New Pattern time folks! Introducing the Intwined Bag, a fast felted bag that uses 14 ply wool in two brilliant colours. This bag was designed as a contest entry for the Paradise Fibers Woolpak contest and is now my favorite giant knitting bag. Big enough to fit an entire sweater inside as well as a few smaller projects this bag can handle serious knitting addiction with ease while the drawstring strap cinches the top closed to keep all your goodies in check.
Leave a comment by 12pm on the 3rd and the drawing for TWO winners will happen next week on October 4th. Happy Knitting and Good luck! xo Meghan
You can purchase this pattern for $4.99 through Ravelry
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Circumference: 41 inches around middle after felting, top closes to 21 inches circumference with strap
Height: 18.5 inches after felting Strap: 42 inches after felting
The bag may be bigger or smaller depending on your felting.
MATERIALS
Woolpak Yarns NZ, Woolpak 14 ply [100% New Zealand Wool; 250g/310yd]; [MC] Plum #08: 1 skein, [CC] Planter #52: 1 skein
This pattern uses up all but a few yards of each skein, so if you are an especially loose knitter you may want to go down one needle size.
1 set US #10/6mm double pointed needles
1 set US #10/6mm 24 inch circular needle 1 set US #10/6mm 32 inch circular needle
Tapestry needle, 8 stitch markers, measuring tape, cable needle
GAUGE
14sts/20 rows = 4" square in stockinette stitch before felting
I use a couple of large canvas totes for my knitting. But sometimes I designate them for specific projects.
ReplyDeleteWow. My current giant knitting bag is a magnified "Little Slip of a Thing" from Knitty Fall 2006.Your pattern improves on that one by a lot. Love the big drawstring eyelets, and the lovely colorwork. I have my fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteContexa from Ravelry
The bag is BEAUTIFUL, well done. I tend to have bags for each project (a mix of sizes and styles) plus a larger reusable store tote for multiple projects. I select the bag to take based on the attention level - socks go everywhere (and I keep an emergency bag in the car, just in case!)
ReplyDeleteTonia (tagin on Ravelry)
Gorgeous bag!
ReplyDeleteMy main knitting bags is a My Constant Companion felted bag. (well, bagS, I've made a few) I never leave my house without knitting--you just never know when you'll get stuck somewhere and need to knit.
I get tons of compliments on a plain MCC bag--Intwined will make my non-knitting friends crazy with bag envy.
Jez (Rav)
Wow! Your bag looks yummily roomy! I have been doing small projects of late so use a sweet little patchwork bag or for larger items a calico bag but this size would accommodate knitting PLUS my extra spinning bibs & bobs for meetings. Love your colour combination to, so fresh!
ReplyDeleteRavelry: Ozabel
What a beautiful pattern! The colors and patterning work really well together.
ReplyDeleteI just love the design and the colors of this bag. It really struck me. I use a variety of bags depending on the size of the pattern I'm working on. If the pattern is complicated I use one with extra pockets for all the little doo-dads that accompany that project. You can bet if I win this pattern this bag will be holding my GAAA I've started.
ReplyDeleteRavelry: ohgrumpy
My favorite knitting bag is the Knowknits nylon drawstring one. I have all 3 sizes for different sized projects. I love that they're lightweight for on-the-road projects, they have a yarn loop, and most importantly, they can hang off belt loops for portable, hands-free knitting. The various colors provide color coding for your different projects. At home the bags hang off my file handles so they don't move around. I do have quite a variety of knitting bags, large and small, and each has its place. They're addictive. I have yet to knit from a felted bag though.
ReplyDeletehotknitter
Lost my words, just wonderful bag! And the bag closing handles are genious :)
ReplyDeleteLuck or not I'm going to have this pattern :)
TerhiV (Ravelry)
My favorite bag is actually a purse made from oil cloth with butterflies on it. I use it for all my projects that I take out of the house.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite bag is a purse made of oil cloth that has butterflies on it. I put every project in it that I'm going to take with me.
ReplyDeletePosted for Bea: I wanted to let you know, how much I love your new design, looks great and very functional, exactly what I was searching! Congratulations! I have to knit one (at least, have a lot of WIP´s…) for my own as soon as possible (=as soon as I have money left for pattern and yarn).
ReplyDeleteSo far I use the Sock project bag from Ravelry for my “knitting-to-go”, bigger projects are stored in a Tote Bag (Bob chasing yarn), also from Ravelry. Seems as if I´m not only a Knitaholic, I´m also a Ravelholic… ;o)
My grandmother taught me to knit years ago, but I've just recently come back to it. I currently use the heavy plastic bags with zippers on them that curtains come in, one for each project. Because they're clear, I can see what I'm after. It would be wonderful to knit and use this beautiful bag. Thanks for the chance to win this!
ReplyDeleteRavelry: yarnmamaknits
I love your new bag - especially the drawstring closure and the colorwork. Right now I'm using a canvas totebag, with smaller individual project bags inside to try to keep things organized. When the weather gets bad, I switch to a wheeled backback to protect everything. I don't have a favorite bag yet, but your pattern looks like it could become my new favorite bag.
ReplyDeletesusanh2610 (Ravelry)
Love the bag pattern.
ReplyDeleteI have a fabulous patchwork cotton bag which was made for me by Ravelry Yarn swapper.It has my name embroidered on it. Travels on buses,trains and in car(I can't drive so I can knit) with a couple of small wips in it .It has a useful zip pocket on outside in which I carry stitchmarkers ,a couple of spare sets dpns,circular needle and more.Attached to zip is a tape measure I got in another Yarn swap.
Only suitable for small project or two.I need one for bigger garments..store reuseables aren't right for the job.
I'm a Ravelry and wool addict
Ravelry id:laurals11
Knitting is a useful addiction..it doesn't need a cure..just need more wool!
Glad to find you. My knitting bags vary - I'm embarrassingly partial to small shopping bags (burdick's chocolates) and Webs bags, along with the occasional KnowKnits. I clearly need something more special.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bag...I'm thinking it would also make a nice baby-changing bag.
ReplyDeleteI carry an oversize handbag so that my knitting fits in. It's a blue woven bag with multi-coloured spots.
Posted for Dehbi: Lovely and very smart-looking tote bag!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite knitting bag…or what I use to carry my knitting around, is really a woven basket of sisal, or some grass-like stuff with leather straps and a leather binding around the top edge. The straps have been replaced once and the binding was an addition I had put on by an upholsterer in a desperate attempt to save the bag…I’ve carried it for 25 years and hope to carry it for another 25 years, or longer!
This is beautiful! I usually keep about 3 projects going in a bag at home and then throw one into another bag for transportable knitting. I hope to knit a bag for storing projects soon - right now I'm sadly tearing through many a plastic bag!
ReplyDelete~knititect on ravelry
Lovely bag! Love your work (made 2 'Cloche divine'!)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite knitting bags (so far!):
1. small projects: Garter Stripe Square Bag by Ishi-knit (http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Maryse09/garter-stripe-square-bag)
2. medium projects: Greip by Elsebeth Lavold (http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Maryse09/greip)
3. big projects: East Meets West Satchel by Kerin Dimeler-Laurence (http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Maryse09/east-meets-west-satchel-kit)
Maryse09 on Ravelry
Wonderful pattern. It is now in my favorites on Ravelry under NettieKnits. I am now using canvas project bags based on the size of the project I am working on. I do have my trusty Ravelry tote as well. :) I think that felting is a magical process and what you have done with this project is magic as well. All the best. -- Nettie
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