BERNAT®
HANDICRAFTER COTTON
MARKET BAG TO KNIT
MEASUREMENTS
Approx 17 ins [43 cm] long,
excluding handles.
MATERIALS
Bernat® Handicrafter Cotton
(Ombre 42.5 g/1.5 oz; 62 m/68
yds)
23743 (Summer Splash) 3 balls
Sizes 4 mm (U.S. 6) and 6.5 mm
(U.S. 10½) knitting needles or size
needed to obtain gauge.
GAUGE
21 sts and 27 rows = 4 ins [10 cm]
with smaller needles in stocking st.
ABBREVIATIONS
www.bernat.com/glossary
INSTRUCTIONS
Body: With smaller needles, cast on
24 sts.
Knit 5 rows, noting 1st row is WS.
1st row: (RS). *(K1. P1. K1) in next
st. Rep from * to end of row. 72 sts.
Change to larger needles and
proceed as follows:
1st row: (WS). Purl.
2nd row: K1. *K1. K2tog. yo. K1.
yo. ssk. K1. Rep from * to last st.
K1.
3rd row: K1. *P2togtbl. yo. P3.
yo. P2tog. Rep from * to last st. K1.
4th row: K1. *K1. yo. ssk. K1.
K2tog. yo. K1. Rep from * to last st.
K1.
5th row: K1. *P2. yo. P3tog. yo.
P2. Rep from * to last st. K1.
Rep 2nd to 5th rows for pat until
work from beg measures 24 ins
[61 cm], ending with a WS row.
Change to smaller needles and
proceed as follows:
Next row: (RS). (K3tog) 24 times.
24 sts.
Knit 5 rows. Cast off.
Handles: With RS of work facing
and smaller needles, pick up and
knit 30 sts along side of bag. Cast
on 45 sts (handle). 75 sts in total.
Knit 4 rows. Cast off knitwise (WS).
Rep for other side. Sew end of each
handle to Bag.