A knitting pattern for an unusual and useful bag featuring a Border Collie Sheep Dog

Materials
3 – balls Paintbox Yarns Simply Chunky – Blush Pink (353)
1 – ball Sylecraft Special Chunky – White (1001)
1 – ball Sylecraft Special Chunky – Black (1002)

Knitting Needles – 1 pair of 6 mm (UK4–US10),1 pair of 5 mm (UK6 – US8), 1 pair of 5 mm (UK6 – US8) double ended needles to knit the i-cord

Yarn bobbins are useful to hold the different coloured yarns across the row.

Tension
Although tension is not crucial for this pattern, the suggested tension is:
14 stitches and 20 rows to 10 cm (4 inches) over stocking stitch using 6 mm needles

Bag size 40 cm wide x 46 cm tall (16 inches wide x 18 inches tall) excluding strap