Everyknitterneedsaknittedpeg
bagand,ifitcanbeshapedlikea
littledress,somuchthebetter.
Thispegbagisknittedwith
doubleknittingweightyarnand
measuresabout25cm/10"2.I
usedabout80gofStylecraft
SpecialDK(295m/100g).
Tension
11stsand21rows=5cm2,workinginmossstitchwithdouble
knittingweightyarnon4mm/USsize6needles.
Thebagisfittedrounda25cm
child’shanger.
KnittingtheBag
Themainpartofthepegbagisarectangle,shapedattheendsto
maketheopening.Itisworkedthroughoutinmossstitch:
Everyrow:K1,P1,K1,repeatfromtoend.
Caston55stitches.
Frankie’sKnittedStuff
PegBag
Theopeningisshapedwithshortrows.Toavoidholeswhen
turningthework,theyarniswrappedroundthenextstitchlike
this:slipthenextstitchpurlwise,turn,puttheyarntothebackand
thenslipthestitchpurlwiseagain.
Rows1&2:Pattern5,w&t,pattern5.
Rows3&4:Pattern11,w&t,pattern11.
Rows5&6:Pattern15,w&t,pattern15.
Rows7&8:Pattern21,w&t,pattern21.
Row9:Mossstitchonall55sts.
Nowworkthese9rowsagainfortheotherside,finishingwitha
rowacrossallthestitches.
Workinmossstitchwithoutshapinguntiltheknittingis48cm/
19"long,measuringalongtheside.
Shapetheendoftherectangleinexactlythesamewayasthestart,
workingRows1-9twice.
Castoffinpattern.
PuttingtheBagTogether
Liningthepegbagwillhelpitkeepitsshape.
Cutarectangleofmaterial56×28cm/22×11".Turnunderthe
longsides,pinandsewtotheknittedrectangle,justinsidethe
edges.Thenturnundertheendsandsewthemdown.
Toattachthecoathanger,markapointinthecentreofthelining,
about8cm/3"downfromthemiddleofoneshortedge.Makea
holeinthematerial,usingasharpneedleandthenincreasingly
largeknittingneedlesuntilitisbigenoughtotakethehookofthe
hanger.
Foldupthebottom19cm/7?"ofthebagandoversewthesides
together.
Thenfolddownthetop,pinandfinishsewingthesidesofthebag,
enclosingthehanger.Toholdtheopeningtogetheralittle,sewthe
topdownabout5cminfromeachsideaswell.
It’snowaperfectlyfunctionalpeg
bagbutIcouldn’tresistaddingjust
afewdetails…
TheCollar
Thisisknittedinonepiece,usingcreamdoubleknittingweight
yarnand4mmneedles.
Usingthelongtailmethod,caston10stitches.
Row1:Purl.
Row2:K1,m1,Ktolastst,m1,K1.
Row3:Purl.
RepeatRows2and3fourmoretimes(20sts).
Nowwork4rowsinstockingstitch.
Nextrow:K2tog,Ktoend.
Nextrow:Purl.
Repeatthesetworowsfourmoretimes(15sts).
That’shalfthecollarknitted.
Nextrow:K1,m1,Ktoend.
Nextrow:Purl.
Repeatthesetworowsfourmoretimes(20sts).
Work4morerowsinstockingstitch.
Nextrow:K2tog,Ktoend.
Nextrow:P2tog,Ptoend.
Repeatthesetworowsfourmoretimes(10sts).
Castoff.
Threadthecollarontothehook
ofthehanger,pindownandsew
inplaceallroundtheedge.
TheSash
Thisisasimplecrochetchain,joinedtothetopoftheopeningon
thefrontandtiedbehind.
Usinga3.5mmcrochethookmakea30cm/12"chain.Then
continueacrossthefrontofthebag,workingintothelineofthe
sewndowntopandthenthetopoftheopeningfromonesidetothe
other.Workindoublecrochet(USsinglecrochet).Makeanother
30cmchainfortheothersideandfastenoff.Tiethesashinabow
andstitchdownwithafewsmallstitchestostopitcomingundone.
TheSleeves
Thesereallymakethebaglooklikeadress.
Usingcreamyarnand4mmneedlescaston45stitches.
Work4rowsinmossstitch.
Nowwork4rowsinstockingstitch.
Nextrow:K1,K2tog,repeatfromtoend(30sts).
Knit4rows.
Castoffknitwise.
Foldthesleeveinhalfandpintothesideof
thebagwiththemossstitchbandontopof
thebag.Jointheunderarmseamandsewthe
sleevedownallroundthecastonedge.
TheFlowers
Icrochetedsomelittleflowerstogoroundthehemofthedress
andsewedthemonwithbuttonsinthemiddle.
Usinga3.5mmhookwork5chandjoinwithassintoaring.
Round1:1ch,9dcintoring,joinwithssto1ch.
Round2:2ch,2trinsameplace,1htrintonextst,ssintonextst,
repeatfromallround(5petals)andfastenoff.
Finally,Isewedtwolittleflowerbuttonstothetopofthebag,
underneaththecollar.
Abbreviations
st/stsstitch/stitches
Kknit
Ppurl
w&twrapandturn(explainedinpattern)
m1make1byliftingthethreadbeforethenextstitchandknitting
intothebackofit
K2togknittwostitchestogether
chchain
dcdoublecrochet(USsinglecrochet)
ssslipstitch
trtreblecrochet(USdoublecrochet)
htrhalftreblecrochet(UShalfdoublecrochet)
?FrankieBrown,2012.
Mypatternsareforpersonaluseonlyandshouldnotbeusedtoknititemsforsale.
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