Pi Bottom Market Bag A Salute to Elizabeth Zimmerman
You will need:
Worsted weight cotton yarn, approx. 150 g. (Shown in Peaches & Cream Juanita Rose) One stitch marker large enough for size 10 needles √ 3 small stitch holders 4 size 6 double pointed needles 16" circular needles, size 7 16" circular needles, size 10 Tapestry needle for weaving ends A copy of Elizabeth Zimmerman's Pithy Directions: Plain Shawl, Circular which can be found in her book Knitter's Almanac
Directi
Gauge is not critical for this market bag.
Follow the directions as written in the EZ pattern above casting on the 9 stitches using the Emily Ocher method. Using double pointed needles work rounds 1 through 13 including the plain rounds between increases. Change to the 16" circular needle to work round 13 keeping the marker for the beginning of the round in place. Do not do the plain rounds listed after round 13.
Begin round 14 with this pattern:
Round 14: Seed Stitch Round 15: \*Knit 3, Y0\* (96 stitches)
Two handles wake this bag easier to load and carry. It begius with a circular center using EZ's pi shawl wumbers.
Copyright @ 20l0 Lucile Arnusch. All rights reserved. One working copy of this pattern can be made for personal use. Otherwise, please share the source of this pattern with others who may want to download their own copy.
Pi Bottom Market Bag A Salute to Elizabeth Zimmerman
Round 16: Seed stitch around working in front and back of first and every 24th stitch for a total of 4 increases. (100 sts) Round 17: seed stitch Round 18: Change to size 10 circular needles and Knit 1 round.
Mesh Pattern:
Round A: \*K 2 together, YO\* Round B: \*Knit\* Work this two round mesh pattern for a total of 50 rows or 25 repeats.
Bag Top:
Using size 7 circular needle work 10 rounds in seed stitch. Note: Dueto the even # of stitches (1o0) your first and last stitch will match. Since an even wumber is critical for the handle placement 1 left it that way. I found that on the finished bag you really have to know where to look to find it. if you are a perfectionist you can decrease one stitch ou the first round and increase one stitch when you do the final round.
Handles:
\*Work 7 stitches in seed stitch, bind off 18 stitches \* repeat around the top. Keep this first strap section on the circular needle but as you work you can place the next three strap sections on individual stitch holders. Keep in mind that your final bind off stitch will be passed over the first stitch of the first strap section. You should now have 7 stitches remaining on your needle; they are for the first strap. Work back and forth in seed stitch on the circular needle until your first handle section measures 10 inches. Match the right side of the handle section to the right side of the bag. Place the seven stitches from a stitch holder adjacent to the strap on the other end of the circular needle or a dp needle. Do a three needle bind off which attaches the strap to the bag. Place one of the remaining strap sections onto your needle. Work back and forth in seed stitch until it measures10inches then attach itto the final set of live stitches using the 3 needle bind off as before. Weave in the ends of yarn at the inside center of the bag and where the handles were knitted and bound off. Elizabeth Zimmerman made a major contribution to my knitting through her wewsletters and books. This simple market bag pattern is dedicated to her. Copyright @ 20l0 Lucile Arnusch. All rights reserved. One working copy of this pattern can be made for personal use. Otherwise, please share the source of this pattern with others who may want to download their own copy.
