Quick and easy knitted peg bag

I switched to a zero waste lifestyle last year, where we are trying to eliminate as much waste as possible. When our plastic peg bag started cracking and splitting  I needed to find one to replace it.  I didn’t want to get another plastic peg bag as it didn’t last that long and I couldn’t find one that wasn't plastic. After flicking through knitting patterns I found one I loved and was big enough to fit all of the pegs in.

[Start of image description for above image: a photo of a grey moss stitch peg bag under the photo is a sage green rectangle with two white stripes. At the top of it is a white rectangle with the words "knitting journal". Underneath is the words "Quick and easy peg bag" and at the bottom is the words "cozy woodland cottage knits. blogspot. com. End of image description.]

Please Note 

 I thought id just let you know this is not a sponsored post, I am not an affiliate of Love knitting, Spotlight, the Book Depository, Debbie Bliss or the company that published her book. I do not receive any money or anything for free by putting the links here. I have asked the companies if it is ok to put the link here.  I just love Debbie Bliss's knitting patterns along with the yarn and fabric, and I used want you to be able to find them too if you'd like to knit a peg bag for yourself. The pattern book I used is Home by Debbie Bliss from the book depository, I bought the from love knitting and fabric I bought from spotlight.

Start of image description: A photo of a knitted grey peg bag hanging up and a white rectangle with the words "Knitting journal". Underneath is a piece of white ripped grid paper and a sage green piece of paper underneath it. The sage green rectangle has the words "Quick and easy peg bag" with the words "cozywoodlandcottageknits,blogspot.com" underneath. End of image description.

Project: Quick and easy peg bag

Project details

Start date: June 2017

Finish date: 30th April 2018

Project description: A peg bag to replace the plastic beg bag when it breaks.

Size completed: One size
Total cost: $18.90 (I had the coat hanger and had to buy a metre of the fabric so this impacted the cost)

Pattern

Pattern source: Debbie Bliss home book from the Book depository 

Pattern: Peg bag 

Start of image description: A wooden table with the pattern book home by Debbie Bliss sitting on top with a Book depository bookmark marking the page for the knitted peg bag. End of image description.

Colour scheme

Here are a few of the colours I was thinking of using:

• Grey
• Blue
• Light yellow
• Turqouise

Yarn

Yarn source: Love knitting

Yarn: Rico 

Cost of yarn:$6.90

Quantity: 50gram x2

Fiber content: Cotton

Colour/dye lot:  Grey/019

Care instructions: Cool machine wash, do not tumble dry

Yarn band

Start of image description: A wooden table with the yarn label/ band off the yarn used to knit the peg bag sitting on top. End of image description.

Needles

Needle size: 4mm

Material of needle used: Caspian wood

Type of needles used: Straight needles

Other materials

Buttons, tassels, pom poms etc: None used

Other tools used : 30cm/12in wooden coat hanger, camo fabric from Spotlight 13x21 3/4 in

Notes and photos

Modifications: None

I started my knitted peg bag project, in June last year, yes you read that right in 2017 I am shocking at starting a knitting project and not finishing it.  It was quick and easy to knit up and I enjoyed knitting it up, I quite like the way the moss stitch knits up with its little bumps.  While I had finished all of my works in progress for 2018 started I hadn't lined the peg bag or stitched it up.  I decided this week to cut out the fabric, break out a needle and thread to get the knitted peg bag lined and stitched it up before the plastic peg bag I was using crumbled any more, yes we used it until the pegs fell out of it. 

Start of image description: A light blue wall with a red pin and a grey moss stitch knitted peg bag hanging up full of pegs. Ready to be used next time there is washing to hang out.  End of image description.

Start of image description: A light blue wall with a red pin and a grey moss stitch knitted peg bag hanging up full of pegs. Ready to be used next time there is washing to hang out.  End of image description.

It look less than an hour to line and stitch up, I wish I had finished my knitted peg bag sooner and taken photos for you before it was lined and stitched up. I love how it turned out and I am planning on making another one as a gift for a friend.


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