Drawstring Cable Pouch

Materials

Yarn:  50 grams light worsted or worsted yarn
Needles: US 7

Instructions

Cast on 54 Stitches.

Beginning Ruffle/Eyelet

Row 1 (WS): Purl
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: Purl
Row 4: *K1, k2tog* Repeat * * around (36 sts)
Row 5: Purl
Row 6: K1, *yo, k2tog, k1* around, end k2
Row 7: Purl

Body of Bag

You’ll now begin the cable portion of the bag.

Row 1 (RS): K2, p3, k4, p3, k12, p3, k4, p3, k2
Row 2: P2, k3, p4, k3, p12, k3, p4, k3, p2
Row 3: Repeat row 1
Row 4: Repeat row 2
Row 5: K2, p3, C4F, p3, C6F, C6B, p3, C4B, p3, k2
Row 6: Repeat row 2
Row 7: Repeat row 1
Row 8: Repeat row 2

Repeat the 8 cable pattern rows (above) eight times, then rows 1-2.

Ending Ruffle/Eyelet

Row 1 (RS): K1, *k1, yo, k2tog* Repeat * * around
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: *k2, inc 1* Repeat * *around, ending k2
Row 4: Purl
Row 5: Knit
Row 6: Purl

Bind of loosely.

Finishing

Sew up side seams.

Make a cord for drawstring.  You can either make a 3-stitch I-cord, crochet a cord, or make a twisted cord.  Weave drawstring through the eyelet holes.

Definitions

CN: Cable Needle

C4F: Slip 2 sts to cn, hold to front, K2, K2 from cn.

C6F: Slip 3 sts to cn, hold to front, K3, K3 from cn.

C4B: Slip 2 sts to cn, hold in back, K2, K2 from cn.

C6B: Slip 3 sts to cn, hold to back, K3, K3 from cn.

Inc: Increase under the horizontal thread between the stitches. To do this, insert the left needle under the horizontal thread from front to back, then knit it through the back loop.

RS: right side

WS: wrong side

YO:  yarnover

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