2019-07-01_Simply_Knitting

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EMBROIDERED BAG

YOUWILLNEED
QRicoEssentialsSoftMerinoAran
(100%wool,50g/100m),
3 ballsofYarnANatural(060),
1 ballofYarnBPebble-mel
(055),smallamountsof
YarnCSunYellow(067)and
YarnDOrange (073)

EMBROIDERED BAG
BAG
BASE
Caston5 stswith Yarn A.
Purl1 row.
Row 1 K1,M1,K1,M1,K1,M1,K1,M1, K1. [9 sts]
Row2 andeveryaltrowPurl.
Row 3 K1(M1,K1)toend.[17sts]
Row 5 K1(M1,K2)toend.[25sts]
Row 7 K1,(M1,K3)toend.[33sts]
Row 9 K1,(M1,K4)toend.[41sts]
Row 11 K1,(M1,K5)toend.[49sts]
Row 13 K1,(M1,K6)toend.[57sts]
Row 15 K1,(M1,K7)toend.[65sts]
Row 17 K1,(M1,K8)toend.[73sts]
Row 19 K1,(M1,K9)toend.[81sts]
Row 21 K1,(M1,K10)toend.[89sts]
Row 23 K1,(M1,K11)toend.[97sts]
NextrowPurl, increasing 5 sts evenly across row. [102 sts]

SIDE
Nextrow(RS)Purl.
Row 1 (WS)P11A,(P10B,P10A)4 times,P11B.
Row 2 K11B,(K10A,K10B) 4 times, K11A.
Row 3 PurlinYarnA.
Row 4 KnitinYarnA.
Row 5 P11A,(P10B,P10A)4 times,P11B.
Row 6 K11B,(K10A,K10B) 4 times, K11A.
Row 7 PurlinYarnA.
Row 8 KnitinYarnA.
Row 9 P11A,(P10B,P10A)4 times,P11B.
Row 10 K11B,(K10A,K10B)4 times,K11A.
Row 11 P11B,(P10A,P10B)4 times,P11A.
Row 12 K11A,(K10B,K10A) 4 times, K11B.
Row 13 PurlinYarnA.
Row 14 KnitinYarnA.
Row 15 P11B,(P10A,P10B)4 times,P11A.
Row 16 K11A,(K10B,K10A) 4 times, K11B.
Row 17 PurlinYarnA.
Row 18 KnitinYarnA.
Row 19 P11B,(P10A,P10B)4 times,P11A.
Row 20 K11A,(K10B,K10A)4 times,K11B.
Repeatthe20-rowrepeattwicemore,thenworkRows 1 to 10 again.
NextrowWithYarnA only,work3 rowsinstst.
Next row (eyelet row)K5, (k2tog, yo, K8) 9 times, k2tog, yo, K5.

Knit 9 rows, dec 1 st on last row. [101 sts]

ChangetoYarnC.

NextrowKnit.

PICOTCASTOFF

NextrowCastoff2 sts,*slipremainingstonright-handneedle

ontoleft-hand needle,caston 2 sts,castoff 4 sts; rep from * to

end.

Fastenoffandweaveinallends.

EMBROIDERYANDFINISHING

1 EmbroidercentresofflowersinYarnCusingFrenchknots (see

diagram)atthecentreofeachplainYarnA square.

2 WithYarnD,embroider petals around the centres using Lazy

Daisystitch.

PinandsewBaseandSideseams.

4 Cutouta pieceofcircularliningtofittheBaseplusseam

allowances.Cutouta rectangleofliningtofittheSideplus seam

allowances.Cutoutthesamesizepiecesinwadding.

5 Foldoverthetopoftheliningpieceandsewinplace.

6 PintheSideseamandBasetomakesureit fitsandendsjust

beloweyelets.Adjustif needed.It isbetterfor the lining to be

smallerthanthebag.Easeit intoplace.

7 PintheSidepiece to the Base and sew, sandwiching the wadding

inbetween.

8 Pinthetopoftheliningunderthe eyelets and hand sew in place.

HANDLES(MAKE2)

Caston 10 stswithYarnA.

Kniteveryrow until Handle measures 40cm.

Castoff.

Pin the Handles in place and sew on just above eyelets.

EASY TO KNIT

QA pairof4.5mmneedles

QA circleofliningfabric,approx

23cm(9in)diameter,anda

rectangleapprox 19x55cm

(7x21in)

QA circleofwadding,approx

23cm(9in)diameter,anda

rectangleapprox 19x55cm

(7x21in)

Foryarnstockists contact

RicoDesign

http://www.rico-design.de

STEP-BY-STEPFRENCHKNOTS

Firstsecureyourthread,thenbring

theneedleupthroughthefabric

whereyouwanttheknottobe.

Usingyourthumbandforefinger,

holdthethreadasit comesoutof

thefabric,andkeepingit taut,place

theneedlebehindit andtwistit

aroundthethreadtwice.Still

holdingthethread,pushtheneedle

backintothefabricclosetowhere

it cameout,andpull the needle

through gently.

TENSION

21 stsand 28 rowstomeasure

10x10cm(4x4in)over st st using

4.5mmneedles

MEASUREMENTS

20x16cm(8x6in)

ABBREVIATIONS

For a full list see page 95