameter 14 Cms (5.5”).
• 150D waxed leather sewing thread.
• Leather edge color.
• A thin paint brush.
• Cutter or a very sharp scissor.
• Lighter.

Techniques

Pinhole cast on
PI Circle
Magic loop
Backward loop cast on
Double knitting
Yarn over
Italian cast off
Mattress stitch
Cast off stitches
Wave in loose ends
Russian join