Red Cable Bag
Finished
December 12, 2015
February 13, 2017

Red Cable Bag

Project info
Christine Bag by Knitting Nonstop (Dawn Matkovic)
Knitting
BagPurse / Handbag
Needles & yarn
US 11 - 8.0 mm
Lion Brand Fun
71 yards in stash
Black
Joann's
Lion Brand Hometown
none left in stash
1.61 skeins = 130.8 yards (119.6 meters), 226 grams
Red
Notes

Not swatching, just going to wing it with sz13 needles. Love how fast bulky knits work up but not a fan of needles over sz8 so we’ll see how this goes.

Nope. Too loose. Switching to 11s.

11s are much better. Probably could have even gone 10/10.5 but I don’t want to start over.

Replacing C6B with C6F. I find it easier to manipulate.

6 reps as instructed came out 13”x10” (width is tricky because the cables pull in) which made for a long clutch when folded in half. I wanted a larger bag (and to use up the rest of this yarn) so I just kept knitting.
Managed 10 reps + 1 row (61 rows). Final size about 13”x16”

I’m going to use other scrap yarn for seaming and affixing the handles, since I used up all the red. Will be lining as well, with something from my fabric stash.

12-13-2015

Seamed. Couldn’t find handles I liked so hubs is going to stain some light wood ones for me.

12-17-2015

Lined with faux silk taffeta. Machine stitched side seams, Hand stitched top edge to bag and tacked lining corners to bag corners

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  • Originally queued: October 8, 2015
  • Project created: December 12, 2015
  • Updated: February 13, 2017
  • Progress updates: 2 updates