Book Lover Bag

Readers, proudly show off your love of books with this Book Lover Bag! It is surrounded by rows and rows of bookshelves. On both sides are an open book and “READ” in large letters.

Double knit, the bag is fully reversible, featuring opposite color schemes on each side. Instructions are included for the double knitting technique. For the “READ” text, an optional chart is included such that the text is legible on both sides (not backward). The color work design is chart only, not written instructions.

The finished size is approximately 4.5” (width) by 12” (length) by 11” (height) (11.4 x 30.5 x 27.9 cm), not including the handles. The bottom of the bag can be optionally enforced with plastic canvas to help the bag keep its shape. Note that since the bag is knitted without a liner, it is not actually strong enough to carry heavy items like books.

Required yarn: 425 yards (389 m) each of two colors of worsted weight yarn.

Worked on size 5 US (3.75 mm) needles.