These bags are made up of squares knitted on four needles so there are no seams to sew. The squares are joined by picking up stitches from those around them.
There are two versions; one has knitted cord handles, the other has an extra square on the front and back which wraps over a ready-made handle.

The bag can be worked in any DK-weight (US: lightweight)yarn. It can be worked in regular two colour stripes or in random stripes using a multi-coloured yarn.
I worked the regular striped grey bag in two shades of grey DK tweed wool. It has knitted cord handles.
I worked the random striped brown bag in a magic ball yarn made up of DK-weight cottons and wools in natural, stone and wood shades. There are instructions on how to knit a cover for the handles (optional).

Finished Size - width at base 40cm (16in), height to handles 30cm ( 12in)

Stitches used:
Cast on, knit, purl, picking up stitches (diagram), increasing - knit into front and back of stitch, (diagram), decreasing - k2tog, k2tog tbl (diagrams), working in the round on a set of five needles.

Materials:
Any DK yarn - the bag with knitted cord handles needs a total of 350m (383yds) of yarn, the bag with ready-made handles needs a total of 390m (427yds) of yarn.
A set of five 3.25mm (US size 3) double pointed needles.
Size 3.25mm (US size 3) cicular needle.
Lining fabric.
Piping cord for knitted cord handles, or a pair of ready made handles (square, rectangle, or oval) with an internal measurement of at least 10cm (4in).

Pattern:
Stitch diagrams, full step-by-step diagrams throughout the pattern, instructions to make a lining. Written in English only, no translations are available.

This listing is for the PATTERN ONLY, not a kit of materials or the finished item. It is a PDF DOWNLOAD ONLY, not a printed pattern.