LaPorte Ave Tote Knitting Pattern Download

Description

The LaPorte Ave Tote plays with cable size, knitting direction, and light felting to create a slouchy but structurally sound bag. Sharon Dreifuss contrasts an all-natural, softly spun wool single and a tightly plied wool to create cables with both soft and crisp stitch definition.

Finished Size 36″ circumference at widest point and 24″ circumference at upper edge; 13 ½” high.
Yarn Naturally Naturelle Aran 10 Ply (100% wool; 186 yd [170 m]/100 g): #151 silver gray (MC), 3 skeins. Naturally Harmony 10 Ply (100% merino; 116 yd [106 m]/50 g): #803 dark brown (CC), 10 skeins. Yarns distributed by Fiber Trends.
Yarn Weight #4 – Medium
Needles Top of bag cable and shoulder strap. size 9 (5.5 mm). Cabled belt. size 8 (5 mm). Body of bag. size 15 (10 mm): 24″ circular (cir). Belt loop I-cords. size 13 (9 mm): 2 double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions Markers (m, one in a different color for beg of rnd); tapestry needle; 3″ wooden circular belt buckle with center stem; one ¾” round magnetic snap; 4″ grosgrain ribbon (for snap backing).
Gauge 10 ½ sts and 15 rows = 4″ in St st on largest needle, before felting.
Originally Published Interweave Knits Fall 2009