Cable Knit Soap Sachet
It can be such a hassle to bring soap anywhere. How are you supposed to transport it? Not to mention the soap itself slipping and sliding around in the tub. A Cable Knit Soap Sachet is the perfect remedy for all that ails you. This small knitting project is also a great introduction to cable knitting patterns, as the small amount of cabling will teach you how to cable knit without tiring you out. Try knitting them in your friend's favorite color for a gift, or knit them in a pure, clean white instead of the classic green.
Knitting Needle Size6 or 4 mm
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge1 stitches, 2 rows, 3 inches. stockinette stitch
Materials:
- Willow Yarns™ Sudsy (85% cotton/15% polyester; 100g/175yd) 732189-0014 Asparagus - 1 ball
- US size 6 (4mm) straight needles or size needed to obtain gauge
- Cable needle
- Yarn needle
- Size G-6 (4mm) crochet hook
Measurements:
Width: 3 3/4" (9.5cm)
Height: 5" (12.7cm)
Abbreviations:
beg: begin/beginning
BO: bind off
ch: chain
cn: cable needle
CO: cast on
k: knit
p: purl
pat: pattern
rep: repeat/repeats
RS: right side
sl: slip
st/sts: stitch/stitches
St st: Stockinette stitch
WS: wrong side
yo: yarn over
Gauge: 20 sts x 24 rows = 4" (10.2cm) in pat. Save time, check your gauge.
Stitch Guide:
C4L: Sl 2 sts onto cn, hold to front, k2, k2 from cn.
C4R: Sl 2 sts onto cn, hold to back, k2, k2 from cn.
seed st: (multiple of 2 sts)
Row 1 (RS): *K1, p1; rep from * across.
Row 2 (WS): *P1, k1; rep from * across.
Rep Rows 1-2 for pat.
Instructions
CO 42 sts.
P 1 row.
Beg Cables
Row 1 (RS): K1, work 6 sts in seed st, C4L, C4R, work 12 sts in seed st, C4L, C4R, work 6 sts in seed st, k1.
Rows 2 and 4: P1, work 6 sts in seed st, p8, work 12 sts in seed st, p8, work 6 sts in seed st, p1.
Row 3: K1, work 6 sts in seed st, k8, work 12 sts in seed st, k8, work 6 sts in seed st, k1.
Rep Rows 1-4 until piece measures 4" (10.2cm), ending with a WS row.
Eyelet Row (RS): K3, yo, *k4, yo; rep from * 8 more times, k3 - 52 sts.
Starting with a WS row, work 7 rows in St st.
P 1 RS row.
BO all sts.
Finishing
Fold piece in half and sew bottom and side seams. With crochet hook, make a 16" (41cm) ch for drawstring.
Weave in ends. Thread drawstring through eyelet row.