Staggered Eyelet Tarot Bag by Joy Vernon

Staggered Eyelet Tarot Bag

Knitting
December 2019
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
16 stitches = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 8 - 5.0 mm
40 - 50 yards (37 - 46 m)
English
This pattern is available for free.

Drizzly days invite you to cozy up with a knitting project. Let your mind wander with an easy, rhythmic project that comes together quickly.

The no-frills all-over pattern highlights soft, silky yarn while the staggered eyelets open up enough for a glimpse at what deck is inside. Knit top-down in the round, this bag finishes cleanly with my trademarked decrease sequence, providing both the right amount of curve for a proper pouch, and the right amount of flat for your deck of cards.

A quick-to-make finger cord ties it off. Add glass beads if you’d like, but unadorned does not mean un-adored. You’ll love this straight-forward design so much you’ll want to make one for each of your decks!

Although the pattern fits a standard tarot deck, its simplicity lets you size up or down by choosing different weight yarn and the corresponding needles.

I knitted this in Alchemy Yarns of Transformation Wabi Sabi from my stash, but any worsted weight at 16-18 stitches per four inches should work. The bags are lightweight, coming in at 24 grams, so you can usually get two out of even a small hank. I like to stock up on a variety of colors and knit a bunch of bags!