EASY KNIT
This cute book bag with Owl Eyes is made as separate front and back pieces. The eyes and nose are knitted separately and sewn on. The bag strap is made separately and attached to the inside of the bag. Overall this is an easy knitting project which can be tackled by a beginner who is ready to embark on patterned knitting and simple shaping. The stripes on the bag are made in a simple wave stitch in an easy repeating pattern, and the rest of the knitting is in plain garter stitch. A wrap-and-turn technique is applied to make the round shapes for eyes, and easy decrease shaping is applied to make the nose as a triangle shape. There are two suggested colourways you can follow.
Difficulty
Easy
Measurements
| ONE SIZE | |
|---|---|
| Bag Width | 30cm |
| Bag Length | 32cm |
| Strap Length | 60cm |
Yarn Required
Makr ORGANIC COTTON Yarn 100g balls
| Body Stripes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Colour 1 | Red / Pink | 1 |
| Colour 2 | Yellow / Purple | 1 |
| Head Garter Stitch | ||
|---|---|---|
| Colour 3 | Natural / Natural | 1 |
| Eyes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Inner Eye Colour 4 | Clearlite / Forest | 1 |
| Outer Eye Colour 5 | Aqua / Mint | 1 |
| Nose & Strap Colour 6 | Black / Black | 1 |
Needles and Equipment
- 5mm knitting needles
- 4mm knitting needles for eyes, nose and strap.
- Wool needle for sewing in ends
Tension
4mm: 22 sts and 28 rows = 10cm x 10cm.
Knitting Abbreviation
| Approx | approximately |
| Col | colour |
| K | knit |
| K2tog | knit two stitches together |
| P | purl |
| P2tog | purl two stitches together |
| St(s) | stitch(es) |
Notes
Garter Stitch
Knit all rows.
Wrap & Turn (W&T) Technique
Yf, spw, yb, sl st back onto the left hand needle, yf, turn.
Yarn forward, slip stitch purlwise, take yarn to the back of the knitting, slip stitch back onto the left hand needle, bring yarn to the front of knitting, turn.
Book Bag Pattern
Make x 2 (Back & Front)
Using 5mm needles and Col 1, cast on 57 sts.
Stripe Wavy Pattern:
- Row 1. K
- Row 2. P
- Row 3. k1, *(p 2tog) twice, (k into b/f of st) repeat 3 times, p into front of st, in the same st p front again together with next st, p2tog*. Repeat * to * to last st, k.
- Row 4. P
- Row 5: Change to Col 2 and repeat from row 1 to 4, alternating colours changes every 4 rows until knitting measure approx. 20cm.
Head
Change to Col 3 and work garter stitch for 32 rows.
Border
Change to Col 2 and work the following pattern:
- Row 1. K
- Row 2. P
- Row 3. k1, *(p 2tog) twice, (k into b/f of st) repeat 3 times, p into front of st, in the same st p front again together with next st, p2tog*. Repeat * to * to last st, k.
- Row 4. P
Cast off.
Eyes (Make 2)
Inner Eyes
With 4mm needles and Col 4 cast on 5 sts.
- K4, w&t, k4
- K2, w&t, k2
Repeat 13 times
Cast off.
Outer Eyes
With 4mm needles and Col 5 cast on 11 sts.
- K10, w&t, k10
- K8, w&t, k8
- K6, w&t, k6
- K4, w&t, k4
- K2, w&t, k2
- K4, w&t, k4
- K6, w&t, k6
- K8, w&t, k8
Repeat 5 times.
Cast off.
Join ends to make circles. Pull and secure middle thread to tighten hole in centre of circle.
Nose (Make 1)
With 4mm needles and Col 6 Cast on 15 sts.
- *K row
- K1, k2tog, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.*
- Repeat * to * until 5 sts:
- k row
- K1, k3tog, k1.
- K row
- K3tog
Strap (Make 1)
With 4mm needles and Col 6 Cast on 8 sts.
Work Garter Stitch pattern for 64cm.
Cast off.
Finishing
Pin front and back pieces with wrong sides facing and sew seams together using back stitch.
Sew INNER EYES onto OUTER EYES using slip stitch or crochet stitch seams.
Sew NOSE in the centre of the head portion (the garter stitch portion) of the front using slip stitch or crochet stitch seams.
Sew EYES on either side of the nose using slip stitch or crochet stitch seams.
Sew the STRAPS 5cm on the inside of the bag seams. Sew the strap onto the edge of the bag border to secure using slip stitch or crochet stitch seams.
