Shrimp Sushi Bag: Pattern for Shrimp Pocket
Here is the pattern I promised for the pocket (shrimp piece) of the felted shrimp sushi bag.
As I mentioned before, for the bag itself, I wasn't entirely happy with the way the rice fabric turned out (not "ricey" enough in texture), so you'll have to wing that part. Mine is just a variation of the well-known Booga bag. I thought about knitting it in bobbles all the way around, except that I can't stand making bobbles. Another option was to try a bumpy "berry" pattern, but I was afraid all the work would be felted away.
Materials
yarn that is 100% wool:
1) in a shrimp colour, like orange or pink, and
2) in a white, off-white or cream
(you can use this photo for reference)
I used Galway Paint (colour 525, variegated orange), and Patons Classic Merino (colour 202, "Aran").
5 mm straight needles
stitch markers (if you hate counting)
Notes
The pocket is knit in garter-stitch from the tail-end upwards. The top is shaped with short rows. The tail is knitted by picking up stitches from the cast-on edge.
Every 5 ridges (10 rows), change colour to white and work 1 ridge (2 rows). Change back to the shrimp colour.
The increases can be made any way you like (I like to knit in the front & back of the stitch) - the piece will be felted, so any visible sloppiness will conveniently disappear.
Instructions
Cast on 31 sts with the shrimp colour. Mark the middle stitch with a stitch marker.
Rows 1-2: knit (31 sts).
Row 3: Inc 1, inc 1, k to 1 st before middle st, k3tog, k to last 2 sts, inc 1, inc 1 (31 sts). Move marker to new middle st.
Row 4: knit (31 sts).
Rep rows 3-4 until there are 41 sts, remembering to work 2 rows in the white, after every 10 rows.
(Here's where I winged it to get the nice, fat, shrimp shape I wanted. I wrote down everything I did, but you may find it unnecessarily complicated and decide to do something else).
--- IMPROV STARTS HERE----
*Next row: inc 1, k to 1 st before middle st, k3tog, k to last st, inc 1.
Next row: knit.
Repeat these two rows for 12 ridges (24 rows).**
Repeat rows 3-4 until there are 51 sts.
Repeat section from * to **.
Next row: knit for 8 ridges (24 rows) with no shaping (51 sts).
---IMPROV ENDS HERE----
*Next row: k 25, turn.
You can do wraps if you like. I did them out of force of habit, but they're not at all necessary as the felting closes up all the holes.
Next row: k 24 sts, turn.
Next row: k 22 sts, turn.
Next row: k 21 sts, turn.
Next row: k 20 sts, turn.
Next row: k 19 sts, turn.
Next row: k 18 sts, turn.
Next row: k to the end.**
What's supposed to happen here is that you knit to the other side so that you can do the short rows on the unworked half of the stitches. This will give you two nice lobes, which you can see in the photo.
Repeat section from * to **. Bind off.
For the tail, pick up 15 sts along one half of the cast-on edge.
Row 1: k2tog, k to end.
Rows 2-3: knit.
Repeat these 3 rows until there are 3 sts left. Bind off.
Repeat for second half of the tail.
Now you just knit the bag, attach the pocket, and felt everything.
As I mentioned before, for the bag itself, I wasn't entirely happy with the way the rice fabric turned out (not "ricey" enough in texture), so you'll have to wing that part. Mine is just a variation of the well-known Booga bag. I thought about knitting it in bobbles all the way around, except that I can't stand making bobbles. Another option was to try a bumpy "berry" pattern, but I was afraid all the work would be felted away.
Materials
yarn that is 100% wool:
1) in a shrimp colour, like orange or pink, and
2) in a white, off-white or cream
(you can use this photo for reference)
I used Galway Paint (colour 525, variegated orange), and Patons Classic Merino (colour 202, "Aran").
5 mm straight needles
stitch markers (if you hate counting)
Notes
The pocket is knit in garter-stitch from the tail-end upwards. The top is shaped with short rows. The tail is knitted by picking up stitches from the cast-on edge.
Every 5 ridges (10 rows), change colour to white and work 1 ridge (2 rows). Change back to the shrimp colour.
The increases can be made any way you like (I like to knit in the front & back of the stitch) - the piece will be felted, so any visible sloppiness will conveniently disappear.
Instructions
Cast on 31 sts with the shrimp colour. Mark the middle stitch with a stitch marker.
Rows 1-2: knit (31 sts).
Row 3: Inc 1, inc 1, k to 1 st before middle st, k3tog, k to last 2 sts, inc 1, inc 1 (31 sts). Move marker to new middle st.
Row 4: knit (31 sts).
Rep rows 3-4 until there are 41 sts, remembering to work 2 rows in the white, after every 10 rows.
(Here's where I winged it to get the nice, fat, shrimp shape I wanted. I wrote down everything I did, but you may find it unnecessarily complicated and decide to do something else).
--- IMPROV STARTS HERE----
*Next row: inc 1, k to 1 st before middle st, k3tog, k to last st, inc 1.
Next row: knit.
Repeat these two rows for 12 ridges (24 rows).**
Repeat rows 3-4 until there are 51 sts.
Repeat section from * to **.
Next row: knit for 8 ridges (24 rows) with no shaping (51 sts).
---IMPROV ENDS HERE----
*Next row: k 25, turn.
You can do wraps if you like. I did them out of force of habit, but they're not at all necessary as the felting closes up all the holes.
Next row: k 24 sts, turn.
Next row: k 22 sts, turn.
Next row: k 21 sts, turn.
Next row: k 20 sts, turn.
Next row: k 19 sts, turn.
Next row: k 18 sts, turn.
Next row: k to the end.**
What's supposed to happen here is that you knit to the other side so that you can do the short rows on the unworked half of the stitches. This will give you two nice lobes, which you can see in the photo.
Repeat section from * to **. Bind off.
For the tail, pick up 15 sts along one half of the cast-on edge.
Row 1: k2tog, k to end.
Rows 2-3: knit.
Repeat these 3 rows until there are 3 sts left. Bind off.
Repeat for second half of the tail.
Now you just knit the bag, attach the pocket, and felt everything.
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