Bilberry Project Bag - Knit edition

Pattern Introduction

The Bilberry Project bag is beginner friendly knitting project. First, you knit the bag base flat and then cast off. You’ll then pick up stitches from the base and work upwards in the round. A couple of rounds from the bag rim, you make some yarn overs and then bind off. The drawstring is made from an i-cord and then threaded through the yarn overs. As the pattern is basic, you can customise it with (for example) colour work and textured stitches and is a great way to use scrap yarn. The basic bag pattern is given on pages 4-9 with customisation suggestions in the pattern notes at the end of the pattern.

Suggested yarn

Chunky yarn - 50 m per 50 g

Notions

6.5 mm circular needles (60 cm cord)

4.5 mm double pointed needle or circular needles

5 stitch markers

Beginner friendly