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chrysler
size: book bag
finished measurements: width flat: 9 inches height: 10.5 inches strap: 36 inches materials: yarn: Drops Eskimo, $100\%$ wool, Colour22, $3\,\mathrm{x}\,50\mathrm{g}$ (depending on length of strap) needles: $8\mathrm{mm}$ , 16 inch circular needle notions: scrap yarn of similar weight; $8\,\mathrm{mm}$ crochet hook and cable needle; tapestry needle; buttons gauge: 6 sts/2 inches in purl 7 sts/2 inches in knit 'ChryslerisanArt Deostylebookag,nit in th round with the straps and buckle claspaddedat th end. Its towering peaks and travelling ribs are designed to soar like the chrysler building itself! Itgives another great excuse to use chunky buttons and canbe lined with strong print fabric or left as it is in its knitted glory!
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cast on:
Cuff
Loosely cast on 64 sts and join to work in the round Rounds 1-4: Rib (k2, p2) repeat to end note: tie a piece of scrap yarn around the first knit stitch of row 5 to determine your bag strap pick up guide Round 5: k all sts Round 6: p all sts
Body of bag
Starting at row 1, working right to left, work all 42 rows of Art Deco chart. The chart is Written over 32 sts so you will repeat each row of the chart twice per round.
Base of bag
Once you have completed the chart you want to make sure that you are now using the circular needl like 2 straight needles to begin grafting. So you need to have 32 of your sts on the right half of the circular needle and 32 on the left half of the circular needle. The last st Worked should be the first on the right hand needle. Now hold so the right hand needle is behind the left hand needle with the insides of the bag facing and the tips of the needles pointing right.
Grafting
Cut enough yarn to sew the bag together and tie in ends, I used 3 times the width of the bag. Using a tapestry needle: 1: Insert the tapestry needle into the first stitch on the front needle purl wise and pullthe yarn through 2: Insert the tapestry needle into the first stitch on the back needle knit wise and pull the yarn through 3: Insert the tapestry needle into the first stitch on the front needle knit wise letting the stitch drop off the needle then insert the tapestry needle into the next stitch on the first needle purl wise leaving that stitch on the needle, pull the yarn through
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4: Insert the tapestry needle into the first stitch on the back needle purl wise and let the stitch drop off the needle, now insert the tapestry needle into the next stitch on the back needle knit wise leaving the stitch on the needle, pull the yarn through. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all of the sts have been grafted. Sew in the end. Bag Handles Note: You want tobe picking up the stitches on the outside of the bag as the cuff willbe folded over inwards and the lining sewn underneath this. Locate your strap guide stitch. With the right side of the bag facing pick up the two sts either side of and including the marked stitch. (5 sts picked up) Now work back and forth in stst until your strap reaches its desired length. Pickup the 5 sts on the correponding opposite side of the bag. Using the4 grafting stps above, graft together the strap and the bag. Sew in the ends.
Bag Clasp
Decide which side of your bag you want to be the back. Again with the right side (outside) of the bag facing, pick up and knit the 8 sts at the top of the centre art deco peak Work back and forth in stst for approx 14 rows. Cast ofthese 8 sts leaving the final stitch as a loop Insert your crochet hook into this looped stitch and crochet a cord to measure approx 2 inches long. Sew the end into the opposite side of the clasp to create a button hole loop. Buttons Pick some juicy, chunky buttons and sew them onto the front of your bag. For guidance on lining your bag visit loumms.wordpress.com
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Art Deco Chart
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Abbreviations
/: k2 sts together :knit sll: sl 1 st p-wise: as if to purl k-wise: as if to knit M- make one stitch by picking up the stitch below the next stitch to be worked and purling into it b-bobble: Make4 stitches intoonebyknitting into the front, back, front, back and front of the same stitch, tun, p all 5 sts, turn, k2tog, k1, k2tog, turn,p3, turn, sl1-k2tog-psso cable 1 cable 2
Cable 1: sll st to cable needle hold front, pl, k1 from cable needle Cable 2: sl1 st to cable needle hold back, k1, p1 from cable needle Cable 3: sl 1 st to cable needle hold front, (k1, pl) k1 from cable needle Cable 4: sl 2 sts to cable needle hold back, kl, (p1, k1) from cable needle Cable 5: sl 1 st to cable needle hold front, p2, k1 from cable needle Cable 6: sl 2 sts to cable needle hold back, k1, p2 from from cable needle .loutheperson is louisa sisson who resides in south east london This pattern is part of Loumms Creations and should only be distributed by permission of the designer. Questions and comments should be directed to loummsmail@googlemail.com
