This is a pattern of my own design, and can be used to make a mojo bag, a dice bag, a bag to hold your tarot cards, etc. It's worked flat, but instructions for knitting in it in-the-round are provided at the bottom.

• Size 6 knitting needles
• Worsted weight yarn in any color(s), preferably to suit your purpose (i.e.
  green for money, red for love, etc.)
• Yarn needle
• Ruler

1) CO 22 sts.

2) K until the piece measures about 5 inches.

3) K 2 rows of sts, then on the next row, you're going to k1, k2tog, k1, k2tog, etc. until you reach the end of the row. On the back, k as you normally would. You should have 15 sts on your needle.

4) For the next row, you're going to inc your sts again. To do this, k1, yo, k1, yo, etc. until you reach the end. On the back, k as you normally would. You should now have 22 sts on your needle again, as well as seven holes for the drawstring to go through.

5) K as normal until the piece reaches about 6.5 inches.

6) BO.

7) Rep steps 1 - 6 for the other side of the bag.

8) Place both pieces front-to-front, and then sew them together, threading the needle down one side, along the bottom, and up the other side. When you're done, turn the bag inside out.

9) For the drawstring itself, cut off nine strands of yarn, each measuring 20 inches long. While holding all the strands together, tie a knot in one end, divide the strands into groups of three, and braid the yarn. (You may have to have a friend help you, or you could do like I did and hold it in place with your foot.) Once you reach the bottom, tie a knot in that end.

10) Finally, thread the drawstring through the holes, and voila!, drawstring bag. :)

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For knitting in the round:

• Size 6 knitting needles
• Worsted weight yarn in any color(s), preferably to suit your purpose (i.e.
  green for money, red for love, etc.)
• Ruler

1) CO 44 sts.

2) K about 12 rnds of sts, then on the next rnd, you're going to k1, k2tog, k1, k2tog, etc. until you reach the end of the rnd. On the next rnd, k as you normally would. You should have about 30 sts on your needle.

3) For the next rnd, you're going to increase your sts again. To do this, k1, yo, k1, yo, etc. until you reach the end of the rnd. Next rnd, k as you normally would. You should now have 44 sts on your needle again, as well as about 14 holes for the drawstring to go through.

4) K as normal until the piece reaches about 6.5 inches.

5) BO.

6) For the drawstring itself, cut off nine strands of yarn, each measuring 20 inches long. While holding all the strands together, tie a knot in one end, divide the strands into groups of three, and braid the yarn. (You may have to have a friend help you, or you could do like I did and hold it in place with your foot.) Once you reach the bottom, tie a knot in that end.

7) Finally, thread the drawstring through the holes, and voila!, drawstring bag. :)