Something inspiring is happening right now! And as a Hobbii Partner, I would love to have you join me with Le Tour de France bag knitting pattern.
My project is a 13.7″x 15.7″ / 35cm x 40cm bag that represents the journey from Denmark to Paris ๐ฉ๐ฐโก๏ธ๐ซ๐ท.
My Le Tour de France bag knitting pattern consists of 7 rectangles representing each Le Tour De France stage, weaved together to form the tote bag.
The bag is worked from the side, and each rectangle begins with a provisional cast-on and ends with live stitches. You will work the live sts together with the provisionally CO sts for weaving the rectangles together. Sts are picked up when knitting the last stage which will also form the handles.
We’ll be knitting at the same time as the fantastic bike riders make their way down Europe on a 21-day-challenge going from July 1st to July 24th. The pattern will be released in stages, on the first day of every stages, following the dates below:
โข Stage 1: from July 1st to 3rd
โข Stage 2: from July 4th to 7th
โข Stage 3: from July 8th to 10th
โข Stage 4: from July 11th to 13th
โข Stage 5: from July 14th to 16th
โข Stage 6: from July 17th to 20th
โข Stage 7: from July 21st to 24th
Le Tour de France bag knitting pattern
Needles: US 5 / 3.75 mm
Yarn: Sport – Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/6 in white (001) and red (058)
Yardage: MC 28 yds / 25 m – CC 7 yds / 6 m
Gauge: 18 sts x 24 rows = 4โ/10cm
Other notions: waste yarn
Abbreviations
K: Knit
P: Purl
MC: Main color
CC: Contrast color
RS: Right side
Sts: stitches
WS: Wrong side
Le Tour de France bag knitting pattern Stage 1 – Theme: Denmark
With waste yarn in a similar weight but contrasting color to your MC, provisional cast on 72 sts.
Switch to MC.
Row 1 (RS): Knit
Row 2 (WS): *P1 in MC, P1 in CC, P2 in MC, repeat from * to the last stitch.
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: Purl
Row 5: *K1 in CC, K3 in MC, repeat from * to the last stitch.
Row 6: Purl
Repeat Rows 1-6, twice more (total 18 rows).
Place the live stitches into a spare circular needle or waste yarn and cut both yarns.
