New York Bags (No. 152)

Pattern Difficulty

Requires knowledge of knitting, purling, picking up stitches within the knitted fabric, decreasing, and knitting in the round.

Gauge

Pre-felted gauge: 13 stitches and 16 rounds = 4” (10cm) in stockinette st with larger needles and yarn doubled.
Felted/non-felted gauge: 16 stitches and 24 - 32 rounds = 4” (10cm)..

Materials

Yarn Requirements

Bag with Short Flap: 1000 yds (914m)
Bag with Long Flap: 1250 yds (1143m)

Needles and Other Materials

Size 11 (8mm) 24” (60cm) circular needle
Size 10 (6mm) needles (to work narrow closure tab)
4 stitch markers
1 Noni Amazing Snap for flap or narrow closure tab
6 Noni Amazing Bag Feet or Disc Prong Application Feet
1 Noni Metal Label + 4 2mm seed beads
2 Noni Handle Brackets to attach handle to bag
6 Noni Rivet-in Magnetic Snaps to attach flap end to bag
1 sheet of Noni stiffener for the bag bottom
4 5/16’’ rivets + washers to attach closure tab 13 5/16” rivets + washers to attach short flap
1 JUL Prague 30” handle (hr-34)
Tapestry needle, sewing needle, & nylon beading thread Rivet-setter, anvil, & rubber mallet (to set rivets and snaps)

Yarn Options

The cover sample with short flap was made in Stonehedge Fiber Mill’s Shepherd’s Wool (worsted weight; 100% merino wool; 250 yds 229m per 3 1/2 oz 100g skein) in Garnet. The sample with the long flap was made with Shepherd’s Wool in Red.