Like a feather-lined nest, built with care to hold what matters most, our irresistible Little Nest Pouch is a quick, joyful knit you can finish in a day! Cast on with our Little Nest Pouch Bundle, two balls of fluffy Witch Hazel and one of smooth cotton-linen Oleander, in perfectly coordinating colors you’ll love.
- You start out with Witch Hazel, knitting your pouch in the round from the top down, all in stockinette except for a simple round of eyelets to thread the strap through later. Then you switch to Oleander held double to knit the bottom of the bag, shaped with decreases like the crown of a hat. And to finish, you knit an I-cord, again with Oleander held double, to make either a shorter over-shoulder strap or a longer cross-body one.
- Toss bag and strap in the washer and dryer to make the Witch Hazel fluff up even more and to slightly increase the density of both fabrics. Then thread the strap through the eyelets, tie the ends together inside the bag, and pull two loops on opposite sides to create your handles and to cinch the top of your bag closed.
- Soft and lovable as a downy little chick, Witch Hazel is a burst of feathery strands anchored by a braided thread at the core—all spun from 100% naturally beautiful Pima cotton. A bulky-weight yarn on US 9 needles, it knits up into a super lightweight and surprisingly durable fabric that you won’t be able to stop touching!
- Oleander—another plant-based yarn, this one smooth and slender—is made with 50% Turkish cotton and 50% Belgian linen. You hold this fingering-weight yarn doubled for an incredibly strong fabric that won’t stretch out.
Pick from 9 delightful Little Nest Pouch Bundles and cast on for this absolute charmer of a project!
Product Details
Materials
Our Little Nest Pouch Bundle includes…
- Yarn A: 2 balls of Purl Soho’s Witch Hazel, 100% Pima cotton yarn. Each ball of this chunky/bulky-weight yarn is 48 yards/ 50 grams; approximately 80 total yards required.
- Yarn B: 1 ball of Purl Soho’s Oleander, 50% cotton and 50% linen. Each ball of this fingering-weight yarn is 205 yards/ 50 grams; approximately 95 (115) total yards required.
You will also need…
- US 9 (5.5 mm), 16-inch circular knitting needles
- US 6 (4 mm), 16-inch circular needles OR US 6, 32-inch circular needles for Magic Loop
- A set of US 6 double pointed needles
- A stitch marker
- Our free Little Nest Pouch knitting pattern
We knit our samples in the following colors…
- Heirloom White + Pignoli Nut
- Chamomile Yellow + Dijon Yellow
- Pewter Gray + Gray Spruce
GAUGE
12 stitches and 14 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch, with Yarn A, using larger needles, unlaundered
13 stitches and 16 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch, with Yarn A, using larger needles, laundered
20 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch, with Yarn B doubled, using smaller needles, unlaundered
NOTE: The Yarn B doubled gauge listed above is not the gauge of the finished project, but if you get this gauge for a square swatch, your finished bag will end up roughly the right size!
SIZES
Short Over-Shoulder Strap (Long Cross-Body Strap)
- Finished Dimensions, Unlaundered: Approximately 16 inches in circumference x 8 inches in length
- Finished Dimensions, Laundered: Approximately 14¾ inches in circumference x 7 inches in length
- Length of Strap, Unlaundered: 90 (119) inches, with instructions to adjust
- Length of Strap, Laundered: 82 (107) inches, with instructions to adjust
Samples: Our bags have a Short Over-Shoulder Strap, except the Chamomile Yellow + Dijon Yellow one, which has a Long Cross-Body Strap.
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