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The Story:
Going to the beach is one of my favorite summer pastimes. For years, I’ve wanted a pretty summer beach bag. Finally, this was the year to design and knit one! I picked one of my favorite colors and CEY’s Sundance—a yarn that would knit up into a sturdy fabric. For the stitches I combined two of my loves—cables and lace. This bag knit up amazingly fast and I had a lot of fun trying to figure out ways to keep finishing to a minimum.
This bag is perfect for a trip to the beach—carrying a towel, suntan lotion, and a good book. Once off the beach, I’ll use it to carry other things and enjoy a walk around town.
Enjoy!
The Yarns:
Sundance
50% cotton, 50% microfiber
Sundance is a machine washable blend of cotton and microfiber. Cotton is a wonderful natural fiber that is very soft and takes dye well. The microfiber eliminates some of the weight that could occur from 100% cotton yarns, and allows the bag to keep its shape. Sundance has a soft, smooth hand and a subtle sheen. It works up quickly without splitting and has great stitch definition. Did I mention that it’s machine washable and the addition of microfiber helps it to dry faster than if it were just cotton?
The Stitches:
In the Sundance Beach Bag, Tonia forgoes the traditional bobble and works up one of her own. This bobble uses yarnovers to increase stitches, sk2p’s to decrease stitches and has a garter ridge to add texture.
Learn how to make this bobble.
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The Pattern:
Here is the free downloadable Sundance beach Bag pattern.
If you have difficulty downloading or printing the PDF pattern above, try these: page 1, page 2
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