I worked the top of the bag five rows too many (so the strips are longer than what the pattern calls for) because this is the first time I’ve worked a mosaic slip stitch colorwork pattern. There is only a little bit of a learning curve once you understand what the black and white squares in the column on the right mean.

From the test knit note(s): This bag is worked flat in two pieces, with a zipper and a rope over the shoulder. The colour pattern is worked in mosaic, and it is therefor good if you know how to read a colour chart for mosaic patterns. The gauge is 30 sts x 42 rows = 10 x 10 cm/4 x 4”, on needles size 3 mm (US 3). The bag is 18 x 20 cm/7 x 8 ” large. I am not a native english speaker.

Other craft(s) required, if any: no
Target Number of Testers: 4
Approximate Hours to Complete: 15
Deadline: June 5th 2014
Is the deadline flexible? (Yes/No)
 yes
Tools: Straight needles size 3 mm (US 3), Rope apx 75 cm/29.5”, Zipper 20 cm/8”

Materials:
Ice Yarns, Airwool merino 50 g MC 50 g CC, 50 g = 225 m/246 yds
Rope apx 75 cm/29.5”
Zipper 20 cm/8”

Difficulty: Advanced beginner, uses stockinette and mosaic colour patterns