Aura

designed by Talitha Kuomi

www.talithakuomi.com

100% Cotton
Mesa, a soft and sumptuous cotton with a tone on tone kettle dyed effect, is available in 14 coordinating sunbaked colors. Outstanding stitch definition makes Mesa perfect for cables, lace and or just plain stockinette. Projects worked in Mesa are sure to become some of your favorites like a pair of faded jeans that fit just right.

Mesa

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
8" wide at base, 5" wide below strap casings, 6.5" tall (not including handles)

YARN
Mesa by Classic Elite Yarns (100% cotton; 50 g = approx 85 yards) 2 balls MC 4250 Sol Brillante 1 ball B 4246 Buckthorn

NEEDLES
Knitting needles and double pointed needles (dpn) in size US 7 (4.5 mm) or size to obtain gauge Spare needle in size US 4 (3.5 mm) or smaller

OTHER MATERIALS
Removable stitch marker Yarn needle

GAUGE
18 sts and 27 rows = 4" in St st using larger needles. Take time to save time, check your gauge.

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PATTERN STITCHES
Stockinette Stitch (St st): Knit on RS, purl on WS. Garter Stitch: Knit all sts, every row. I-cord: With dpn, *k5, without turning the work, slide sts to RH end of needle, pull yarn tightly from the end of the row, (behind the sts); rep from * until cord meas desired length.

NOTE
Bag back, bottom and front are worked flat in one piece then seamed.

BACK
Handle casing With MC, CO 23 sts. Row 1 (RS): Knit. Row 2 (WS): K3, purl to last 3 sts, k3. Rep rows 1-2 until pc meas 3", ending after a WS row. Hem handle casing: (RS) With spare, smaller needle, pick-up 23 sts from the CO edge. Fold knitting with WS together, with spare needle behind working needle in your left hand. With a third needle, *knit 1 st from front and 1 st from back needle together; rep from * across 23 sts. Next row (WS): K3, purl to last 3 sts, k3. Back shaping Row 1 (RS): Knit. Row 2 (WS): K3, purl to last 3 sts, k3. Row 3: K3, m1, knit to last 3 sts, m1, k3 2 sts increased. Row 4: K3, purl to last 3 sts, k3. Rep rows 3-4, five more times 35 sts. Work even Row 1 (RS): Knit. Row 2 (WS): K3, purl to last 3 sts, k3. Rep rows 1-2 nine more times.

ABBREVIATIONS
approx: approximately BO: bind off CO: cast on cont: continue dec('d): decrease(d) est: establish(ed) k: knit k2tog: knit 2 sts together (1 st dec'd) LH: left hand m1: (make 1) insert LH needle under horizontal strand between st just worked and next st, from the front to the back, knit through the back loop (1 st increased) meas: measure(s) p: purl pc(s): piece(s) rep: repeat RH: right hand RS: right side ssk: (slip, slip, knit) slip 2 sts, 1 at a time, knitwise to RH needle; return sts to LH needle in turned position and knit them together through the back loops (1 st dec'd) st(s): stitch(es) WS: wrong side

BOTTOM
Knit 16 rows.

FRONT
Work even Row 1 (RS): Knit. Row 2 (WS): K3, purl to last 3 sts, k3. Rep rows 1-2 nine more times. Front shaping Row 1 (RS): K3, k2tog, knit to last 3 sts, ssk, k3 2 sts decreased. Row 2: K3, purl to last 3 sts, k3. Rep rows 1-2 five more times 23 sts.

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Handle casing Row 1 (RS): Knit. Row 2 (WS): K3, purl to last 3 sts, k3. Rep rows 1-2 once more. Place removable marker in last row worked. Cont as est until work handle casing section meas 3" after marked row, ending after a WS row. Work two rows even. Hem handle casing and BO (RS) With spare, smaller needle, pick-up 23 sts along WS of marked row. Fold knitting with WS together, with spare needle behind working needle in your left hand. With a third needle, knit the first st of front and back needles together, *knit next st from each needle together, (2 sts on RH needle), BO 1 st; rep from * until all sts are BO.

SIDES (make 2)
Using long tail cast on, CO 10 sts. Knit 5 rows. Row 1 (RS): Knit. Row 2 (WS): K3, p4, k3. Rep rows 1-2 until pc meas 4", ending after a RS row. Knit 4 rows. (WS) BO all sts knitwise.

FINISHING
Block pcs if desired. Body Seaming Using overhand st, use B to sew front and back body pieces to side strips, lining up stitches between the Gtr st rows as shown. Handles With dpn and B held doubled, CO 5 sts. Work I-cord for 12.5". Cut yarn leaving a 12" tail. Thread yarn tail through handle casing and pull handle through casing. Use yarn tail to sew handle into a loop. Slide handle so the seam is covered by the casing. Rep for second handle. Slug Embelishment (also, see chart) Slug Motif: With B, follow chart and duplicate stitch slug and its trail onto the lower front of the bag. Optical Feelers: Working in Back St, sew the lines of the Optical Feelers above the slugs head. Eyespots: Add one French Knot at the tip of each of the Optical Tentacles.

Slug Diagram
18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Duplicate Stitch Backstitch French Knot

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