The Breeze Bag is worked from the bottom up. The bottom is flat, and it is worked as a growing circle in the round on double-pointed needles, while the sides of the bag are worked in the round in a lace pattern on circular needles. At the top, the bag is divided into two sections and each section is finished separately. At the end, stitches are picked up and knitted along the edges of the bag and a double knitted edge is worked, which continues as the straps of the bag. Straps and edges are worked as one continuous piece, and at the end a length of herringbone tape is inserted through the hollow center to give it extra strength.
Size: One size
Circumference: 64 cm [25¼ inches]
Height: 38 cm [15 inches] (excl. straps)
Gauge: 25 sts x 32 rows in lace pattern = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] on 4 mm [US6] needles
Needles: Circular needles: 4 mm [US6] / 60 cm [24 inches] and 3 mm [US2½] / 60 cm [24 inches]; Double-pointed needles: 3.5 mm [US4] and 3 mm [US2½]
Materials: 150 g Trio 2 by Isager Yarn (50 g = 175 m [191 yds]) or Hør Organic by Isager Yarn (50 g = 178 m [195 yds] held together with 100 g Merilin by Isager Yarn (50 g = 208 m [227 yds]), approx. 175 cm [69 inches] of herringbone tape (2 cm [¾ inch] wide) to insert through the center of the strap.
The pattern was developed as a part of Isager Breeze.
Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ★ (4 out of 5)
The white Breeze Bag is knitted in Trio 2 by Isager in the color Linen held together with Merilin by Isager in color 0.
