All Wrapped Up
Pattern Designed By: Sachiyo Ishii
How lovely to receive a gift inside one of these delights! Use your leftover yarn to make these gorgeous knitted gift bags designed by Sachiyo Ishii
These cute little bags are ideal for wrapping up stocking fillers and other smaller gifts. They are so full of character and make a perfect family keepsake to be treasured and reused for years to come.
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MEASUREMENTS AND SIZES:
Each bag measures 11 cm x 15cm
YOU WILL NEED:
- Yarn: Sirdar Snuggly DK, shades (A) 483 Whizz/252 Lemon/216 Sky, (B) 242 Flamenco, (C) 344 Oatmeal, (D) 501 Bramble, (E) 423 Honey, (F) 490 Aqua, a small amount of each; (G) Sirdar Hayfield Bonus DK in shade 963 Biscuit; (H) Sirdar Snuggly Snowflake DK
- Needles: 3mm
- Crochet hook: 3mm
- Tapestry needle
- Toy safety stuffing
- Toy safety eyes: black, 6mm, three pairs
- Pom pom: white, 1cm
TENSION SQUARE:
- 26 sts x 32 rows
- 10cm x 10cm
- Stocking Stitch
- 3mm needles
ABOUT THE YARN:
Sirdar Snuggly DK is a super soft, easy-care DK yarn that comes in over 40 gorgeous colours, making it perfect for toymaking. It’s priced £2.99 per 50g (165m) ball from 01925 764231, blacksheepwools.com
NEED AN ALTERNATIVE?
Try subbing in Deramores Studio Baby Soft DK, which is available in a gorgeous range of shades and is priced only £2.35 per 100g (330m) ball from 01733 666184.
TO MAKE BASIC BAG:
Using 3mm needles and yarn A, cast on 32 sts
Rows 1-2: k
Rows 3-55: starting with a k (RS) row, work in st st
Row 56 (WS folding edge): k
Rows 57-109: starting with a k row, work in st st
Rows 110-111: k
Cast off kwise
To make string for bag: Using a 3mm crochet hook and yarn B or E, make 100ch
Fasten off.
SANTA FACE:
Using 3mm needles and yarn G, cast on ten sts
Row 1 (WS): p
Row 2: (kfb) to end. 20 sts
Rows 3-25: starting with a p row, work in st st
Row 26: (k2tog) to end.
Ten sts
Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through sts, pull tight and fasten off
SANTA HAT:
Using 3mm needles and yarn H, cast on 20 sts
Rows 1-3: k
Cut yarn H and join yarn B
Rows 4-11: starting with a k row, work in st st
Row 12: (k3, k2tog) four times. 16 sts
Rows 13-15: starting with a p row, work in st st
Row 16: (k2, k2tog) to end.
12 sts
Row 17: p
Row 18: (k2, k2tog) to end.
Nine sts
Rows 19-25: starting with a p row, work in st st
Row 26: (k1, k2tog) to end.
Six sts
Rows 27-29: starting with a p row, work in st st
Row 30: (k2tog) to end.
Three sts
Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through sts, pull tight
and fasten off.
SANTA BEARD:
Using 3mm needles and yarn H, cast on 20 sts
Rows 1-3: k
Row 4: skpo, k to last two sts, k2tog. 18 sts
Row 5: p2tog, p to last two sts, p2tog. 16 sts
Rows 6-11: rep Rows 4-5 three times. Four sts
Cast off
Santa’s NOSE:
Using 3mm needles and yarn G, cast on eight sts
Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through sts, pull tight and fasten off
Stitch ends together to make shape into a bobble
TO MAKE UP SANTA BAG:
Sew side seams of bag using mattress stitch. With fastened-off yarn end of Head, sew seam just 1cm from knitted finish. Sew one edge of Head to bag and stuff Head lightly. Attach Beard. Sew one side edge of Hat to bag and attach a pom pom, then attach Nose and safety eyes to Head. Sew the other side of head and hat to bag. Thread string into bag to finish.
