Grab the FREE Oversized Project Bag Knitting Pattern. Which comfortably holds 6 skeins of super bulky yarn, so it’ll easily hold a couple of baby blanket projects.

About:

Available Sizes: One
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly

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Techniques:

Knit Flat {Back & Forth} & Knit in the Round
Knit & Purl Stitches
Decrease Stitches

Materials:

Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 270 – 280 yards {247 – 256 meters}
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
Needle Size: US 13 {9mm} Circular Needles with a 32” {80cm} Cable
Extras: Stitch Marker

Yarn Substitutes:

Cascade Lana Grande
Lang Yarns Virginia
Phildar Phil Alaska
Rowan Big Wool Yarn
MillaMia Super Chunky

Read more about yarn substitutions here {+ video}.

Details:

Measurements: 18 1/2″ Wide x 26 1/2″ {47cm x 67cm}
Gauge: 9 STS & 13 rounds per 4” {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below
Weight: 16oz {460g}

Notes:

Not reversible.
Knit bottom up.
Knit using the stockinette stitch.
Knit in the round with a circular needle.
When knitting in the round you’re always knitting the right side of your work.
Start by knitting in the round and the switch to knitting flat

Pattern, Knit in the Round:

CO 80 STS, PM, join in the round.

You’ll need to scootch the stitches around for the first couple of rounds, then it gets easier.

Rounds 1-49: *K*

{About 2 skeins of yarn}

Handle:

Row 50 {RS}: K40 STS. Put the other 40 STS on a scrap piece of yarn to work later.

Switch to knitting flat, work 1/2 of the bag at a time:

Row 51 {WS}: *P*

Row 52 {RS}: K2TOG *K*  SSK {decrease 2 STS on each row}

Repeat rows 51 & 52 until you have 12 STS remaining

Next row 1: *P*

Next row 2: *K*

Repeat the above 2 rows {stockinette stitch} 5 times

Next row: *P*

BO in all knit STS {or you can save them for later to sew the handles together using the kitchener stitch}

Repeat the above steps for the other handle:

Slip the 40 STS from your scrap piece of yarn onto your needles

Repeat starting from row 50, K40 STS {except you won’t have any STS to save for later}

Using your preferred method, sew the handles together

Weave in the ends.

No blocking necessary.

Abbreviations:

* – * – repeat between *
BO – bind-off in pattern
CO – cast-on {long-tail cast-on method}
K – knit stitches {K1 means to knit 1 stitch}
K2TOG – knit 2 stitches together
P – purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches}
PM – place marker
RS – right side
SSK – slip, slip, knit, Slip the first stitch to the right needle knit-wise, slip the second stitch to the right needle knit-wise, insert the left needle into the back of the 2 slipped stitches and knit together.
STS – stitches
WS – wrong side

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