Homemade Yoga Mat Bag

Do
you go to a yoga class or do yoga at home? If so then you may be
interested in a very useful yoga mat bag pattern that I came across
by Canadian Living. This would make a great gift for any yoga lovers that you know,
not only because it is a yoga mat bag but also because it would be a
personal gift. Simply replace the yarn in this pattern with
eco-friendly yarn, such as bamboo yarn, then you are good to go! I hope that all of you yoga enthusiasts out there enjoy this pattern.

Size

• 22″ long
  x 11″ in diameter

Materials

• • Lion
  Brand Lion Cotton (100% cotton; 142 g/236 yds), 2 skeins #148
  Turquoise

• • US 9 (5.5 mm) straight needles

• • US 8 (5 mm)
  straight needles, or size needed to obtain gauge

• • 1 yd white
  drawstring cord

Gauge

• 16 sts and 22 rows =
  4″ in diagonal lace st, slightly stretched, on smaller
  needles

Stitch pattern: Diagonal lace stitch -

• Rows
  1, 3, 5, and 7: P.

• Row 2: K2, *yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1; rep
  from * to last 2 sts, k2.

• Row 4: K2, *k1, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso,
  yo; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.

• Row 6: K1, k2tog, *yo, k1, yo,
  sl1, k2tog, psso; rep from * to last 5 sts, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2.

• Row
  8: K2, k2tog, *yo, k1, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso; rep from * to last 4
  sts, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1.

Strap -

• With
  larger needles and 2 strands of yarn held tog, CO 6 sts.

• Work in 1
  x 1 rib, slipping the first st of every row kwise, until piece
  measures 29″ from beg.

• BO.

Bag -

• With
  smaller needles, CO 80 sts.

• Work in diagonal lace st until piece
  measures 13-1/2″ from beg.

• BO kwise.

Finishing -

• Mattress
  st CO edge to BO edge.

• Thread yarn in and out through the bottom,
  pull tails tight to the inside, and secure.

• Sew CO edge of strap
  to the top end of the bag, along the seam line. Sew BO edge of strap
  3 inches from the bottom of the bag, along the seam line.

• Weave in
  all ends.

• Thread drawstring in and out through the lace patt along
  the top edge of the bag. Tie overhand knots at each end of the
  drawstring.

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Jennifer is a freelance writer, and has written for various health and environmental blogs, which includes running her own green living blog. Currently she is studying to become a C++ Programmer.