The Towards The Sea Tote is worked flat in a bobble stitch pattern, using the intarsia technique to create an abstract landscape motif.

The bag is worked from the top down, starting with a double-folded edge for a neat finish. The front and back are knitted separately and grafted together at the base. After closing the side seams, stitches are picked up out of the double folded edge to create double knitted straps, which are then sewn together at the top.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

1. Height: 36cm (14¼in)
2. Width: 30cm (11¾in)
3. Length of the straps, measured from the top of the bag: 57cm (22½in)

YARN
Use a chunky (bulky) weight yarn, for example a blow yarn.
C1: 99m (108yds)
C2: 81m (89yds)
C3: 77m (84yds)
C4: 86m (94yds)

Yarn used in the sample: CaMaRose Snefnug (55 per cent baby alpaca, 35 per cent organic cotton and 10 per cent extra fine merino wool, 110m / 120yds – 50g / 1¾oz).

C1: 7966 Lys Pudder, 1 skein
C2: 7386 Pudder, 1 skein
C3: 7864 Havgrøn, 1 skein
C4: 7885 Mørkegrøn, 1 skein

NEEDLES
4.5mm (US 7) circular needles, or size necessary to obtain the correct tension (gauge), for the bag and 3.5mm (US 4) circular needles and DPNs for the folded edge and straps.

TENSION (GAUGE)
17 sts x 24 rows to 10 x 10cm (4 x 4in) in bobble stitch pattern (see below), measured after washing and blocking.

SKILL LEVEL
3 of 5