This pattern is available in English and in French as a digital download.
The Gardener’s Tote by Maxim Cyr is worked from the bottom up and features a striking trellis motif created by catching floats in front of the work and knitting them into the fabric, resulting in a stunning effect that beautifully showcases your favourite colour-changing yarn, like a skein of Dyed in the Wool from Spincycle Yarns. The handles are worked in the round to create a sturdy fabric strong enough to carry the tote bag and its content.
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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Height: 16¼″ / 41 cm
Width: 14½″ / 36 cm
YARN
Weight: Fingering
❖ Yarn A (solid)
548 yd / 500 m, or
2 skeins of BFL Sock from Les Garçons
Weight: Sport
❖ Yarn B (gradient)
113 yd / 104 m, or
1 skein of Dyed in the Wool from Spincycle Yarns
Sample shown in BFL Sock from Les Garçons (80% Bluefaced Leicester Wool, 20% Nylon, superwash; 400 yd / 365 m per 100 g skein) in the "Moira's Black Rose" (Yarn A) colourway, and in Dyed in The Wool from Spincycle Yarns (100% American Wool, superwash; 200 yd / 183 m per 50 g skein) in the “Je ne sais quoi” (Yarn B) colourway.
NEEDLES
Circular needles, 32″ / 80 cm in length, in two sizes
❖ Main needles: US 3 / 3.25 mm, or size needed to match gauge
❖ Details needles: US 2 / 2.75 mm, or 0.5 mm smaller than main needles
Double-pointed needles in the same size as the details needle for the handles, if you’re not using the magic-loop method. The cast-on and first few rounds are best worked with circular needles at least 47″ / 120 cm in length.
GAUGE
❖ 27 stitches and 26 rounds = 4″ / 10 cm in stockinette stitch in the round, blocked
NOTIONS
❖ Stitch marker (1), tapestry needle
