Sunflower Knitting/Beach Bag

Pattern Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires knowledge of knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, picking up stitches, and knitting in the round on circular and double-pointed needles.
Knitting / Beach Bag
 Yarn Requirements
2,200 yds / 2,011 m of worsted weight feltable wool in sky blue.
 
Needles & Other Materials
US 11/8 mm 16"/40 cm and 24"/60 cm circular needles
US 11/8 mm set of double-pointed needles
Sewing needle & like color sewing thread
Stitch markers
8 "Colors" bag feet in Turquoise Blue by JUL
2 "Big Cool Handles" by JUL  (24" Rolled Leather handles with 2.5" nickel rings)

Sunflowers
Yarn Requirements (makes 1 large and 2 small)
~ 420 yds/384 m color 1 Stem green
~ 630 yds/576 m color 2 Sunflower center, chocolate brown
~ 630 yds/576 m color 3 Petals, bright yellow-orange, or orange
~ optional: small amount of furry yarn for flower centers in black or brown
Scrap yarn or 3 16" or longer circular needles smaller than US 11/8 mm

Needles & Other Materials
US 11/8 mm, 6/4.25 mm or 7/4.5 mm double-pointed needles (smaller needles & a single strand of yarn = smaller flowers)
Split ring or clip st markers in two colors to use as holders
Tapestry needle, sewing needle, and sewing or beading thread.