MATERIALS

• 3 skeins of Purl Soho’s Lantern, 61% cotton and 39% linen. Each skein is 164 yards; approximately 386 yards required. We used White Smoke.
• US 8, 24- or 32- inch circular needles
• A spare US 8 circular or double pointed needle
• A few yards of sport or light worsted scrap yarn
• A stitch marker
• A stitch holder (optional)

GAUGE
27 stitches and 50 rows = 4 inches in stitch pattern

SIZE
Finished Circumference: 25 inches
Finished Height: 11 inches
Base of Bag: 3½ inches wide x 9 inches long
Strap Width: 3½ inches
Strap Length: 22 inches

NOTES
CONSTRUCTION
You will make this bag by first knitting the Base flat, then picking up around the Base and knitting the Body of the bag in the round.

SLIP STITCHES
Slip all slip stitches purlwise unless indicated otherwise in pattern.

PROVISIONAL CAST ON
For assistance, including how to put live stitches back onto needles, please visit our Provisional Cast-On: A Two-Step Method Tutorial.