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Knit another sock yarn string bag! It’s all in the details with this one: it features sea-urchin-style pentaradial shaping and a thick, comfortable handle. It’s a small bag when empty, but should stretch to carry ten 50g skeins of sock yarn, a loaf of bread (maybe two),, or other smallish things.

Dropped stitches and eyelets make the open string-bag fabric even more open; a neat drawstring cinches up the top for a nice look.

You can knit this in vibrant sock yarn for the look shown, or use muted colors for a softer aesthetic.

Materials:

• 310-350yds of Regia 4-ply Color or similar sock yarn
• 1 16” circular needle in US8/5.0mm, or size needed for body gauge
• 1 set DPNs in US8/5.0mm
• 1 set of DPNs in US4/3.75mm, or size needed for strap gauge
• scrap yarn for provisional crochet cast-on
• crochet hook, size B/2.25mm or size suited to yarn, for provisional cast-on
• tapestry needle for weaving in ends
• removable stitch markers

Gauge:
Gauge for the handle strap, worked with smaller needles, is 8 sts and 9 rounds over 1”/2.54cm of stockinette worked in the round and lightly blocked.
Gauge for the body, with larger needles, is 22 sts and 24 rounds over 4”/10cm of stockinette worked in the round and blocked.

Be sure to check your gauge—the body fabric needs to be pretty airy for the string bag concept to work.

Measurements:
Across: 11.5”/29cm
Body Height: 12”/30cm
Height including top band: 13.25”/33cm