Woven Checkerboard Purse by Knitted Gems

Woven Checkerboard Purse

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Knitting
August 2009
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
16 stitches = 4 inches
in Garter Stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
342 yards (313 m)
Purse (7 ins wide by 9 ins tall)
English
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This pattern requires 2 skeins of yarn, 1 skein of each color.

Purse width: 7 inches/17.8 cm
Purse length: 9 inches/22.9 cm

The deceivingly complex look of weaving is obtained through a handful of simple techniques. The main body is knit in garter-stitch strips. A provisional cast-on and 3-needle bind-off eliminate any need for seaming, excluding the tacking down of edges.

Photography by The Unique Sheep.