Cupid's Candy Bags by Rachel Brockman

Cupid's Candy Bags

Knitting
January 2024
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 31 rows = 4 inches
in Mini Cable
US 6 - 4.0 mm
292 - 584 yards (267 - 534 m)
Small (Large)
English
This pattern is available for free.

Perfectly sized to fit a chocolate bar or two, Cupid’s Candy Bag is the perfect quick knit for your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day. Decorated with braids of twisted stitches and completed with I-cord ties, you’ll be delighted with how quickly these work up and will be tempted to knit a goody bag for everyone you love.

SKILL
Knitting

DIFFICULTY
Easy

SIZES
Small (Large)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference: 6 (8¾)”
Height: 6¾ (8¼)”

MATERIALS
Universal Yarn Bamboo Pop (50% bamboo, 50% cotton; 100g/292 yds)
• 141 Bubblegum (Small) – 1 ball
• 104 Rose (Large) – 1 ball
Needle: US 6 (4 mm) set of DPNs (or your preferred needle for knitting small circumferences) or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch markers

GAUGE
23 sts x 31 rnds = 4” in Mini Cable patt
Save time, check your gauge.

PATTERN NOTES
This pouch is knit in the round from the top down. The bottom joined together using the three-needle bind-off. Finally, an I-Cord is created and threaded through the Eyelet Section to serve as a closure tie for the bags.

Tip! For a more custom-sized pouch, you can easily lengthen the pattern by adding additional vertical repeats during the Mini Cable section. You can increase the width of the bag by adding additional repeats of the pattern stitch by adding multiples of 8 to the counts provided (note: adding 4 stitches to each the “front” and “back” adds a total of 8 stitches, or one repeat).