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    25 Bags to Knit
    25 Bags to Knit
    25 Bags to Knit
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    25 Bags to Knit

    By Emma King

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    Here is a unique and exciting selection of contemporary hand-knitted bags, specially created by knitwear designer Emma King. They range from big stripey hand-held bags, to small clutch bags, to super-functional baby bags, to chic evening purses. The designs use a wide range of techniques, including intarsia, embroidery, crochet, Fair Isle and entrelac.

    Each bag is illustrated with a stunning full-colour photograph, plus a close-up detail of the pattern, and comes with full knitting instructions and accurate charts. There are details of alternative colourways and added embellishment options. A workshop section focuses on the best yarns to use, how to add linings and inspirational ideas for eye-catching handles and fasteners to add those all important finishing touches to your work.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateSep 17, 2015
    ISBN9781910904503
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    • 2/5
      25 square bags - boring, redundant, probably good for kids.
    • 3/5
      It was an okay book. The designs are all the same and the yarns used are a little bit on the expensive side.
    • 2/5
      This book has great pictures and the instructions are easy to follow, but the variety of bags is very limited. Sometimes two bags with different color schemes are presented as two unique patterns.
    • 4/5
      There are a lot of knitting books out there that have boring, useless patterns in them. This is not one of them. For the knitter who is tired of just knitting scarves, but isn't quite ready to jump into the confusing and multi-needled world of socks, mittens, and sweaters, bags are the perfect next project. These bags are all relatively easy to make, and there's a nice variety of style. The format of the book is very user-friendly, with a wire binding so that the book lays flat as you knit, large color illustrations, including close-ups of the front and back of each bag, easy to follow steps in detail, and a how-to section at the back of the book for particular techniques. I have only made two bags from this book so far, but both came out very well and didn't take too long to make. A great book to buy as a gift, or just as a treat for yourself!

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    25 Bags to Knit - Emma King

    Introduction

    Accessories are fun and are often used to brighten up an outfit or to make a style statement, and what better way could there be than to create your own knitted bag.

    This book contains projects for all levels of knitters with simple knits through to more complicated ones, and covers a wide range of techniques including intarsia, Fair Isle, knitting with beads and sequins, and simple embroidery. Yarns and shapes have been chosen to ensure color and texture are used to full effect and, at times, the yarns are used double, triple and even quadruple.

    Knitted bags are a great chance to experiment and to take risks with color, which you might not normally take if you were knitting a garment. You might want to knit Delight, but instead of purples you’d like greens. If so, have a go at changing the colorway. If you want to work with texture, then give Marina a go, or if knitting with beads takes your fancy, then why not try Strawberry Gem?

    The great thing about all knitted bags is that they don’t take too long to knit so there’s no reason why you can’t make your way through all 25 of my designs! I had great fun creating them and I hope you’ll have even more fun knitting them.

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    These are a guide only. What some knitters find difficult, others find quite easy, so read the pattern before deciding whether or not to knit it.

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    A medley of different yarns, including tweed and mohair, are used in stripes and Fair Isle to create a subtle bag with a very delicate use of color. The soft mohair sits alongside the robust tweed to create a fabric that is tantalizing to the touch.

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    SIZE

    9in × 7½in (23cm × 19cm), excluding handle

    MATERIALS

    1 pair US 7 (4.5mm/no.7) needles

    Yarn

    GAUGE (TENSION)

    18 sts and 25 rows to 4in (10cm) measured over pattern using US 7 (4.5mm/no.7) needles.

    ABBREVIATIONS

    TECHNIQUES

    Fair Isle

    Sewing in ends

    Sewing up

    KNIT

    Front

    Using US 7 (4.5mm/no.7) needles and yarn A, cast on 45 sts.

    ROW 1: k1, *p1, k1, rep from * to end.

    This row forms seed (moss) stitch.

    ROWS 2–14: As row 1, ending with a WS row.

