Finished size: 11" circumference; 3.5" diameter; about 5" tall when filled and closed. 16" long 3st I-cord.
Finished snitch dimensions: 2" wide x 1.75" tall; the body of the snitch is 1.125" wide. This was using the large chart.

Used most of 3 15m hanks each of blue and green #3 perlized cotton, as well as varying quantities of white, grey, dark gold and light gold. Worked on US#1s, both dpns and circs. A tapestry needle and a small crochet hook were necessary for weaving in the ends.

Figure-8 cast on 4; work 1 row.
Increase 4; work 1 row
Increase 8 next row and every other row until 72st. Work 1 row.
Change to MC, work ~1" (12r). Start chart 11st in from 1st stitch on 13th row (working in intarsia in the round: yo before knitting the first stitch of the row. Knit the last stitch of the row together with the yo. Turn, yo before purling the first stitch of the row. Purl the last stitch of the row together with the yo. Continue in this way until the intarsia section is complete, then continue in the round. For a better join, twist the first yo before knitting together, or it gaps. This is unnecessary for the rest of the yos.)
Work 10 more rows in MC.
Work 6r in CC.
Work eyelet row: [k2, k2tog, yo] to end.
Work 3 more rows.
Work 11 rows in seed stitch.
bind off (knit, not in pattern). Weave in and trim all ends.

Work 3 stitch I-cord until 16" long. On the pouch, count 9 eyelets from the start of the row. Weave in the I-cord from that eyelet, which will center the bow in between the snitch and any embroidery on the other side, with the intarsia-in-the-round join in the back. Place a knot on each end of the I-cord.

Note: It's entirely too much work doing this in intarsia. The chart is so small, it's much better working it in duplicate stitch. Much less angst all 'round, although some worries regarding how much of the background will show through may occur when mixing yarn and thread.





The finished pouch, flat. The inside out view proves it's intarsia.


I like the spiral effect of increasing at regular intervals on the bottom. The join is one of those odd things which is both very noticeable and at the same time negligible. Very odd. It's almost a twisted stitch texture effect, but not. It's perhaps most noticeable because it's set in a tight stockinette field.


The first pic has perhaps the best color, and you can see how the bottom looks when the pouch is full. The tie blends in, especially with the flash.