scrunchie bag (knit)

In this pattern, we'll make a bag that's super adjustable - it can be worn as a scrunchie shoulder bag, or a long crossbody. Who needs a Lemaire croissant when you can make your own ! This pattern was originally written for the Qing x Loupy mystery box Gloam Glow, but has been adapted to work with any DK yarns you'd like to use. Details: The bag is knitted with 5mm needles and two colours of DK yarn (at least 150m or 75g of each colour is recommended). A 2m length of paracord and a stopper is useful but optional (you can substitute a ribbon or length of yarn). The piece is knit flat, then partially seamed to create a tubed handle and opening for the main compartment. The pattern is made using an alternating two row striping pattern. In the worked example, the yarns used are Qing Fibre A) Teddy, and B) Dashing Fingering and Melted Baby Suri held together, but you can substitute for any two DK yarns . The yarn is carried on the right-hand side. Around halfway through the piece, a 6-stitch I-cord edge will be added, to act as a tube to thread a cord through after finishing. There is a new felted bag variation included. The bag body is knit using 10 mm / US 15 circular needles and 400g of Drops Snow yarn. The straps are worked in the round using the magic loop method, eliminating the need for seaming, while the pouch of the bag is knit flat. Rather than working an I-cord edging as you go, an applied I-cord is added to the bag opening after completion, using 6 mm / US 10 needles. The unblocked, pre-felt gauge is 10 stitches and 14 rows per 10 cm. To make your bag bigger or sturdier, feel free to size up the yarn to aran+ weight, while keeping the needle size the same. To improve the bags shape even more, you could line the bag before seaming. This pattern contains both a traditional row-by-row guide and a written photo guide, so should work for both traditional and casual knitters.