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Stitch a lavender bag to give your garments a delicate fragrance – and help ward off any pesky moths!

Cast on 30 sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn A. Rows 1 to 2 Knit. Row 3 (RS) K5A, (K4B, K4A) 3 times, K1A. Row 4 (WS) P5A, (P4B, P4A) 3 times, P1A. Row 5 K5A, (K4B, K4A) 3 times, K1A. Row 6 P5A, (P4B,

HeIlo all and welcome to the third part of our exciting new stitch-a-long. Have any friends come to mind when you’ve been working on it? For this part we’re on the ‘Joy’ panel, celebrating the friends

1 From the lining fabric, cut the following: ■ One (1) 23in x 39in rectangle for the bag body. ■ Two (2) 11in x 10in rectangles for the end panels. ■ One (1) fat quarter for the bias binding. 2 From t

One thing about this design is customisation, so feel free to swap thread shades to use up those in your stash or to match your home’s palette. I hope you all have ‘sew’ much fun making this! www.jbcr

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