Lovely for Lavender

Overview

Lavender is a wonderful natural deterrent to ward off the moths that would love to munch their way through our precious hand knits. So why not protect your special woollens with hand knit lavender bags which are also perfect for using up scraps of yarn and leftovers.

These Lavender Bags are the ideal accompaniment to gifted hand knits to allow the recipients to protect their gifts, or as gifts to fellow knitters.

Each lavender bag combines Fair Isle stranded knitting motifs and lace edgings.They have optional I-cord hanging loops and can be made with or without lace edging.

Hexagons are worked in the round staring with a small number of stitches on double pointed needles (dpns) and increasing as you work out from the centre and integrating stranded colourwork motifs/peeries.

All the patterns use the same basic shape so fronts and backs can be matched or mixed, or backs can be left plain or striped. If stranded colourwork isn’t your thing, why not use some leftovers of patterned sock yarn and let the yarn do the work. 

If you have a favourite peerie that will work to the number of stitches charted, the patterns can be easily personalised.

Alternatively, worked in 4 ply cotton, two hexagons sewn together make wonderful coasters.

Size

Each lavender bag is 11cm across at widest point excluding lace edging. The edging adds approx 1.5cm

Yarn

For 1 lavender bag (front and back hexagons and lace) you will need:

·       15g (70yds/64m) of fingering/4ply yarn (approx 230yds/211m per 50g) 

·       5m oddments of 4 ply yarns in your chosen contrast colours. 5m of contrast will be sufficient for all designs, although for the Lavender design 1m of green will be plenty.

Gauge

32 sts x 40 rows to 4 x 4 inches inch/10 x 10 cm

Needles & Notions

2.25mm (US1) dpns or a long circular if you prefer to work the magic loop method, or needle size required to achieve gauge.

Tapestry/sewing up needle

6 x stitchmarker

For the Lavender insert:

Organza or muslin fabric

Sewing needle

Cotton thread

Dried lavender

Format

The pattern is provided as a 7 page English Language PDF which you can download as many times as you like.