Knitted Gift Bag

Knitted gift bags are a delightful touch to any present, adding a personal and heartfelt flair to your gift-giving gesture. These charming creations not only serve as a sustainable alternative to single-use wrapping paper but also showcase the time and effort put into making something special for your loved ones. The versatility of knitted gift bags allows you to customize them in endless colors, sizes, and patterns, truly making them unique and tailored to the recipient's tastes. Imagine the joy on their face as they receive a beautifully wrapped present that they can cherish almost as much as the gift itself. It's a wonderful way to spread warmth and care while reducing waste, all wrapped up in a cozy, yarn-filled embrace.

Materials

• 50 g red yarn (I used Roma by Scheepjes)
• 50 g green yarn (I used Roma by Scheepjes)
• 5 mm knitting needles
• 5 mm crochet hook
• 5 mm crochet hook
• sewing needle
• scissors
• a piece of cardboard (I used my pillbox)

The bag

• With green, cast on 68 sts with the knitting needles.
• Beginning with a K row, st-st 10 rows.
• K1, (yo, K2tog) x 33, K1.
• St-st 9 rows.
• Change to red and st-st 10 rows.
• Change to green and st-st 10 rows.
• Change to red and st-st 10 rows.
• Change to green and knit following rows.
• (K3, K2tog) x 13, K3 (55 sts).
• P 1 row.
• (K2, K2tog) x 13, K3 (42 sts).
• P 1 row.
• (K1, K2tog) x 13, K3 (29 sts).
• P 1 row.
• K1, K2tog x 13, K2 (16 sts).
• Cut off the yarn, leaving a long end and pull it through the remaining stitches.
• Close the bag with the mattress stitch, weave in the ends and cut them off.

Upper edge

• Use red and the 3.5 mm crochet hook.
• Row 1: pull the thread through a stitch at the back of the bag, ch 4, * skip 1 st, 1 dc, ch 1 *, work from * to * till the end, sl-st into the 3rd ch from the 4 you made at the beginning of the row.
• Row 2: ch 3, 4 dc in the first ch 1 space, *sl-st in the next ch 1 space, 5 dc in the next ch 1 space *, repeat from * to * till the end, sl-st in the first ch from the 3 you made at the beginning of the row, cut off the yarn and weave in the ends and cut them off.

String

• With double red yarn and 5 mm crochet hook, ch 120.
• Weave the string into the row with wholes you made at the top of the bag and cut off the ends.

Tassel

• Wind red yarn around the piece of cardboard, then cut it.
• Cut off a small piece of yarn, pull it through the upper part of the tassel and bind it off (use the ends to attach the tassel to the bag).
• Cut the lower loops of yarn and with a small piece of yarn, bind off the tassel about 0.5 cm from the top.
• Attach the tassel to the bag.