I designed these pouches that are not only reusable and but perfect for holding small gifts such as jewellery or chocolates, They are also easy to scale up to any size you like, so you aren’t limited to only tiny gifts! There’s something so special about handmade presents, but handmade packaging (especially hand-knit) is such a rustic and thoughtful idea that everyone will appreciate. How about putting a hand knit item such as a hat or scarf into one? Double the handmade joy! You could also use these pouches to hold your Airpods when you’re on the go or for sweets at Halloween, too. There are so many design possibilities for these, but I stuck with the simplicity of stripes (both vertical and horizontal) and the homespun look of a jute tie cord to add contrast and texture.

For this pattern you’ll only need small amounts of yarn so it is a great project for using up scraps and turning them into something new, eco-friendly and beautiful – just what we love.

Tools, yarn, skills and extras:

LEVEL: intermediate or very confident beginner.

Yarn and materials:

· Less than 25g of DK weight yarn in two colours, ideally in wool for the MC (main colour) and cotton for the CC (contrast colour). I used a selection of Ricorumi yarns (in the shades Apricot, Light Blue, White and Neon Fuchsia) for the CC and Hobbii Friends Wool (in the shades White and Light Gray) for the MC. You’ll also need jute cord for the drawstring tie.

· 3.5 mm longer-length circular knitting needles, a stitch marker, scissors, yarn needle.

Gauge: N/A

Size: 10 / 7.5 cm (for my samples. If you knit a bigger size your measurements will vary).

Skills: Knitting on circular needles using the magic loop method, knit stitch (k), knit through the back loop (tbl), purl stitch (p), invisible join in the round, changing colours in the round, Fair Isle colour work (for the Vertical Stripes pouch), cast on and bind off, weaving in ends.

Tips: When changing colours do not break the yarn, but drop it, work with the new colour and pick the oldcolour up again when you reach the next colour change round. This limits the amount of ends we need to weave in when we’re done.

For the Vertical Stripes version of the pouch you will need to know how to do colour work using two colours (Fair Isle).