Keep Your Deck Cozy and Warm on a Cold Winter’s Night!
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The graceful curl of a flickering candle flame flows around the entirety of this Flamekeeper Tarot Bag drawstring pouch. This lacy pattern impresses without stress: it’s fancy but no-fuss.
A fun rolled cuff top and a snazzy drawstring channel start off this knit tarot or gift bag easily enough. But as sophisticated as the flame chevron pattern looks, it flows smoothly, following a logical order. The curving rows of eyelets give you a quick peek into the bag to see what deck is inside. The top-down pattern is knit in the round on three double pointed needles.
My signature decrease sequence creates a close-fitting, shapely bottom that perfectly fits your deck, holding it securely in place with a strong stitched seam.
Although the finger cord drawstring is a cinch to make, it’s even faster if you opt to use a ribbon or purchased cord. Any way you close the deal, some dangling crow beads add a festive touch.
The bag is sized to fit a standard tarot deck. You can knit three bags and their drawstrings from a 100 gram ball of yarn, so give them as gifts or bust through your stash.
Download a pdf of this pattern or find it on Ravelry.
Sizing and Materials
Skill Level
- Easy
Finished Size
- Approximately 4 1/2” wide by 6 1/2” tall—fits a standard size tarot deck
Gauge
- 20 st = 4” in stockinette. Gauge is relevant but not critical.
Materials
- 100g (218 yds) Knitting Fever Painted Sky, Color: #229 Jungle Juice, 100% SuperWash Wool
- 2-6 crow beads in contrasting colors
I was able to knit three standard size bags out of every 100 g ball.
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Supplies
- US Size 7 (4.5 mm) DPNs
- Tapestry Needle
Abbreviations
- CO cast on
- DPNs double pointed needles
- g grams
- k knit
- k2tog knit two stitches together
- mm millimeter
- ssk slip the first stitch as if to knit, slip the second stitch as if to knit, then insert the left-hand needle into the front of both stitches and knit them together
- st stitch
- yds yards
- yo yarn over
Flamekeeper Tarot Bag Knitting Instructions
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Casting On
CO 42 stitches, divide between three DPNs, 14 stitches per needle.
Join to knit in the round.
Rolled Cuff and Eyelet for Drawstring
Rows 1-6: knit
Row 7: *k2tog, yo, k1 repeat from *
Rows 8-13: knit
Pattern
Row 14: * ssk, k5, yo; repeat from *
Row 15 and all odd rows through Row 35: Knit all sts.
Row 16: * ssk, k4, yo, k1; repeat from *
Row 18: * ssk, k3, yo, k2; repeat from *
Row 20: * ssk, k2, yo, k3; repeat from *
Row 22: * ssk, k1, yo, k4; repeat from *
Row 24: * ssk, yo, k5; repeat from *
Row 26: * yo, k5, k2-tog; repeat from *
Row 28: * k1, yo, k4, k2tog; repeat from *
Row 30: * k2, yo, k3, k2tog; repeat from *
Row 32: * k3, yo, k2, k2tog; repeat from *
Row 34: * k4, yo, k1, k2tog; repeat from *
Row 36: * k5, yo, k2tog; repeat from *
Shaping the Bottom of Bag
Row 37: k14, k2tog, k24, k2tog
Row 38: k14, k2tog, k22, k2tog
Row 39: k14, k2tog, k20, k2tog
Row 40: k14, k2tog, k18, k2tog
Row 41: k14, k2tog, k16, k2tog
Row 42: k14, k2tog, k14, k2tog
Row 43: k14, k2tog, k12, k2tog
Finishing
Bind off and cut the yarn leaving an 18” tail.
Stitch the bottom together with an overhand stitch.
Weave in ends.
Drawstrings
I made an 18” finger cord drawstring out of 4 yds of yarn. Alternately, you can use i-cord, lucet cord, or purchased cord or narrow ribbon. Decorate the ends of the cord with crow beads or other beads with a wide hole, knotting under the beads.
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For previous years’ tarot bags, see Two-Hour Tarot Bag, Two of Hearts Tarot Bag, Diamond Window Pane Tarot Bag, and Eyelet Tarot Bag.