Waistcoat Bag

The Waistcoat Bag is 9 ½” long, 3 ¼” deep, and 9” tall. It features an elongated oval base, a dense fabric for the body so that it holds its structure, and self-made 3/8” wide round handles. The size can easily be adjusted by adding or subtracting chains to the base (1 chain equals ¼”), adding or subtracting base rounds (1 round equals ¼”), and/or adding or subtracting rounds to the body.

Yarn – Aran weight cotton, 4 skeins of base color, 5 skeins of contrasting color Paintbox Cotton Aran

Hook – pointy hooks, Hamanaka Amiami recommended 4.00mm for base and body 3.50mm for handles

Stitch Markers – 2

Tapestry Needle

Scissors Ultra Stiff plastic canvas or perforated polypropylene 0.0625” thick

Strap Connectors (screw on) (optional) ½”-1” recommended. Etsy and Bringberry Handbag Hardware and Designs both have excellent selections