candy bags

these cute little bags are Mandy's Candy Bag http://www.nhknittingmama.blogspot.com. i increased the stitches from 39 to 52 for the large one to make it a casual beach evening bag and made the other according to the original directions of 39 stitches. both are knitted from the same skeins of fantasy naturale and i have enough left over to knit another small bag. the large bag is 7 inches tall, small one is about 5 inches tall. i think they're adorable and they'll be gifts. note that i repeated the variegated yarn at the bottom of the smaller bag.the handles on the larger bag are such that you can pull the icord up at the back and hang the bag over your wrist with the front and back "straps".