Oh my god, the woven stitch is really hard to do with two strands of thick yarn on massive needles! I thought I would be finished with this project in a couple of hours, as I have been with previous WatG patterns. It’s slow going.

For the binding, I found it easiest to stick closely to the pattern by starting with a WS row. I switched to CC2 (the yellow) and cast off before picking up the same number of stitches behind the ‘braid’.

I started the woven stitch with a RS row, I don’t think it matters whether you start RS or WS. I found the instructions a little unclear- you need to start every row by slipping the first stitch.

As other makers have noted, the snap closure seems small compared to the size of the bag. I’m just trying to sew it neatly and hope it sorts itself out!