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Sweet Strawberry Backpack
"To celebrate the sweet summer strawberries, I designed this knitted backpack to look like a ripe, luscious strawberry! This backpack is very easy to knit and will become a well loved backpack and a fantastic reminder of lovely summers, whatever the time of year. It will make a great school bag. Yarn: Red Heart Soft in #5142 Cherry Red (MC), 2 skeins; #4420 Guacamole (CC1), 1 skein; #4601 Off-White (CC2), 1 skein. Needles: US Size 6 (4.0mm) straight needles Notions: Yarn needle, 12″ zipper"
Knitting Needle Size6 or 4 mm
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
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