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Entrelac Square-To-Round Pouch
PATTERN DETAILS
RELEASE DATE: September
2002
DESCRIPTION:
This is a small drawstring pouch that can be used for
storing treasures or as a gift bag. It is worked in entrelac knitting
(also called basket weave knitting) and has a zigzag shaped top edged with
I-cord. I call this pattern "square to round" for two reasons.
First, because you knit a square bottom, but the bag becomes circular as
you work the sides. Also, because this method of "square to
round" looks rather like the construction method of the same name
commonly used in the basketry which this knitting so closely resembles.
The size of the pouch depends entirely upon the yarn and needles selected.
It is an entrelac pattern of somewhat unusual construction because there
are no triangles to work and only a 3-stitch seam worked at the very end.
SIZE:
The size varies, depending on yarn and needles. The pouch
in the photo is knitted of DK weight yarn on U.S. size 6 needles and is
approximately 4.5 inches square.
SKILL REQUIRED: Intermediate
to Advanced.
MATERIALS:
- YARN: Yarn
of any weight and any fiber. The thicker (heavier) the yarn, the more
yards you will need. For example, the pouch in the photo is DK weight
yarn worked on U.S. size 6 needles and required approximately 105
yards (1 skein of Brown Sheep Kaleidoscope).
- NEEDLES: Double
point needles or very short circular needle of a size to achieve an
average stockinette stitch gauge (see recommendations in the gauge
section below).
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Safety pin marker for end of round
- Darning needle
- Electric mixer and one beater (optional).
GAUGE:
Find a gauge appropriate for an average-to-firm stockinette stitch fabric
(try several needle sizes, if necessary, until you find a gauge you like
with the yarn you’ve chosen). For the pouch in the photo, my gauge is 22
stitches per 4 inches in stockinette stitch. Row gauge is totally
unimportant.
bottom of pouch completed
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