Glac’e Ribbon Knit Bag

Materials:
Size 8, 16” circular needles (US)
Large eye blunt tapestry needle

Yarn
4 hanks Glac’e Ribbon Yarn 100% Rayon

Size:
9” wide and 7” high

Guage:
15 sts=4”

Tip:
Make the Handle Cord first. (Then if you want to make the bag larger you won’t have to guess on how much yarn to save for the cord)

The Pattern:
Cast on 81 sts using solid color (knitting 2 strands together throughout entire pattern). Join in to round (be careful not to twist the circle of stitches) and work in k1, p1 pattern stitch for about 4”, switch to varigated color and knit for about 2”, switch back to solid color and knit for 2” more.

(You can adjust the amount of solid and varigated yarn colors and length of purse to fit your taste. When following this pattern, purse would end up being about 8” long).

Cast off loosely.

Note:
Working an odd number of stitches in a tube on circular needles will automatically make a seed stitch pattern.

Seam Bottom of Bag:
Press center 6.5” of tube together and sew together, then form a “T” at each end to form a rectangular flat bottom. (see diagram below)



Handle Cord:
Cast on 116 sts, cast off sts. Cord will be approximately 28” long.

Lace the cord through the top edge of the bag as shown in diagram below. Stitch the ends of the cord together after threading through the bag.



By Terry Lynn Bolton