I have a handful of skeins of white worsted weight yarn in my cupboard, I can't remember why. One of my goals for 2015 is to make use of the yarn I already have, otherwise referred to as "from her stash." I collect patterns and found this wonderful free pattern from Plymouth Yarn Company on its website. The pattern offers three knitted varieties of bags, using worsted-weight yarn. I used a 16" circular as well as double-pointed needles (size 7) as prescribed in the pattern. Each of my bags measures approximately 6" in diameter and 8" in height. Of course, size can vary depending with gauge, needle size and yarn used. I did want to use Plymouth Encore Worsted, but it's not stocked at local stores where I live, so I substituted with Lion Brand Wool Ease (worsted weight) instead. These bags are knit from the bottom up. In the purse pictured on the right, I used two strands of yarn for the bottom to provide more body, and then switched to a single strand for the rest of the purse. The other purse (left) was knit with a single strand of yarn throughout. For the ties, I twisted strands of yarn as recommended in the pattern for one bag, and for other I knitted a three-stitch I-cord.
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