Todayโs knitting pattern is a simple, beautiful bucket bag!
Bucket bags are timeless and have become especially trendy in the last couple of years.
Iโve seen some fantastic crocheted bags over the last year, but itโs a bit more challenging to find knit versions.
Itโs great for carrying my essentials, plus a book to the park with my daughters.
Consider lining it for extra durability, but you certainly donโt have to.
Either way, itโs so fun to use, and itโs keeping me right on trend with its animal print โ hehe!
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I think youโll find the construction of the bag to be quite straight forward.
The bucket bag is knitted in the round from top-down using a buttonhole technique to create the opening for the straps.
The main body is knitted using colorwork. If youโve got this far, but youโre worried your colorwork skills may not be up to scratch, Iโd like to assure you – itโs easier than it looks. Iโve written the patterns so that you can follow them row by row OR Iโve done a chart that you can easily follow.
The bottom of the bag is worked in Garter Stitch and shaped using decrease stitches, and then stitches are grafted together with Kitchener stitch.
Later, youโll knit the strap and drawstring.
It was so much fun to make an icord for the strap, but in the PDF, there is an alternative strap if you don’t like to knit icords.
By the way, if youโve never tried knitting an i-cord, I think youโll enjoy it!
โข Knitting skill level: Easy, Beginner
โข Needle size: US 10/6 mm 16โ (40 cm) circular needle
โข Yarn weight: DK (8 wpi)
โข Yardage: MC 113 yards / 103 meters – CC1 44 yards / 40 meters
โข Size: I plan my bucket bag as a medium-size bag, 10 inches/ 25.4 cm (L) x 8 inches/ 20.3 cm (H) with the cord: 31.5 inches/ 80 cm (L), so you can easily carry your essentials, plus a notebook or even a smaller knitting project.
Want to make one too?
The Snow mountain bucket bag is available for purchase on Ravelry, and Etsy. * 1$ will be donated, read more here! *
The pattern is written in standard US terms. It contains written and charted instructions.
And for one week only, get the pattern 25% off! Use the code SNOW25 at checkout.
You may sell finished pieces made from my patterns; itโs a total honor for me, so please enjoy it!
All pattern files are protected by U.S. copyright and are the property of Naonu knit design by Arianna Frasca.
It is illegal to redistribute, sell, or share the pattern in part or whole, electronically or physically.
* You can purchase the inexpensive pdf with both patterns and photo instructions for easy printing, onย Etsy, Lovecraft, Knitcrate and Ravelry. 1$ will be donated, read moreย here!ย *