The Padstow Tote is a fun stranded colour work bag. Choose from two sizes. Use a main colour and a set of mini skeins or one more more solid contrast colours.

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Materials:
Version 1:
Hjertegarn Merino Cotton (DK; 50% superwash wool/50% cotton;120m/131yds per 50g ball).
Shown in shade: 403 Graphite (C1) x 2 (3) balls
9130 Magenta (C2) & 1265 Grass (C3) x 1 (2) balls each or 60g (100g) if using one C2 colour.

Version 2:
Hjertegarn Merino Cotton (DK; 50% superwash wool/50% cotton;120m/131yds per 50g ball).
Shown in shade: 500 Midnight (C1) x 2 (3) balls
The Discrete Unicorn DK Silver Sparkle Yarn Advent 2024 (75% superwash merino/20% nylon/5% stellina; 212m/232 yds per 100g skein) x 25 mini skeins (C2) (approx 3g used per colour)
3.5mm (UK9-10/US4) circular needles, 60 (80)cm/24 (32)in long
45x75cm (55x75cm)/18x30in (22x75in) felt fabric or cotton fabric with interfacing (see pattern notes)
Basic sewing kit (needle or a sewing machine, pins)
1 pair of handles

Size:
Width: 26 (37)cm/10½ (14¾)in
Height: 29cm/11½in
Depth: 8cm/3¼in

Tension:
25 sts and 29 rounds over 10cm/4in in Chart after blocking.
Exact tension is not essential but a difference in tension may affect the final size and amount of yarn used.

Difficulty level:
Intermediate (see skills required below).

Skills Needed (see pattern for abbreviations):
Basic Skills: cast on, knit, purl, cast off
Stranded Colour Work (using Chart) - see Online Course bit.ly/ScandinavianColour
Reading Chart (see Tutorial bit.ly/readcharts)
Decreases: k2tog

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