Summertime Tote Bag
This classic canvas-tote-inspired bag is the perfect blank canvas for colorwork or embroidery! The pattern comes with gingham, daisy chain, and cherry colorwork charts, plus instructions on how to turn it into a drawstring backpack. It also includes a visual guide for adding a sewn lining.
This classic canvas-tote-inspired bag is the perfect blank canvas for colorwork or embroidery! The pattern comes with gingham, daisy chain, and cherry colorwork charts, plus instructions on how to turn it into a drawstring backpack. It also includes a visual guide for adding a sewn lining.
This classic canvas-tote-inspired bag is the perfect blank canvas for colorwork or embroidery! The pattern comes with gingham, daisy chain, and cherry colorwork charts, plus instructions on how to turn it into a drawstring backpack. It also includes a visual guide for adding a sewn lining.
About:
Inspired by classic canvas totes, this bag is knitted in the round with a folded hem on top and a three-needle bind off at the bottom. You can also add a drawstring top and turn it into a backpack or bucket bag! Linen stitch or Tunisian crochet straps and an optional sewn lining finish it off (guide to sewing the lining is included in the pattern). This pattern comes with two colorwork charts, but also makes a great base for experimenting with your own colorwork charts, color-blocking, embroidery, scrap-busting, etc!
Sizes:
The pattern comes with two sizes but you can adjust the bag to whatever measurements you’d like!
Small: 11” / 28cm tall x 10.75” / 27cm wide
Large: 13” / 33cm x 11.25” / 28.5cm
Suggested yarn:
Lily Sugar ‘n Cream 100% Cotton yarn
Colorwork version: (the “main color” is used for the straps, folded hem, and background)
~125g main color, ~70g accent color
Plain version: ~142g
Yarn substitutes:
KnitPicks Dishie
Cascade Yarns Ultra Pima
Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Yarn
Wool and the Gang Shiny Happy Cotton
this pattern is for personal use. do not purchase this pattern with the intent to commercially produce bags for sale
