153 - Ella's Going Out

Ella wears clothes with no pockets to weigh her down and the Going Out Bag has the same sort of mentality. She loves to dance. She is all ruffles and flourishes. In white, she could get married or lead the attendants to their places. In bright mossy green she'd draw every eye on the streets of New York. In mint with blushing petals, she looks good enough to nibble. In Lilac with Mermaid beaded edges, she is sweet as Spring flowers. She is, in short, delicious. Nevertheless, she is flexible and can go anywhere, from gay frolick through the botanical garden, to the garden party, to the cinema. She is even the best friend of girly little girls. Take her out. She loves an adventure...

Pattern Difficulty
Intrepid Easy/Intermediate: Requires knowledge of knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, picking up stitches within fabric, some hand-sewing to attach the bag to the snap purse frame.

Gauge
22 sts and 26 rounds = 4" (10cm) on size 8 needles or needle size to obtain gauge.
Felted/non-felted gauge: 16 sts and 24 - 32 rounds = 4" (10cm).

Materials
Solid Bag: 750 yds (685m) of feltable, worsted weight yarn in creamy white, moss green, or desired color
Solid Bag with Beaded Ruffle Edge: 550 yds (503m) of solid color and 70 yds (64m) of feltable beaded yarn