• A pouch, lined with blue fabric, is knit out of pink fabrics. It has a lobster claw clasp and a keychain charm hanging off it.
  • Jen leans against her dress form, wearing a dark pink dress. She holds a notions pouch, knit from her Ziplet pattern in pink, purple, orange, and green yarn.
  • A Ziplet pouch, knit in dark pink, orange, green, and purple yarn lays on a table. Blue fabric, a pink zipper, and a needle and thread can be seen in the background.
  • A zippered notions pouch has been hand knit from pink, green, orange, and purple fabric. It has a handle attached with a lobster claw clasp.
  • Jen's hands hold a Ziplet pouch, knit with dark pink, green, purple, and orange yarn. It has a purple zipper that Jen is unzipping.
  • Jen leans against a dress form, which has a Letters from the Open Road knit jacket on it. Jen holds a zippered knit pouch, knit using stitches that match the jacket.
  • Jen's hand holds open a hand knit notions pouch to show the inside. It's been lined with light blue fabric and has a purple zippered.
  • A knit, zippered pouch, made with pink, orange, green, and purple yarn, sits on a table. Extra zippers and fabric can be seen in the background.
  • Jen's hand holds open a knit notions pouch, which lies on a table next to sewing scissors, extra zippers, and fabric. The inside of the pouch is lined with blue fabric.
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One Wild Designs

Ziplet

Ziplet

$6.00 USD
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This wristlet is just enough for a wallet, keys, and a lip balm. Knit it as a notions pouch, or add an optional liner, hardware, and strap for the perfect bag for running errands.

The Ziplet pattern is ideal for scrap busting or using up minis, and familiarizes you with all the skills needed to go on to knit Letters From the Open Road. Techniques including the stitch pattern, seaming with mattress stitch, creating the welts, blocking to measurements, installing the zipper, and working a tubular bind-off are explained in detail in this cute and funky knitting pattern. The sides are worked using fingering held double, and the welts and strap are worked with fingering held single.

This pattern includes photo illustrations and with a supporting YouTube tutorial for the zipper installation.

Credits

Tech edit: Heather Storta
Photography: Hypnotic Imagery, LLC
Model: Jennifer Parroccini
Testers: Stephanie, Erin, Zoe

Craft

Knitting

Size Chart

Construction

Ziplet is knit flat from side to side. Stitches are picked up to create the welts, and the zipper is sewn in by hand. Sides are sewn at the bottom, and stitches are picked up and worked together for the sides, which are closed with a sewn tubular bind-off.

A three-needle bind-off can be used instead of the sewn tubular bind-off.

Sizing

Finished size 7.75 x 5.5 inches / 19.5 x 13.75 cm. The strap is 13” around.

Yarn

Sprinkled Fibers by Lindsay, 80% superwash merino / 20% nylon, 463 yds / 100 g skein.

Yardage

• MC (shown in plum): 180 yds / 165 m
• CC1 (shown in dark pink): 15 yds / 15 m
• CC2 (shown in light pink): 15 yds / 15 m
• CC3 (shown in purple): 40 yds / 35 m
• CC4 (shown in mint): 15 yds / 15 m

Gauge

28 sts and 40 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm in Seersucker Stitch with yarn held double and size A needles.

Needles and Notions

• Needle Size A: US size 3 / 3.25 mm
• Needle Size B: US size 2 / 2.75 mm
• Needle Size C: US size 1 / 2.25 mm
• Needle Size D (optional): US size 0 / 2.00 mm
• Tapestry needle
• Sewing needle
• Thimble (optional)
• All-purpose cotton thread that matches MC.
• Tailors chalk or disappearing marker
• 7 inch / 17.5 cm non-separating zipper
• 1/4 yard cotton lining fabric & matching thread - optional
• 1/4 inch cotton cord - 15 inches / 37.5 cm, or as desired
• Medium safety pin and tape for preparing cotton cord and threading through casing.
• D-ring and swivel set, 1/2” wide or hardware as desired
• Crochet hook, 2.5 mm
• Decorations, as desired

Special Techniques

• Slipping stitches
• Picking up and working stitches
• Handsewing (for the zipper)
• Seaming
• Optional - sewing a tubular bind-off (can use 3-needle BO instead)
• Optional - grafting live stitches (strap only)

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