Fishtail Market Bag Tutorial

What you will need:

·         One skein any choice medium weight yarn

·         Size 10 circular needles

·         Stitch markers

Skills you will need:

·         Knit

·         Purl

·         Decreases

·         YO

·         Binding off

·         i-cord

Fishtail Lace Pat (Intermediate)

Multiple of 8 sts +1

1. (RS) K1, *YO, K2, SL 1, K2tog, PSSO, K2, YO, K1; rep from * to end.

2. K

3. K2, *YO, K1, S 1, K2tog, PSSO, K1, YO, K3; rep from * to last 7 sts, YO, K1, SL 1, K2tog, PSSO, K1, YO, K2

4. K

5. K3, *YO, SL 1, K2tog, PSSO, YO, K5, rep from * to last 6 sts, YO, SL 1, K2tog, PSSO, YO, K3

6. K

Rep these 6 rows.

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= knit, - = purl, / - k2tog, \ - ssk, Y – YO, /|\ - [sl 1 st, k2tog, psso]   

Fishtail Lace Bag

Worked on size 10 circular needles

CO 74 sts

1. PM, K6, PM, K31, PM, K6, PM, K31

2. SM, K6, SM, M1, K to st before next M, M1, SM, K6, SM, M1, K to last st, M1 - 78 sts

3. K

4. SM, K6, SM, M1, K to st before next M, M1, SM, K6, SM, M1, K  to last st, M1 - 82 sts

5. K

Rep this process until you have 90 sts.

Dec 1 st in middle - 89sts

Work 1 row garter st

Work fishtail lace pat 7 times or until bag meas 20 ins from garter row. Work 4 rows garter, BO. Make two 19 in I-cord straps, sew onto bag. You can do a strap instead of a cord if you wish.

Sew bottom closed using whatever method you prefer. (I like to use the three-needle bind off method with the wrong side out. :P)