Poolaknits

Description

Overview of the pattern:

The Bolsa Bag is a spacious summer bag featuring a beautiful lace pattern and long handles. This bag can hold everything from knitting projects to beach essentials! It is worked from the bottom up using DK-weight cotton yarn or a combination of lighter yarns, giving you plenty of material options.

First, the bottom of the bag is worked flat, after which the work continues in the round once all the stitches for the sides have been picked up. The sides of the bag are worked in the round with a pretty yet simple lace pattern. For the handles, stitches are picked up along the edges of the bag, worked flat, and then attached to the bag’s edges.

Finally, a simple lining is sewn inside the bag from a pillowcase, which can be stitched by hand or machine — although you may also choose to skip the lining if you prefer.

Difficulty level: Intermediate

Sizes: one size 

Measurements of the finished bag: 
Width: approx. 45 cm / 5.75“

Depth: approx. 15 cm / 6”

Height: approx. 32 cm / 12.5”

Yarn: 

You need approx. 400 meters / 440 yards of DK-weight cotton yarn or approx. 1200 meters / 1300 yards of lace-weight cotton yarn (knitted holding 3 strands together).

Sample bag: 4 skeins of Isager Japansk Bomull (100 % cotton, 50 g, 315 m / 344 yds). 

Note: sample bag is knitted holding 3 strands of yarn together.

Needles: 

4 mm / US 6: 80 cm / 32” circular needles

Notions: Removable stitch markers, tapestry needle, 55 cm x 60 cm  / 21.5” x 23.5” pillow case (for the lining) and thin yarn and a needle for sewing the lining (by hand or machine), scissors.

Gauge: 

18 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4″ in lace pattern from the pattern using 4 mm / US 6 needles