Beach Drawstring Backpack

Beach Bag2

Carry all your beach accessories in this fun, light weight, and airy cotton backpack, towel, goggles, sunscreen, all fit in this lightweight bag.

Pattern Information

Knitting loom: All-n-One Loom, 102 pegs used.

Yarn:  Approx 340 yds of worsted weight yarn cotton. Sample used Sugar ‘N Cream Stripes in Tie Dye Stripes (3 balls).

Notions: knitting tool, tapestry needle.

Size: 12” wide x 16” tall

Gauge: 9 sts x 15 rows= 2 inches

Abbreviations

K=knit stitch

P=purl stitch

St(s)=stitches

Rnd(s)=round(s)

BO=Bind off

Rem=remain

Cont=continue

Sl=slip. Skip peg with yarn behind the peg

K2tog=knit two stitches together. Move stitch from the peg on the left to the peg on the right. Work/knit both loops as one loop.

YO=Yarn over. Ewrap peg on the row that calls to YO, on the next row when you need to knit the stitch, undo the ewrap and lay the yarn flat in front of the peg.

INSTRUCTIONS

Leave a 20 inch yarn tail, cast on 102 sts, join to work in the round.

**Rnd 1-12: k to the end of rnd.

Rnd 13: p to the end of rnd.

Rnd 14: *yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k3; rep from * to the end of rnd.

Rnd 15: k to the end of rnd.

Rnd 16: *k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo; rep from * to the end of rnd.

Rnd 17: k to the end of rnd.

Rep Rnds 14-17: 2 more times

Next rnd: p to the end of rnd. **

Rep from ** to ** 2 more times.

Next 12 rnds: k to the end of rnd.

Next rnd: p to the end of rnd.

From this point forward, work in a flat panel from peg 1 to peg 51 to create the drawstring opening on one side.

Next 4 rows: k to the end of row.

Next row: p to the end of row.

Next 4 rows: k to the end of row.

Bind off these 51 sts with basic bind off method, leave a 20 inch yarn tail to use for seaming. Using the yarn tail, thread the tapestry needle, fold the flat panel, using the purl row as the midpoint to fold down.

Join yarn to peg 52, from this point forward, work in a flat panel from peg 52 to peg 102 to create the second drawstring opening.

Next 4 rows: k to the end of row.

Next row: p to the end of row.

Next 4 rows: k to the end of row.

Bind off these 51 sts with basic bind off method, leave a 20 inch yarn tail to use for seaming. Using the yarn tail, thread the tapestry needle, fold the flat panel, using the purl row as the midpoint to fold down.

Close the bottom of the bag (the cast on edge) using the method of choice to provide a flat seam. Sample used the mattress stitch.

HANDLES
(make 2)

Cut 9 pieces of yarn that measure 80 inches long. Group the 9 strands into three groups of three; braid them together. Make a knot at the ends.

LOOPS
(make 2)

Cast on 3 sts, work an icord over these 3 sts that is five rows in length. Bind off.

ASSEMBLY

Icords are used to hold the drawstrings in place. Seam each icord, horizontally, approximately 1 inch from the side edge and 1 inch from the bottom.

Use the drawing below to thread the drawstrings through the top of the bag. You will pull one drawstring at a time, each drawstring will go through both openings of the bag. Set your bag down on a flat area, the part closest to your body is side B, the part resting on the flat area is side B. Entering on the right side, pass one drawstring through side A, then pass it through side B, both tails of the drawstring should be on the right side. Make a knot at the end of the drawstring.  Second drawstring, enter through the left side, pass the drawstring through side A, then pass it through side B, both tails of the drawstring should be on the left side. Make a knot at the end of the drawstring.

DRAWSTRING drawstring backpack

 

 

Drawstring Beach Bag

 

Steam block the bag to open up the eyelets in the lace section.

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Lace row breakdown of: yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo

The above takes place over 3 pegs, numbered 1 to 3, from right to left as pictured below.

 3 pegs

Step 1: Move loop from peg 2 to peg 3.

Step 2: Move loop from peg 1 to peg 2.

Step 3: Ewrap peg 1.

Step 4: Take working yarn to the front of peg 3. Knit peg 3, treating both loops on the peg as one loop.

Step 5: Move loop from peg 3 to peg 2.

Step 6: Lift bottommost loop from peg 2, up and off the peg.

Step 7: Ewrap peg 3.

Note: On the following row/round after doing the yarn overs (ewraps), when you reach the peg with the ewrap, undo the ewrap and lay the strand of yarn in front of the peg, then knit the peg.

8 thoughts on “Beach Drawstring Backpack

  1. Sorry this is off the beaten path but are there any patterns for children mittens on the sock loom 2? I would love to make some for winter for charities. Sue Kreitzer

  2. Hello so in reading the pattern, the knits are the alternate to the purl and not a ewrap. Am I right?

  3. As of right now, we don’t have any children mitt patterns. We will work on that for the upcoming winter. Thank you for the suggestion.

  4. Eu gostaria de te pedir uma grande gentileza. Quando vc postar algo,tipo esta bolsa,que vc postar o grafico como fazer a bolsa,coloque tb um desenho de como vc faz este trabalho no tear Eh muito legal,vc compartilhar o grafico pra quem quiser falzer igual,mas e quem nao conhece os pontos e muito menos,sabe interpretar o graficos,como que faz ??? Eh o meu caso. Quero comecar a fazer o tear,mas so encontro a foto da peca pronta,seguida,somente de graficos e nada do modo como fazer. Esta esta sendo minha grande. Faz isso por quem ainda nao sabe,por favor. Obrigado.

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