Tired of knitting socks for gifts? Why not giva a gift inside of another gift? The Party People Pouch works both as a gift bag, a bag to store small things in and as an insulating wrap! The double layers of wool helps keeping beverages cold or warm when being out and about or when you just want your cup of coffee to stay delicious a little while longer at home by the kitchen table.

The Party People Pouch is worked bottom up, with an optional ribbing, then you knit the lining which you later attach to the inside of the bottom. A fun pouch both to give away and to keep for yourself and a perfect project to make use of some scrap yarn! Included in the pattern are three colour work charts that reminded me of gift wraps and four empty charts if you want to personalize your pouch.

YARN Rauma Finull (approx. 175 m/50 g ≈ 191 yd/50g)

ALTERNATIVE YARN Kampes 2tr, Rauma 2tr Gammelserie or similar wool yarn

SIZES A-(B)
Diameter: approx. 7-(9) cm ≈ 2,75-(3,5) in.
Height lower pouch without ribbing: approx. 10 cm ≈ 4 in.
Height higher pouch without ribbing: approx. 15 cm ≈ 6 in.
Height lower pouch with ribbing: approx. 12 cm ≈ 4,75 in.
Height higher pouch with ribbing: approx. 17 cm ≈ 6,75 in.
There is instructions in the pattern on how you can make the pouch both wider, more narrow, longer and shorter, but the yardage is calculated for these sizes.

YARDAGE
Total yardage lower pouch without ribbing: approx. 25-(33) g ≈ 88-(116) m
Distributed over: bottom approx. 3-(4) g, braids and outside approx. 7+7-(9+9) g,
lining approx. 8-(11) g
Total yardage lower pouch with ribbing: approx. 30-(42) g ≈ 105-(147) m
Distributed over: bottom approx. 3-(4) g, braids and outside approx. 7+7-(9+9) g,
ribbing approx. 5-(6) g, lining approx. 8-(11) g and i-cord approx. 3-(3) g
Total yardage higher pouch without ribbing: approx. 36-(41) g ≈ 126-(144) m
Distributed over: bottom approx. 3-(4) g, braids and outside approx. 11+11-(12+12) g,
and lining approx. 12-(13) g
Total yardage higher pouch with ribbing: approx. 45-(50) g ≈ 158-(175) m
Distributed over: bottom approx. 3-(4) g, braids and outside approx. 11+11-(12+12) g, ribbing approx. 5-(6) g, lining approx. 12-(13) g and i-cord approx. 3-(3) g

GAUGE 28 sts x 34 rnds = 10 x 10 cm ≈ 4 x 4 in. on 2,5 mm needle (US1) in stranded knitting after blocking.Or with the needle size you need to get gauge.

NEEDLES 2,5 mm DPNs (US1,5) or long 2,5 mm circular needle for magic loop. If you tend to tighten the yarn when working stranded knitting you might need to increase the needle size when making that section of the pattern.

TECHNIQUES knit, purl, stranded knitting, decrease, increase, Latvian braid, i-cord (optional)

OTHER MATERIAL darning needle, scissors, measuring tape, 8 markers (4 markers if you use DPNs), safety pin to put in the drawstring