If you haven’t seen the most recent post over at Purls before Swine, go take a look - you’ll laugh your socks off and that’s not a bad thing for a Monday morning!
This tickled me enough to rise to the challenge. Well…rise may not be le mot juste, you’ll have to decide for yourselves.
The Doggie Bag
I know, I know - another Monday, another bag. Think we’re establishing a pattern here?
This is about 5” in diameter, 7.5” tall and about 20” in circumference (when full!). It will easily hold a grocery bag full of dog leavings and it has a shoulder strap for hands-free carrying. But wait - there’s more! It also has a secret weapon!
Inside Bottom
That’s not just a piece of cardboard you see here, that’s our patented smell-well component. Alright - it’s two pieces of cardboard with a dryer sheet sandwiched between them. It gives the bag a little more shape and it helps it smell nicer :)
Dryer Sheet Sandwich
If you don’t have a dog and don’t need a ka-ka carrier, you could use this for a lunch bag - but you should probably leave out the dryer sheet :)
Doggie Bag
Materials
Worsted weight yarn
1 pair straight US 8 needles
1 16” long US 8 (5 mm) circular needle or set of 5 double points.
Terms
C4B - Place next 2 stitches on cable needle and hold at the back of your work. Knit the next two stitches. Knit the two stitches from the cable needle.
M1 - Insert left needle, from front to back, under the running stitch between the needles. Knit into the back of this stitch.
With the straight needles, Cast on 20 stitches.
Knit 40 rows.
Switch to the circular needle and pick up 20 stitches along the side, 20 stitches along the cast-on row and 20 stitches on the other side. 80 stitches on needle.
Bottom’s Up!
Mark the beginning of the round and knit one round.
1. K8, *P1, M1, K2, M1, P1, K16; repeat from *, end K8
2. K8, *P1, K4, P1, K16; repeat from *, end K8
3. K8, *P1, K4, P1, K16; repeat from *, end K8
4. K8, *P1, C4B, P1, K16; repeat from *, end K8
Rounds 5, 6 and 7: K8, *P1, K4, P1, K16; repeat from *, end K8
Round 8: Repeat round 4.
Repeat rounds 5-8 until you have done 8 cable twists.
Repeat rounds 5-7.
Next round: P9, *C4B, P18; repeat from *, end P9
Next round: P9, *K4, P18; repeat from *, end P9
Next round: P1, *[yo, P2tog] 3 times, P2, K4, P2, [yo, P2tog] 3 times, P2; repeat from *, end P1
Next round: P9, *K4, P18; repeat from *, end P9
Next round: P9, *C4B, P18; repeat from *, end P9
Repeat rounds 5-7
Bind off loosely.
Make a tie in whatever style and of whatever material you like. Thread it through the eyelets starting with the first eyelet after a cable by inserting the tie from the front. Doing it this way will keep the cables from being covered up.
Cable Close-up
Measure the bottom of the bag. Mine came to about 4.5” x 4.5”. Cut two squares of cardboard just a hair bigger than that. Snip a dryer sheet so that it fits nicely between the two pieces without sticking out anywhere. Place it between the cardboard pieces and fit this into the bottom of your bag.
Happy Monday!
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Love ya’, but I gotta say—you are one completely insane woman. Thanks for the big laugh!
Heheh :) - There are worse things than insanity and it was good exercise in going from a flat piece to knitting in the round.
Oh my goodness, that is too cute. Far too nice for doggy poop. But, how could I knit it knowing it was for doggy poop, and then use it for my lunch? *laugh*
I’m a cat owner anyways. That’s one nice thing about cats - no walking. Just scooping.
Thanks Gail :) The bag is really for anything you want it to be for - it was just inspired by dog poop.
I have cats too and I did flirt with (before rejecting) the idea of plundering the litter box to truly test the capacity of the bag. It’s stuffed with yarn for the pictures.
Robbyn! You’re playing my Sheriff Taylor to the nines!
I love the bag. It’s poohfect.
LOL - Well, I always did like Andy Griffith :) This was fun and I just couldn’t resist the “challenge”.
Between you and Marcia, I laughed so hard I nearly wet myself. Pooh-fect is right.
Glad you enjoyed it :) Should I be working up an incontinence bag as well?
You are AMAZING. Genius. Really. Especially the dryer sheet thingie…..
::Blush:: Thanks Rachael! It was really just serendipity and goofy luck :)
LOL, an incontinence bag, to hold my Depends, what a classy idea.
O.M.G. and it is PURPLE. Honestly this is just the kewlest. Marcia’s post made me laugh so hard…but I didn’t actually DOO anything about it. You win the PRIZE, woman!
Hiya Greta - thanks for visiting :) That would be the boo…poopy prize, right?
This is amazing. And insane. But amazing! :)
Thanks Alison. Sanity is overrated anyway :)
