Balsam & Lavender Sachets Knitting Pattern Download

Description

Give the gift of aromatherapy encased in these Balsam & Lavender Sachets. One small and one large, these bags are worked in the round from the bottom up and feature motifs that resemble the aromatics inside.

Designer Donna Kay
Difficulty Easy
Yarn Weight 3
Finished Size Balsam sachet: 5″ wide and 6½” tall. Lavender sachet: 8″ wide and 10½” tall.
Specific Yarn Used Brown Sheep Company Stratosphere (100% superwash U.S. wool; 260 yd 238 m/3½ oz 100 g): Balsam sachet: #S24 Treeline (green), 1 skein. Lavender sachet: #S39 Equinox (purple), 1 skein.
Needles Size 4 (3.5 mm): Balsam sachet: set of double-pointed (dpn). Lavender sachet: 16″ circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions Markers (m); waste yarn for provisional CO; balsam needles or lavender buds for filler; muslin drawstring bag: 4¾” wide × 6″ tall (balsam sachet) or 7¾” wide × 9¾” tall (lavender sachet); 3?8″ ribbon for closure; tapestry needle.
Gauge 22 sts and 30 rnds = 4″ in St st.
Originally Published Interweave Knits Gifts 2019