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I've had to give it a go....I've finished my hat and scarf and now wanted to make something for my daughter. I couldn't find a pattern that i liked and then I saw the Sue bag. It's perfect...my daughter is only 5 and obsessed with bags!!
The first yarn I ever bought was off ebay and was an horrendously bright pink dk (didn't look that bright on the screen!!) and I've never used it! So here it is with a burgundy and a white to tone it down a bit!! I'm not very fast at knitting so this is what I got done last night....oh and I don't have and 12mm needles, so instead of 10&12mm; sizes I've used 8 and 10mm. ( if anyone knows how I would need to alter the pattern by to make the bag to it's original dimension on the smaller needles, I would appreciate the advice, as I can't really afford to get some more needles right now.)



I've ordered some black circular handles so fingers crossed they fit!

Never knitted on big needles before....I LOVE it!!

Do you really need it any bigger, if it's for your daughter?
The smaller needles should scale it down perfectly for her

KnitnstitchSue - 23 June 2011 08:38 AM

Do you really need it any bigger, if it's for your daughter?
The smaller needles should scale it down perfectly for her

Nope, it will be perfect for her on the smaller needles.....but I want one I'll have a hunt around on ebay for some 12mm needles and make myself one.

Wow.. My daughter loves bags too but she has enough already and my queue list is massive too.

It's great and looks like it will be the perfect size for your daughter. Love the colour

Hi, i am newish to knitting and want to knit some bags i have seen in Lets Knit, but i was wondering are the bags usable as i thought they might stretch if you put anything in them.
Thanks

Hiya Misty

I think these bags are lined with fabric which would prevent them stretching too much. Oh and welcome

Annie's right, the bags are lined.
You can see some of them here

You could have done a swatch to see how many stitches and rows you have per inch and that way you can work out how many stitches and rows you would need to do for the same size bag as it is originally in the pattern.

eg 10cm x 10cm = 22sts x 30 rows (and then divide by 4 to get what you get per inch or divide by 10 to get measurement per centimetre)

Once that is worked out multiply by how many inches or centimetres to get the number of cast on stitches.

Thanks for the help everyone, my next question is where can i get a pattern for the bag you are all making (the one with the wooden handles) its a very nice bag, i am just in the middle of making the gumdrop tea cosy and enjoying doing it. Thanks x

You'll find the pattern here

thanks for that sorry to be a pain but what does f&b mean, i am still only learning and want to learn as much as i can thats why i like Lets knit mag as it easy(ish) to follow. Thanks again and sorry to keep asking x x

f&b means front and back i.e. increase by knitting into the front and back of the stitch
Please don't apologise for asking questions - we're all here to help one another

is the cast on for both sides or just one side and you have to do 2 of the instructions. Sorry for asking as it is not working out very big in the round and have only done cast on of 15 stitches

They say a picture is worth ten thousand words ..........