    Change to yarn B.

    ROW 15: Knit.

    Change to yarn D.

    ROW 16: Purl.

    ROW 17: Knit.

    ROW 18: Purl.

    These last 2 rows form st st stitch.

    ROWS 19–20: As rows 17–18.

    Change to yarn B.

    ROWS 21–22: As rows 17–18.

    Change to yarn C.

    ROWS 23–26: As rows 17–18.

    Change to yarn B.

    ROW 27: Knit.

    Change to yarn D.

    ROW 28: Purl.

    Change to yarn A.

    ROWS 29–35: To be worked from chart in st st using Fair Isle, beg with a knit (RS) row and ending with purl (WS) row.

    Change to yarn B.

    ROW 36: Purl.

    Change to yarn D.

    ROW 37: Knit.

    ROW 38: Purl.

    Change to yarn C.

    ROW 39: Knit.

    ROW 40: Purl.

    Change to yarn A.

    ROWS 41–47: As row 1.

    ROW 48: Knit (this creates garter st ridge for turn over at top of bag).

    Change to yarn B.

    ROW 49: Knit.

    ROW 50: Purl.

    ROWS 51–54: Rep rows 49–50, ending with a WS row.

    Bind (cast) off.

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    CHART

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    Back

    Using US 7 (4.5mm/no.7) needles and yarn A, cast on 45 sts.

    ROW 1: k1, *p1, k1, rep from * to end.

    This row forms seed (moss) stitch.

    ROWS 2–14: As row 1, ending with a WS row.

    Change to yarn B.

    ROW 15: Knit.

    Change to yarn D.

    ROW 16: Purl.

    ROW 17: Knit.

    ROW 18: Purl.

    These last 2 rows form st st stitch.

    ROWS 19–20: As rows 17–18.

    Change to yarn B.

    ROWS 21–22: As rows 17–18.

    Change to yarn C.

    ROWS 23–26: As rows 17–18.

    Change to yarn B.

    ROW 27: Knit.

    Change to yarn D.

    ROW 28: Purl.

    Change to yarn A.

    ROWS 29–35: As rows 17–18, then 17 again.

    Change to yarn B.

    ROW 36: Purl.

    Change to yarn D.

    ROW 37: Knit.

    ROW 38: Purl.

    Change to yarn C.

    ROW 39: Knit.

    ROW 40: Purl.

    Change to yarn A.

    ROWS 41–47: As row 1.

    ROW 48: Knit (this creates garter st ridge for turn over at top of bag).

    Change to yarn B.

    ROW 49: Knit.

    ROW 50: Purl.

    ROWS 51–54: Rep rows 49–50, ending with a WS row.

    Bind (cast) off.

    Handle (make 1)

    Using US 7 (4.5mm/no.7) needles and yarn A, cast on 7 sts.

    ROW 1: K1, *p1, k1, rep from * to end.

    Rep this row until handle measures 19¾in (50cm), ending with a WS row.

    Bind (cast) off.

    FINISHING

    Sew in all the ends.

    Using mattress stitch, join the Front and Back by working down one side, across the bottom and up the other side (see here). Fold down the turn over at the top of the bag along the garter st ridge and slip stitch into place using yarn B. Do this for the Front and the Back.

    Slip stitch handle neatly and securely into place inside the side seams at top of bag.

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    The simple Fair Isle strip at the bottom of this bag is echoed by the bead detail that runs above it. The ripe red and the delicate pink combine and complement each other to remind us of this most delicious of summer fruit. Scrumptious!

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    SIZE

    7in × 8¼in (18cm × 21cm), excluding handle

    MATERIALS

    1 pair US 6 (4mm/no.8) needles

    Yarn

    GAUGE (TENSION)

    21 sts and 27 rows to 4in (10cm) measured over stockinette (stocking) stitch using US 6 (4mm/no.8) needles.

    ABBREVIATIONS

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