©2005 by Rhonda K. White
Materials needed: 100% cotton yarn
Size 7 knitting needles
Small amount of contrasting or matching color yarn or ribbon to tie soap sack at top
Yarn needle for sewing and weaving in ends
Cast on 62 stitches
1: Knit across
2: Purl across
3-4: repeat rows 1 & 2
5: k2tog across the row (31 sts)
6: Purl across
7: k1, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end of row
8: Purl across
9-11: Knit across
12: k8, p15, k8
13: and remaining odd numbered rows; knit across
14: k8, p7, k1, p7, k8
16: k8, p6, k3, p6, k8
18, 20, and 22: k8, p5, k2, p1, k2, p5, k8
24 & 26: k8, p6, k3, p6, k8
28: k8, p5, k2, p1, k2, p5, k8
30: k8, p4, k2, p3, k2, p4, k8
32: k8, p3, k2, p5, k2, p3, k8
34: k8, p2, k2, p7, k2, p2, k8
36: k8, p15, k8
37-39: knit across
Bind off
Weave yarn in and out on the bottom, then draw up tightly for a gathered bottom. Sew up back seam. Either crochet a chain or use a ribbon to weave in and out of the eyelets at the top.. Insert a bar of soap, and tie the ribbon into a bow. :o)
