The Hamptons Bag designed by Marta McCall takes its inspiration from casual living and is designed for beginning knitters (and everyone else). Soft sculptural stitches grace the front and back, subtle embossed stripes of knits and purls make up the sides and strap. The real seashell closure is the finishing detail on this classic bag. Finished size is 11.5" wide x 12" tall x 4" deep.

Knit the Hamptons Bag with 400 yards of Bulky Weight Yarn for the Main Color and 300 yards for the Contrast Color. (Featured in Schulana Supercotton (70% Cotton/30% Polyester, 98yds/50g); 4 skeins in #20 Winter White and 3 skeins in #21 Taupe.) Suggested needles are US 10 (6mm) Needles. You will also need a Tapestry Needle, 1 Murex shell available at www.seashellworld.com, 5.25 yards of 1.5" matching grosgrain ribbon, 1 skein of matching embroidery floss, 4 white buttons, and 1/8" Masonite board 4" x 11" (also commonly known as "peg-board," but without holes) available at hardware stores.