Let’s get started on the inaugural Marly Bird First Fall Make-Along with a felted knit weekender bag! This is lesson two and we are making the body of the bag.

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This is a ???? free make-along ???? and will remain free until the end of Nov. 2022.

After that, the pattern will only be available as a paid pdf.

Important Dates of the First Fall Make-Along

This make-along will take place over four weeks.

Oct. 19, 2022 – Base of Bag

Oct. 26, 2022 – Body of Bag

Nov. 02, 2022 – Body of Bag Continued

Nov. 9, 2022 – Finishing and Felting

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The Marly Bird First Fall Make-Along | Felted Knit Weekender Bag

ABBREVIATIONS

BO – Bind Off

CO – Cast On

K – Knit

P – Purl

RS – Right Side

St st – Stockinette Stitch (see pattern stitches)

St(s) – Stitches

WS – Wrong Side

PATTERN STITCHES 

Stockinette Stitch (St st):  Knit on RS, purl on WS.   

VIDEO TUTORIAL

• Stranded Knitting (one color each hand) *video is in round but concept is same* >> Click Here for Video Help <<
• Tuck or Weave Floats >> Click Here for Video Help <<
• Duplicate Stitch >> Click Here for Video Help <<
• Bury Ends >> Click Here for Video Help <<
• Lesson Two Body of Bag >> Link to Be Added <<

EDGING ON BASE

With color B and RS facing, *pick up and knit 101 sts along long edge of base, rotate base 90 degrees, pick up and knit 33 sts along short edge of base, rotate base 90 degrees; repeat from * once. Place marker on right hand needle and join to work in the round — 268 sts.

BODY OF BAG

Using the stranding knitting technique (see video help), work in Stockinette St pattern following the chart for the body of the bag through row 39.   

NOTES: 

• Read the chart from bottom to top,right to left for RS rows.
• The chart represents half of the project, therefore each row of the chart will be worked twice for 1 full round. 
• if working with 3 colors along one round is tricky, work the bag in only colors A and B then use duplicate stitch to add color C when bag at the end of lesson two or when entire bag is finished.
  • if you want to work with only two colors, follow the two color chart. 
• when stranding a color beyond 5-7 sts tuck the float.

CHART— Base (3 colors)

CHART— Base (2 colors)