Knitting Bag Pattern #939

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. Knitting and Crochet Cotton, 3 balls of Coffee Brown and 2 balls of Beige.
Milward's Casein knitting pins, 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size).
1 pair of wooden handles with slit measuring about 11½ inches.

Gauge: 8 sts make 1 inch; 12 rows make 1 inch.

Bag is made in one piece, then folded in half and sewed together at sides.

With double thread of Coffee Brown cast on 122 sts. 1st row: P across. Drop Coffee Brown. 2nd row: Attach Beige; then, * k 2, keeping thread at back of work slip next st as if to p. Repeat from * across, ending row with k 2. 3rd row: * P 2; keeping thread in front of work, slip the next st as if to p. Repeat from * across, ending row with p 2. Drop Beige. 4th row: Pick up Coffee Brown, k across. 5th row: Same as 1st row. These last 4 rows constitute the pattern. Repeat pattern for 30 inches. Bind off.

Slip the bound-off edge through slit of one handle, and hem. Sew opposite end to other handle in same way. Sew sides together on wrong side of work.

This pattern was originally published in Spool Cotton #94, Gifts to Crochet & Knit and has passed into the public domain: the source states these designs "are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them." It is reproduced here verbatim, including original vintage terminology, abbreviations, and measurements, which may differ from modern conventions. You can view the original transcription at freevintageknitting.com.