Evening Knit Bag

Sized for an evening's essentials, this chic bag is disarmingly soft. The full lining, reinforced handles, and snap closure make it as practical as it is fashionable. Stitch one up in knit, as here, or crochet.

Size
9'/2 " wide x 6" long (24 x 15 cm), excluding Handle

Materials
Lion Brand Fun Fur 100% POLYESTER 13/4 QZ (50 G) 64 YD (58 M) Ball
1 ball #098 ivory (A) 1 ball #724 Champagne (B)
1 ball #205 Sandstone (C) or colors of your choice

• Size 10 (6 mm) knitting needles or size to obtain gauge
• Sewing needle and thread to match yarn
• 1 sheet mesh plastic canvas in gauge 10

• 1 pack ZFR Feathers B163 Hackle Red
• 1 pack Aqua Culture standard airline tubing (25" [23 m])
• 1 hank perle cotton size 8, in ivory (DMC #838)

• 1/2 "(13 mm) magnet purse snap
• 1/2 yd (0.5 m} ivory colored felt
• Large-eyed, blunt needle

Gauge
11 stitches + 13 rows = 4" (10 cm}
in garter stitch (knit every row). Be sure to check your gauge.

Stitch Explanations
M1 (make 1 stitch). An increase worked by lifting the horizontal thread lying between the needles and placing it onto the left needle. Work this new stitch through the back loop.
skp Slip 1 as if to knit, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over knit stitch.
 
Note
Bag is knit in 2 pieces with 1 strand each of A, B, and C held together. Bag lining is cut from purchased felt. The top of the Bag lining folds out to catch the top of the knitted panels and to encase the tops of the feathers.

Bag Panel Make 2
With 1 strand each of A, B, and C held together, cast on 22 stitches.
Row i and all odd-numbered rows

Knit.
Rows 2 and 4 (Increase Row) Knit 1,
Ml, knit to last stitch, Ml, knit 1.
Row 6 Knit.
Rows 8, 12, and 16 (Decrease Row)
Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit to last 2 stitches, skp, knit 1.Rows
Rows 10 and 14 Knit.
Bind off.

Finishing
Cut 2 pieces of plastic canvas 71/2" xl" (19x2.5 cm). Cut 2 felt panels as shown in lining pattern. Press felt along 2 fold lines to form panels. Attach snap to felt panels and fold panels around plastic canvas. Set aside. Separate the feathers and place on right side of knitted pieces at top edge of Bag and stitch securely.

Pin the pressed lining opening across the feathers and knitted panels and, with perle cotton, sew a 1/8" (3 mm) running stitch across the front of each panel (encasing tops of feathers). Sew side seams of linings together. Sew knitted panels together. Weave in ends.

Handle
Cut a 171/2 "(44.5 cm) length of tubing. Cut a 1" x 171/2" (2.5 x 44.5 cm) piece of felt. Wrap felt around tubing and, with perle cotton, blanket stitch along length. Place Handle inside top of Bag with blanket stitches facing inward. Sew Handle in place with perle cotton, going through all layers.