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TINY LACY GIFT BAG
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A quick to knit little bag to enclose a gift of your choice
Materials: Small ball of DK yarn (about 8g). A pair of 4mm knitting needles. Length of narrow ribbon.
Size: Approximately 4 x 6.5 inches.
Gauge: Not important.
Abbreviations:
k = knit; p = purl;
st = stitch; sts =
stitches; ss = stocking (stockinette)
stitch; yon = yarn over needle by
bringing yarn to front of work then over needle to make a st; k2tog = knit two together; psso = pass slipped st over; m1 = lift bar in front of next st and k
into it to make a st; [ ] = repeat instructions in brackets
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With 4mm needles cast on 20
sts (for a bigger bag cast on more sts in multiples of 4).
Ss 4 rows.
Next row: k2, [yon, k2tog, k1] to end
Next row: p
Continue in pattern as
follows:
Row 1: [k3, p1] to end
Row 2: [k1, p3] to end
Row 3: [yon, slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, m1, p1] to end
Row 4: [k1, p3] to end
Repeat these 4 rows until
work measures 12 inches or desired length when folded in half.
Next row: k2, [yon, k2tog, k1] to end
Ss 3 rows.
Bind off.
Lightly steam or damp block.
Fold in half with right
sides facing and join side seams.
Turn right side out and
thread ribbon through top holes.
Fill with a gift of
your choice and give away!
© Helen Cox 2014
