I’m taking part in the Christmas in July Make Along, hosted by Underground Crafter, and though my pattern is over on my personal blog I wanted to share about it here so you all can take part in the fun as well.
My pattern is a top-down zippered pouch, which is fun because you work chain stitches on the zipper fabric, then pick up those stitches and knit the bag down from the zipper.
This way you can make the bag with any gauge yarn you have handy, using any stitch pattern you want. Mine uses worsted weight yarn and moss stitch, but you could do stockinette stitch in DK, bulky weight ribbing, whatever you like.
I thought this was a fun way to use a zipper that had been cut down to size for another purpose but then wasn’t actually used, but even if you know how long your zipper is you can use this method so you don’t have to figure our your gauge or how many stitches you need to cast on before you get started.
You can find the free pattern over at Our Daily Craft.
But if you’re looking for more gift projects to knit or crochet, definitely check out all the fun this month at Underground Crafter.
7 bloggers have teamed up to bring you a month full of free patterns to kick start the handmade holiday season — including crochet, knitting, and sewing projects. There’s something new to make every day in July. Each week will have a theme.
Week 1 (July 1-7): Babies, Kids, and Teens
Week 2 (July 8-14): Women
Week 3 (July 15-21): Gifts for Anyone
Week 4 (July 22-28): Home
Week 5 (July 29-31): Pets
You can also take part in the make along for a chance to win great prizes from ucalan, Fox & Pine Stitches, GlassEyesOnline, Hartiful, KennyClayCo, KnitPal, Knitter’s Relief Balm, Search Press North America, and seashellcrafter. You can learn all about it and find links to all the projects at the Underground Crafter’s website.
