A simple band of eyelet snowflakes warms up this quick knit project
Frigid temps and icy roads were the culmination of several days of snow. The crows held a convocation. Perhaps cawing kept them warm.
Here in Seattle, the slick glassy surfaces gave way to the usual gray skies and unending rain just in time for Christmas. Drops cascaded off the icicles that encased the cedar branches.
The Icy Snowflakes Tarot Bag commemorates the winter storm of Christmas 2022.
This fast knit features a scalloped edge at the top, i-cord drawstring, and snowflake lace border supported by a pair of garter ridges. The bottom of the bag is tailored to create a cozy fit for your favorite tarot deck.
Knit top-down in-the-round, a stockinette background keeps your needles quickly clicking while the decorative features provide a few rows of interest to interrupt the boredom.
This pretty drawstring bag can also be used for a gift bag or to hold any tiny treasures.
The finished bag is 7 inches tall (5 1.2″ from below the drawstring to the bottom), and 4 1/2″ wide, fitting a standard size tarot deck in a tuck box.
Download a pdf of the Icy Snowflakes Tarot Bag Knitting Pattern or find it on Ravelry.
Pattern Info
Skill Level
- Easy
- Techniques used: knit stitch, purl stitch, 1×1 ribbing, basic eyelet lace techniques (knit two together, slip slip knit, and yarn-overs), double decrease (sl2tog-k1-p2sso; video linked below), scalloped edge (video linked below), knitting in the round, double pointed needles
- Tip: Looking for an easier pattern? My easiest tarot bag pattern is the Four of Wands Tarot Bag. The Two-Hour Tarot Bag and Diamond Window Pane Tarot Bag are also beginner friendly.
Finished Size
- Approximately 4 1/2” wide by 7” tall (5 1.2″ from below the drawstring to the bottom)
- Fits a standard size tarot deck (4 3/4” x 2 7/8” x 1 1/4”)
Gauge
- 16 st = 4” in stockinette.
Materials
- 25g (48 yds) Plymouth Yarn Homestead, 100% Wool, Color 23 Dusty Blue
- Optional: glass crow beads or other beads with a large hole
Supplies
- US Size 8 (5.0 mm) DPNs
- Tapestry Needle
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- BO bind off
- CO cast on
- DPNs double pointed needles
- g grams
- k knit
- k2tog knit two stitches together
- mm millimeter
- oz ounce
- p purl
- rep repeat
- rnd round
- sl slip
- sl2tog-k1-p2sso slip 2 stitches knitwise at the same time, knit 1, pass the two slipped stitches over. Want to see it? Refer to this video from The Rowbot.
- ssk slip 2 stitches knitwise, knit these 2 stitches together through back loops
- st stitch
- yds yards
- yo yarn over
Icy Snowflakes Tarot Bag Instructions
Casting On
- CO 36 stitches, divide between three DPNs, 12 stitches per needle.
- Join to knit in the round.
Scalloped Edge
- Rows 1-4: *k1p1; rep from * to end of rnd (1×1 ribbing)
- Row 5 (optional): Scallop edge: *k1, p1, k1, p1, k1; bring right needle forward, down, and around the fabric to the back; transfer the next stitch from the left needle to the right needle, bring the right needle down under the fabric and then to the front returning to normal position having wrapped the slipped st around the fabric. Transfer the stitch back to the left needle, k that stitch; rep from *
- Video of the scallop edge technique from Drops Design: https://youtu.be/FqP_r0uq7yM
Drawstring Channel
- Row 6: *K2tog, yo; rep from * to end of rnd
Body of Bag
- Rows 7-23 (17 rows): knit
Snowflake Eyelet Pattern
- Row 24: *k1, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog; rep from * to end of rnd
- Row 25: knit
- Row 26: *k2, yo, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, yo, k1; rep from * to end of rnd
- Row 27: knit
- Row 28: *k1, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog; rep from * to end of rnd
- Row 29-30: knit
- Row 31: purl
- Row 32: knit
- Row 33: purl
- Row 34: knit
Shaping The Bottom Of Bag
- Row 35: K12, k2tog, k20, k2tog (34 stitches remaining)
- Row 36: k12, k2tog, k18, k2tog (32 stitches)
- Row 37: k12, k2tog, k16, k2tog (30 stitches)
- Row 38: k12, k2tog, k14, k2tog (28 stitches)
- Row 39: k12, k2tog, k12, k2tog (26 stitches)
- Row 40: k12, k2tog, k10, k2tog (24 stitches)
Finishing
With wrong sides together, use 3 needle bind off to create a strong seam on the outside of the bag. Weave in ends.
Drawstrings
I made a 2-stitch i-cord for the drawstring. If you like, decorate the ends with crow beads, knotting under the beads.
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