The Storybook Tote is knit flat in the linen stitch, creating a firm, tightly structured fabric with natural stretch resistance. Two panels are seamed together and finished with metal keyring hardware and leather purse straps — a detail that adds both durability and quiet elegance. Made with repurposed super bulky yarn, it’s an eco-conscious project with a subtle halo finish that gives it unmistakable handmade charm.

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

Techniques:
Knit Flat (Back & Forth)
Knit & Purl Stitches
Slipped Stitches
Yarn in Front & Yarn in Back

Materials:
Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 148 – 158 yards (135 – 145 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Re-spun Thick & Quick, Whipped Cream
Needle Size: US 11 (8mm) Circular Needles with a 24″ (60cm) Cable, or longer
Tapestry / Darning Needle
2 Leather Purse Straps: Length: 24”(60 cm), width: 0.8” (2 cm), Thickness: 0.17” (0.45 cm)
4 – 25mm Key Rings
Safety Pins

Gauge:
13 STS & 26 rows per 4” (10cm) square, knit in the linen stitch without steaming or blocking, using US 11 (8mm) circular needles.

Notes:
Not reversible.
Knit top down.
The CO edge is the top.
Knit using the linen stitch.
Knit 2 sides and then seam them together.
When I made a mistake I had to tink, or unknit, back to the mistake. This isn’t a very forgiving pattern.
Knit flat on circular needles, which are used to hold the large number of CO stitches, without joining in the round.