The Knitted Case is a cute little bag to hold knitting accessories such as stitch holders yarn needles, point protectors, and more!
Skill Level: easy
Stitches Used: cast on, knit, purl, bind off, I-cord
Measures: 4″ long, 6″ wide
Gauge: in stockinette stitch, 16 stitches and 24 rows = 4″ by 4″
-Materials-
- 1 skein Caron Simply Soft, country blue – 315 yds (100% acrylic)
- 1 skein Red Heart Super Saver, tan – 364 yds (100% acrylic)
- size 8 straight knitting needles
- two size 8 double pointed needle (for I-cord)
- one 3/4″ diameter button
- thread to match the button
- stitch hold
- yarn needle
-Pattern-
front piece
- With straight needles and Simply Soft, cast on 25 stitches.
- Knit 1 row.
- Purl 1 row.
- Repeat numbers 2 and 3 till piece measures 3″.
- Knit 1, purl 1, to end.
- Repeat number 5 till piece measures 4″.
- Bind off.
- Weave in ends.
back piece
- With straight needles and Simply Soft, cast on 25 stitches.
- Knit 1 row.
- Purl 1 row.
- Repeat numbers 2 and 3 till piece measures 4″
- Change to Super Saver, knit 1 row.
- Knit 1, purl 1, to end.
- Repeat number 6 till piece measures 6″.
- Bind off 14 stitches in seed stitch, knit 1, purl 1, place these three stitches on a stitch holder, bind off in seed stitch to end.
- Place the stitches on the stitch holder onto a double pointed needle, join yarn from right side, and work I-cord for 5 rows.
- Bind off.
- From the back side of the flap, sew the I-cord in the 3rd stitch to the left. (this makes a button hole)
- Sew the button under the button hole.
