Knit Drawstring Bag + Backpack

MATERIALS - Main Color (MC): 1 skein of Purl Soho’s [Buttercup Cotton][1], 100% organically grown cotton. Each skein is 364 yards; approximately 272 yards required for either the bag or backpack. - Contrast Color: 1 skein of Buttercup Cotton. Approximately 16 yards required for the bag or 62 yards for the backpack. - US 1.5 (2.75 mm) 16-inch [circular needles][3] - Spare 16-inch circular needles, US 1.5 (2.75 mm) or smaller - A set of US 1.5 (2.75 mm) [double pointed needles][4] - A [stitch marker][5] - [Stitch holders][6] or scrap yarn - A few yards of fingering weight scrap yarn - A size B–E (2.5–3.5 mm) [crochet hook][7] (for Provisional Cast On) We made our samples in the following colors… BAG SAMPLE: Main Color is Woodland Gray; Contrast Color is Summer Melon BACKPACK SAMPLE: Main Color is Heirloom White; Contrast Color is Jonquil Yellow GAUGE 28 stitches and 40 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch SIZE - Finished Circumference: 18 inches - Finished Height: 12 inches - Length of Straps (Backpack Only): 31½ inches NOTES CONSTRUCTION You begin both the bag and backpack by making I-cords for the drawstrings. You then knit the body of the sack from top down and in the round, incorporating a hem that encases the I-cords and finishing with slightly different instructions for the bag or backpack. PROVISIONAL CAST-ON For assistance, including how to put live stitches back onto needles, please visit our [Provisional Cast-On: A Two-Step Method Tutorial][8]. Designed by Purl Soho designer, [Jake Canton][9]. Click [here][10] to see even more of Jake’s designs! [1]: https://www.purlsoho.com/buttercup-cotton.html [2]: https://www.purlsoho.com/yarn.html?yarn_stitches_per_inch_filter=968 [3]: https://www.purlsoho.com/tools-and-notions/knitting-and-crochet.html?collection_filter=23796 [4]: https://www.purlsoho.com/tools-and-notions/knitting-and-crochet.html?collection_filter=23799 [5]: https://www.purlsoho.com/tools-and-notions/knitting-and-crochet.html?collection_filter=964 [6]: https://www.purlsoho.com/tools-and-notions/knitting-and-crochet.html?collection_filter=23859 [7]: https://www.purlsoho.com/tools-and-notions/knitting-and-crochet.html?collection_filter=23805 [8]: https://www.purlsoho.com/create/provisional-cast-on/ [9]: https://www.purlsoho.com/create/tag/jake-canton-for-purl-soho/ [10]: http://www.jakecanton.com/