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Florid with a lotus shape on the bottom, this slouchy bag offers plenty of texture. Casual and fancy it’s perfect for holding all your everyday essentials. The handle is a double knit for extra stability.

The pattern begins with Disappearing Loop cast-on and is worked seamlessly in the round from the bottom up. The base is a lace and the body is a combination of textured openwork and Stockinette Stitch side bands with the top of the picot hem at the cast off edge. It uses a crochet hook to seam up one live edge of knitting to close up the hem creating a decorative, lateral chain finish. The stitches are picked up from the base of the hem above the side band for the strap which is a double knit and attached to opposite side. Finally an I-cord is worked as a drawstring.

Finished Measurements
Approximately 25½ “ /65 cm circumference at widest point and
17¾ “ / 45 cm heigh before blocking

Materials
Approximately 396 yds/ 330 m Salsa by
Cheval Blanc (60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic;
120 yds / 100 m = 50 g) or any DK yarn

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US 4 / 3.5 mm 16” / 40 cm circular needle
US 6 / 4 mm double pointed needles and circular needle
US 8 / 5 mm 16” / 40 cm circular needle
If necessary, adjust needle size to obtain accurate gauge

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5 stitch markers (1 in different color for start of round), cable needle (optional), tapestry needle

Gauge
20 sts and 20 rounds = 4”/10 cm in Stockinette Stitch
using US 8 / 5 mm needles after blocking

Whilst gauge is not important as the fit is not crucial, changes in gauge will result in size differences and the amount of yarn needed to complete the project

Pattern Difficulty
Intermediate

Skills Required
Disappearing Loop cast on, knit, purl, yarn over, cables