Introducing the charming knit gingham purse, the ideal accessory for toting your daily essentials in style. With its delightful pattern and practical design, this purse effortlessly combines fashion and function for any occasion.

Materials
Two contrasting sport-weight yarns, such as Hobbii Friends cotton
50g Color A and 50g Color B
My pink and orange sample was made with Brooklyn yarn crawl 2025 “vintage picnic” Peruvian highland wool (dyed by MurkyDepthsDyes) pop colors “cupcake” and “carrot cake”
This pattern can also be made with nearly any dk or worsted yarn substitute. Many of my testers used worsted acrylic for a sturdier bag.

22in/55cm 4.5mm circular needles
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Scissor
Optional crochet hook to pick up stitches

Abbreviations
CO: cast on
K: Knit
P: Purl
K2tog: knit 2 together
SSK: slip slip knit
Sts: stitch(es)
BO: bind off
WS: wrong sideRS: right side
BOR: beginning of round

Notes:
Carry floats often (every 2- 3 sts) to give the bag a clean and sturdy look and avoid snags if you do not add a lining.
This is a 16-row/round repeat. Each repeat creates four squares that are equal to two stripes of the gingham pattern when repeated. Each 8 row x 8 stitch block is referred to as a square in the pattern. Each pattern repeat creates 4 squares. See chart below.

Construction
You will be using stranded colorwork/fair isle by carrying your floats across the WS.

This bag is made by first knitting a flat rectangular panel then picking up stitches around the perimeter with strategic corner decreases to round out the edges. The body of the bag is knit in the round, then stitches for the strap are separated and the remaining body stitches are cast off. The strap is worked in two separate parts and seamlessly joined at the shoulder.