Poolside Tote Bag by Lily / Sugar'n Cream

Poolside Tote Bag

Knitting
June 2013
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with larger needles
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
440 yards (402 m)
Approx 13" [33 cm] wide x 11" [28 cm] high (excluding handles)
English

The Swimming Pool (02744) variegate is the ideal yarn for this project: when combined with an intermediate wave stitch, it creates an amazing watery texture. (Yarnspirations)


Skill Level: Intermediate


Materials:

  • Lily® Sugar’n Cream® Ombres (56.7 g/2 oz; 86 m/95 yds)
    Contrast A: Swimming Pool (02744) 4 balls or 280 m/310 yds

  • Lily® Sugar’n Cream® (70.9 g/2.5 oz; 109 m/120 yds)
    Contrast B: Hot Orange (01628) 2 balls or 124 m/130 yds

Additional Materials:

  • Size 4.5 mm (US 7) circular knitting needle 24” [60 cm] long
  • Stitch marker