Perfect for city & beach - big bags like this casual knitting bag made from cotton linen mix yarn are absolute in style right now! Its so spacious you can easily go grocery shopping with it.  So this easy to knit bag design in stockinette stitch is not only practical and stylish but, like any handmade shopper, very environmentally friendly since it makes plastic bags obsolete. The initiative for handmade products (Initiative-Handarbeit) in cooperation with GreenBagLady.org also thought it to be a great idea and designed a stylish label you can order and use for all handmade products. Every label has a number printed on it so everyone will know just how many lasting bags are already going around. Order your personal Make-me-Take-me here during the campaign here:

https://initiative-handarbeit.de/make-me-take-me/#submit

A great project that shows that anyone can pay a tribute with only a little creativity, imagination, crochet needles and of course the perfect wool.

The LINOVA yarn by ggh is made from 74% cotton and 26% linen. A classic and natural summer quality yarn with typically dry linen grip which is also voluminous and soft. It’s easy-to-care-for and can be machine washed at 30 degrees gentle cycle. The wide ranging color chart with over 30 nuances show many harmonic nature and green tones but also includes vibrant, rich colors that pop.

The stitch by stitch knitting pattern for this shopper size approx. 40cm x 33cm (15.7” x 13”) has been published in Rebecca #82, Model 10.

Additional materials: 2 ring buckles (e.g. By Prym) with 4 cm in diameter, 1 “Make me Take me” Label. During Sale the label is included in the yarn package or can be ordered for free at

https://initiativehandarbeit.de.de

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