Purple bag with bobbles and cables

This fashionable, up-to-date bag are certain to catch the attention of all ; you’re sure to be asked where you bought it. The bag is worked in one piece. It begins by knitting a rectangular base and the front of the body , then stitches are picked up from the other edge of the base and the back of the bag is worked to the top. For the sides, stitches are picked up from the left and then from the right edge of the body of bag. The yarn used for this design was Classico, by El.D.Mouzakis, a 100% wool yarn which has 112.5m/50gr. and gives a gauge of 18sts/28rows in 10cm. The bag was knit with 2 strands of yarn held together and the gause is 15 stitches and 22 rows = 10cm in stockinette stitch worked with 2 strands of yarn held together and 17 st & 20 rows in colorwork. You can substitute it with any DK or Aran yarn 100% wool which is NOT superwash, or else it will not felt. Cascade 220 would be perfect, or Debbie Bliss Blue Faced Leicester DK and Erika Knight British Blue Wool.