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Living in Cache Valley, Utah, one hears the stories about the famous mountain man, Michel Bourdon and the annual gathering of fur trappers that happened here in the 1800s. Rumor has it; the valley received its name from the very trappers who met here each year. They would often stash their fur in hidden caches until they could trade and sell their products to other interested trappers during the yearly gatherings.

 

The Cache & Stash Market Bag allows you to shop in style

whileproviding you with a reusable and perfect shopping

tote for trips to the farmer's market, grocery store or

play date at the park. 

 

Created from natural plant fibers, the bag is strong but

extremely flexible, growing as your cache requires. The

small and medium bags easily hold 1 gallon of milk,

while the large holds 2!

 

Knitted from the top down, you can create your own

bags in the colors you like, using only one skein from

your personal yarn stash!  

 

They also make great practical gifts, and are fast to

knit up; you’ll want to make many for your next

shopping trip.

Cache & Stash Market Bag

Yarn:

Small Size:

    Peaches & Cream

    1 skein: 95 yards/ 87 meters

    (Sample: blue/purple version)

 

Medium Size:

    Katia Degrade Sun

    1 skein: 126 yards/115 meters

    (Sample: rose/orange version)

 

Large Size:

     I Love This Cotton Yarn

    1 skein: 153 yards/140 meters

    (Sample: red/blue version)

 
Needles:

Size 11 (8mm) circular needle; 16 inch. Or double points.

 

Size:

Small: 10 inches x 10 inches

Medium: 10 inches x 12 inches

Large: 14 inches by 14 inches

 

Bag is knitted from the top down, using one skein of yarn. Knit the bag until you have a small amount of yarn for grafting the bottom allowing for the greatest use of the yarn.

Details:

This market bag can be knit in three sizes; small, medium or large. The size you knit depends on the amount of yarn you supply for the project.

 

Small uses 85 to 110 yards

Medium uses 120 to 150 yards

Large uses 150 plus yards

 

 

Plant fibers such as cotton, linen, and bamboo are recommended for this project since they are able to handle the flexibility of the bag while adding strength to the project.

 

Purchase Infomation: $4.00

Download your own PDF of the pattern  through our Ravelry.com design store and Paypal using the button below.

 

 

 

 

 

Pieceful Creations  Tina Edgar  ©2014

 

 

The quickest way to

know a woman is to

go shopping with her.

-Marcelene Coxfrom

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