This loom
pattern, definitely for the advanced loom knitter, knits up a light,
stylish purse suitable for any occasion.
Pre-requisites:
Size: Width 10 1/2" , length roughly 7 1/4".
Materials:
- 12" Fine Gauge Knitting Board
- 3 Skeins of Grace Patons Yarn. 2 in Sky
#60130, 1 in Ginger 60027.
- Crochet Hook, No. 4.
- Large eye needle. Stitches:Back &
Forth Knitting Board Method, and Waffle Stitch.
Instructions:
Step 1:
Side A:
Cast on using thirty eight pins. Knit using the back and forth method.
Knit 2 rows, then lay a piece of contrasting yarn across the knitting
with the ends dangling through the knitting board at each end. Make
sure to pull the ends through the gap of the board. The piece of yarn
will aid in pulling the stitches through the gap in the center. When
you are ready to pull the material through the center, pull on each end
of the yarn downward. Keep knitting until all skein is used up. Remove
from loom.
Step 2:
Side B: (light blue color yarn).
Stitch: Waffle Stitch, instructions as follows:
Knit 2 -5 rows of back and forth stitch. Lay the piece of contrasting
yarn. Knit the waffle stitch until all yarn from 1 skein of Sky color
is used. Remove from knitting board
Step 3:
Purse Handle/Strap. Yarn: light color.
Cast on 6 pins of the knitting board. Knit the back and forth method or
the waffle stitch. Knit a handle that is about 28-inches long. Remove
from loom. If you desire, you can crochet a handle instead of knitting
it. To crochet: Crochet six chains.
Crochet single stitch on 2nd chain, continue single stitch, until you
have 5 single stitches. Go back and crochet 5 single stitches. Continue
until the handle reaches 28-inches.
Step 4:
Thread large eye needle with blue yarn. Place the two rectangles that
you knitted back to back. With large eye needle, sew the two pieces
together, on three sides only, leaving one long side open.
Attach the handle by sewing it to the sides of the purse.
