When the Bremen Library Bag came ins as a submission for First Fall Knittyspin, I knew I would publish it. The Bremen Town Musicians was one of my favorite folk tales when I was little, I even have a set of stuffed animals that stack.
Then I read the pattern. The fibers used in the bag are all were all gifted to the designer, Stefanie Johnson, which gives the bag instant happy thoughts every time she uses it.
The spinning and the construction are so smart. She uses black alpaca spun worsted for strength and smoothness. It also showcases the multicolored yarn. The multicolored fiber is a batt, that she plied to with wooly nylon to keep the colors from mixing and to have maximum yardage.
The bag is knit in a combination of double knit and linen stitch. It’s not a pretend library bag, it will really hold books!
A clever pattern, and a great project for the summer.
