I knoe everyone is aware of the need to "reduce, re-use and recycle" especially when it comes to plastic bags, yet millions of single-use plastic bags are still used every year. However, we knitters have solutions! Using the skill of our hands we can make bags that are not only functional but long-lasting too!
I always carry several cotton or linen bags when I go the shops and they are, indeed, wonderful. They can carry so much weight and easily accommodate bottles, cans and pots of milk. But it is all the other items that end up being a problem. Large, awkwardly shaped items such as cereal boxes and packs of kitchen towels are difficult to fit into a linen bag – so that is where this bag comes in.
Thank you to everyone who has written to me about this pattern and I am so pleased to hear that the bags have proved so useful. I use them myself all the time and love the way they can accommodate all those big, bulky items at the shops!
The bags have a base and lower section worked in Seed Stitch, which prevents precious items dropping through, and a central mesh area which helps to keep the bags light and flexible. Colourful bands decorate the top of the bag and the lower section, and give a lot of scope for colour combinations as the yarn is available in so many different colours.
You can also read about a Market Bag variation with long handles here.
Also click here to see patterns for other knitted bags available in my pattern store. These include a set of five fabric-lined bags, the Southampton Collection and a rucksack, the Westernesse Bag.
Until next time – Happy Bag Knitting!
Moira
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