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HERRINGBONE RUCKSACK
STRAPS(MAKE2)
Caston7 stsusing4.5mmneedlesandYarn A.
Row 1 K1,sl1wyif,K1;repfrom toend.
Row 2 K1,P1,sl1 wyib;repfrom tolast2 sts,P1,K1.
Repthese2 rowsuntil strap measures 35cm from cast-on edge.
ChangetoYarnB.
RepRows1 and 2 until strap measures 70cm from cast-on edge.
Castoff.
MAKINGUP
1 Finishpocketsbyoversewingouteredgesofpockettopsinplace
ateithersideofbothpocketopenings.Oversewpocketinnersto
WSofBagFront.FoldtopedgeofBagFronttotheinside, 2 rows
aboveeyelets,andstitchinplacetomakea casing.
2 Make2 cordstotietopofbag.Cut4 piecesofyarneachapprox
45cmlong.Twist2 lotsof2 strandstogetherclockwisethentwist
theresulting2 strandstogetheranticlockwiseandtieateachend.
3 WithRStogether,backstitchfrontpaneltobackpanelupthe
sidestoforma continuousstrip,asfarasthefoldededge.Withthe
backpanelcentredandRStogether,backstitchthebottomofthe
bagclosed.Threadtiesthroughcasingformedattopedgeoffront
andsecureatback seams. Continue with i-cord edging as around
flap as follows:
Using4mmdouble-pointedneedlesandYarnB,caston 3 sts.
PullyarnacrossBack.WithWSofworkfacingyou:
Row 1 K2,sl1,insertneedle from back to front of edge stitch and
drawa stitchthrough.
Passslippedstoverthenewlydrawnst.
Repfrom allaroundflap,workingintoeveryotherstitchdown
sides,everystitchacross cast-off edge and taking a few extra sts to
turn the corners.
4 Applyeyeletstothebottomtwocornersasinstructedon
packaging(itisnotnecessarytocuta hole,stitches can be eased
aparttoinserttheeyeletthroughbothlayers).
5 Sewstrapsinplaceatedgesofbackpanel,inlinewithtopof
front.Threadstraps through eyelets and adjust length. Tie straps in
knotstosecure.
6 Sewonmagneticcatchtofasten flap closed. Make a tassel and
sew in position on top flap.
STEP-BY-STEPSSK SLIP, SLIP, KNIT
1 Workingwiththeyarnattheback
ofyourknitting,insertthepointof
theright-handneedleintothenext
stitchasif toknit,butinsteadslip
thefirststitch onto the right-hand
needle.
2 Nowslipthenextstitchfromthe
left-handneedleontotheright-
handneedle in the same way as for
Step 1.3 Pushthepointoftheleft-hand
needlethroughthefrontofboththe
slipped stitches from left to right.4 Bringtheyarnaroundjustasyou
wouldfora knitstitchandknit
thesetwostitchestogether.You
willnowhavea singlestitchonthe
right-handneedle,andyourtwo
slippedoneswillcreatea
left-leaning decrease.Twis tt wole n g th soft wis te d
yarntogethertocreatethe
drawstring for your bagAddingmetaleyeletstoyourbag
foryourdrawstringtofeed
throughmakesopeningand
closing your bag much easier