Tip from designer Sachiyo Ishii: “If you find it easier to sew the heads to the bags before sewing the bag seams together, feel free to do so – it doesn’t make a difference to the finished project.”
REINDEER FACE:
Using 3mm needles and yarn C, cast on ten sts
Row 1 (WS): p
Row 2: (kfb) to end. 20 sts
Rows 3-13: starting with a p row, work in st st
Cut yarn C and join yarn E
Rows 14-21: starting with a k row, work in st st
Row 22: (k3, k2tog) to end.
16 sts
Rows 23-25: starting with a p row, work in st st
Row 26: (k2, k2tog) to end.
12 sts
Row 27: p
Row 28: (k2, k2tog) to end.
Nine sts
Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through sts, pull tight and fasten off.
REINDEER EARS (Make Two):
Using 3mm needles and yarn E, cast on five sts
Rows 1-4: starting with a p (WS) row, work in st st
Row 5: p2tog, p1, p2tog.
Three sts
Row 6: sl1, k2tog, pass the first st over the second and fasten off
REINDEER NOSE:
Using 3mm needles and yarn B, cast on ten sts
Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through sts, pull tight and fasten off
Stitch ends together to make shape into a bobble
ANTLERS Large piece (make two):
Using 3mm needles and yarn D, cast on six sts
Rows 1-10: starting with a p (WS) row, work in st st
Row 11: p2tog, p to end. Five sts
Rows 12-14: starting with a k row, work in st st
Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through sts, pull tight and fasten off
Antlers Small piece (make two):
Using 3mm needles and yarn D, cast on five sts
Rows 1-4: starting with a p (WS) row, work in st st
Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through sts, pull tight and fasten off
TO MAKE UP REINDEER BAG:
Sew side seams of bag using mattress stitch. With fastened-off yarn end of Head, sew seam just 1cm from knitted finish. Sew one edge of Head to bag and stuff Head lightly. Sew Ears and Antlers to bag. Attach Nose and safety eyes to Head. Sew other side of head to bag. Thread string into bag to finish.
ELF FACE AND NOSE:
Work as for Santa
EARS (make two):
Work as for Reindeer, using yarn F
ELF HAT:
Using 3mm needles and yarn F, cast on 20 sts
Rows 1-11: starting with a p (WS) row, work in st st
Row 12: (k3, k2tog) four times. 16 sts
Rows 13-15: starting with a p row, work in st st
Row 16: (k2, k2tog) to end.
12 sts
Row 17: p
Row 18: (k2, k2tog) to end.
Nine sts
Rows 19-25: starting with a p row, work in st st
Row 26: (k1, k2tog) to end.
Six sts
Rows 27-29: starting with a p row, work in st st
Row 30: (k2tog) to end.
Three sts
Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through sts, pull tight and fasten off.
ELF COLLAR:
Using 3mm needles and yarn B, cast on 20 sts
Row 1 (WS): p
Row 2: k4, turn. Work on this set of sts only, leave rem sts on LH needle
Row 3: p
Row 4: k1, k2tog, k1. Three sts
Row 5: p
Row 6: skpo, k1. Two sts
Row 7: p2tog. One st
Row 8: kfb. Two sts
Row 9: p
Row 10: kfb, k1. Three sts
Row 11: p
Row 12: k1, kfb, k1. Four sts
Row 13: p
Row 14: k. Leave these sts on RH needle, do not break yarn
Move on to next set of four sts from LH needle
Rep Rows 2-14.
Rep to the end of row
Next row: cast off across the row
TO MAKE UP ELF BAG:
Sew side seams of bag using mattress stitch. With fastened-off yarn end of Head, sew seam just 1cm from the knitted finish. Sew one edge of Head to bag and stuff Head lightly. Sew one side edge of Hat to bag, then attach Nose and safety eyes to Head. Sew other side of head and hat to
bag. Fold Collar piece in half horizontally and sew each side. Attach Collar to neck. Thread string into bag to finish.
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