Organic Market Bag Pattern Provided for the 2007 Emmy's Award Show

This pattern has been provided as part of a gift pack for celebrities attending the Madison & Mulholland Emmy's award show SwagSuite. The full kit to make the organic Market Bags was provided to attending celebrities.

We used a 100% naturally dyed wool to create this felted last-minute market bag. When heading over to a friend's for dinner, grab this reusable bag instead of disposable plastic bags to scoop up a few last minute items. It is perfectly sized for a magazine, a bottle of wine, some cheese, crackers and a baguette. Plus, your friends will be impressed by your ecological awareness!!

You can purchase the items to make your own organic market bag here!

Jimmy Beans Wool 2007 Emmy SwagSuite Organic Market Bag

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Specifications

Gauge / Size

Gauge: 3.5 sts/inch before felting.
Finished Size: 23.5" wide x 17" tall before felting; 12" wide x 12" tall after felting. The straps add an additional 8" of height.

Abbreviations

K - Knit
P - Purl
sts - Stitches
st. st. - stockinette stitch

Abbreviations

1 Row: Yellow
5 Rows: Tan
1 Row: Yellow
2 Rows: Orange
3 Rows: Green
2 Rows: Blue
6 Rows: White
1 Row: Yellow
2 Rows: Tan
4 Rows: Green

Directions

Body

Knit the Body of the Bag.
Cast on 60 stitches.
Starting with the yellow & following the stripe pattern above, knit in stockinette stitch for 50".
Bind off.
Sew the Bind-Off Edge to the Cast-On Edge, creating a tube.
Sew the bottom edge shut using an invisible stitch (page 99 in the Vogue Ultimate Knitting Book).
Your bag now looks like a pocket!

Create the Top Edging

Using the green, cast on 7 stitches.
Knit in st st for 50".
Bind off.
Attach the edging to the top of the bag - fold the green you just knit over the edge of the bag, so that 1/2 of the green is visible from the outside and 1/2 is visible from the inside. Using leftover green yarn, sew into place.

Create the Straps (make 2)

Cast on 60 stitches with the green yarn doubled. (To create more substantial straps, we knit with 2 strands of the green held together.)
Knit for 6 rows.
Bind off loosely.

Finishing

Felt your bag and straps - I placed mine in our top-loading washing machine on the hot/heavy duty cycle (with some tennis shoes and jeans). This yarn felts very quickly, so you'll want to check it every 3-5 minutes. You might find that the straps felt quicker at a different rate than the bag, so don't be afraid to pull them out separately.
Once the bag and straps have been felted and dried, sew the straps invisibly into place using a sharp darning needle and dental floss!
Enjoy!

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