Waving Rib Stitch Gift Bag Project Instructions

Create this lovely gift bag using the waving rib stitch, which produces a little wave in the finished knitted piece. Plus, it’s a quick project that will make the gift your giving even more interesting.

Supplies Needed:

•  Needles size 8.0 mm (US 11);
•  Lion Brand’s Vanna’s Choice yarn, 100g/3.5 oz, purple;
•  Scissors;
•  Plastic darning needle; and
•  Ribbon.

 

 

 

 

Instructions:

1.  Cast on 50 stitches.
2.  Rows 1-3: Knit.
3.  Row 4: [Knit two together, yarn over, knit 1]. Repeat stitches in brackets. Knit 2.
4.  Rows 5-7: Knit.
5.  Row 8: Purl 2, [Knit 4, Purl 2] Repeat stitches in brackets to the end of row.
6.  Row 9: Knit 2, [Purl 4, Knit 2] Repeat stitches in brackets to the end of row.
7.  Row 10: Purl 2, [Knit 4, Purl 2] Repeat stitches in brackets to the end of row.
8.  Row 11: Knit 2, [Purl 4, Knit 2] Repeat stitches in brackets to the end of row.
9.  Row 12: Knit 3, Purl 2, [Knit 4, Purl 2] Repeat stitches in brackets. End row by Knit 3.
10.  Row 13: Purl 3, Knit 2, [Purl 4, Knit 2] Repeat stitches in brackets. End row by Purl 3.
11.  Row 14: Knit 3, Purl 2, [Knit 4, Purl 2] Repeat stitches in brackets. End row by Knit 3.
12.  Row 15: Purl 3, Knit 2, [Purl 4, Knit 2] Repeat stitches in brackets. End row by Purl 3.
13.  Repeat rows 8 –15 five times.
14.  Bind off.

The final step in making the gift bag is to join the bottom and one side of the knitted piece together. To figure out which side is the top and which side is the bottom, look at the rows. The top of the bag will be the first 7 rows you stitched and the bottom is the other end. Next, fold the bag in half, with the right sides facing each other. From the ball of yarn that you were using, cut a long piece. Use a darning needle and a long piece of the yarn you knitted with to sew the bottom and the side together. Turn the gift bag inside out. Finally, run a long piece of ribbon through the eyelets at the top of the bag and tie the ends together.

 

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