Now On Sale! Two patterns for the price of one! Why use a plastic bag for your grocery shopping when you can make your own? The Lemon and Strawberry Market bags are completely seamless, and knit in the round including the handles!

Yarn substitution may result in a change in estimated yardage, gauge and finished size of your individual project.

Yarn
Helen Hamann Elation 85% Pima Cotton, 15% Baby Alpaca, 140 yards/128 meters per 50 gram skein. Total Yardage: Strawberry Bag 146 yards/134 meters; Lemon Bag 176 yards/162 meters. Colors: Strawberry Bag (7, 19); Lemon Bag (2, 19);

Needles
Size US 10.5/6.5mm DPNs or Circular needles needed to get gauge. Optional 17 inch size US 10.5/6.5mm Circular Needles for main body knitting.

Gauge
14 stitches and 20 rows over 4 inches in Main Body Pattern Stitch for both bags.

Blocked Bag Measurements
Unstretched Diameter for Both Bags: 34 inches/87cm
Length from bottom to handles: Strawberry Bag 14 inches/36 cm; Lemon Bag 20 inches/51 cm.