Summertime Tote Bag by Tamara Jordan

Summertime Tote Bag

Knitting
July 2022
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 23 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
4.0 mm (G)
240 - 338 yards (219 - 309 m)
S, L
English
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About:
Inspired by classic canvas totes, this bag is knitted in the round with a folded hem on top and a three-needle bind off at the bottom. You can also add a drawstring top and turn it into a backpack or bucket bag! Linen stitch or Tunisian crochet straps and an optional sewn lining finish it off (guide to sewing the lining is included in the pattern). This pattern comes with two colorwork charts, but also makes a great base for experimenting with your own colorwork charts, color-blocking, embroidery, scrap-busting, etc!

Sizes:
The pattern comes with two sizes but you can adjust the bag to whatever measurements you’d like!
Small: 11” / 28cm tall x 10.75” / 27cm wide
Large: 13” / 33cm x 11.25” / 28.5cm

Suggested yarn:
Lily Sugar ‘n Cream 100% Cotton yarn
Colorwork version: (the “main color” is used for the straps, folded hem, and background)
~125g main color, ~70g accent color
Plain version: ~142g

Yarn substitutes:

  • KnitPicks Dishie
  • Cascade Yarns Ultra Pima
  • Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Yarn
  • Wool and the Gang Shiny Happy Cotton

this pattern is for personal use. do not purchase this pattern with the intent to commercially produce bags for sale