Extravayarnza

Robin & I are starting puppy school tomorrow. One of the things that the school requested we have are a pouch that's easy to get into for treats. They gave us some suggestions like pants with a big pocket, a climbing chalk bag, or a small carpenter apron. My first thought was to use my Go Knit pouch, but I also have to use moist treats for the class and they are smelly & icky so I don't want to contaminate my knitting bag. I also won't use my pants pocket for the same reason.
Then today at work I was putting away some new yarns that I wanted to try out & realized that I could knit myself a treat pouch. I knew I wanted something that would hold itself open so I could quickly grab a treat. It also needed to be easily cleaned, able to attach to my belt loop, and deep enough for treats not to fall out. Here's what I came up with~

I totally love it! I used Nashua Cilantro, which is a cotton/poly blend with tons of stretch. I started with a hemmed edge so the bag holds itself open. Then I increased after the hem to give it a pouch shape to help the treats stay in when I'm moving around. I put a pair of eyelets near the top for a carbineer.
The treats in the background are the ones I picked out for puppy school. I love that they are tiny, so I can give Robin lots of them. Plus they are all natural (no preservatives or artificial flavors!) and peanut butter flavored rather than some stinky meat smell. Robin just loves them.
I see this sort of pouch as having lots of uses. Check in the free pattern section later this week for the pattern!