Smocked & Beaded Tote by Judith Durant

Smocked & Beaded Tote

Knitting
May 2010
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette with yarn being doubled; in rib pattern, gauge is 22 st and 26 rows = 4" with yarn doubled.
US 8 - 5.0 mm
918 yards (839 m)
14 x 14 x 4"
English

The model, as it appears on page 52 of the May-July 2010 issue of Cast On, was knit in #015 Burnt Orange. It was lined with Dupioni Silk, although the bag is strong enough to be used without lining. It also features 90 5 x 6 mm crow type wooden beads and two 7.5” full-ring bamboo handles.