Here's the pattern I made up for the fabulous felted bag.
I call it Angela's Fabulous Felted Bag.
Okay, so the title needs a little work.
Angela's Fabulous Felted Bag
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Project Measurements
Before Felting - roughly 21" square
After Felting - roughly 15" square
Materials:
32" - 8 mm circular needles
MC: Cascade 128 [100% Wool; 128 yds per 100g skein] Colour #7803; 3 skeins
CC: Cascade 128 [100% Wool; 128 yards per 100g skein] Colour # 7814; 2 skeins
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle
Gauge:
14 stitches is 4" in stocking stitch.
Gauge is not critical for this project.
Directions:
Base
Cast on 25 stitches in MC
Work 80 rows (40 ridges) of garter stitch (knit every row)
Body
Pick up stitches evenly around all sides - ~40 stitches on long sides and 25 on short (130 stitches on the needle). Place marker at the beginning of the round. (**be careful you don't turn your project around...the next 'side' you will knit should be a long side**)
Knit 9 rounds in MC
Knit 1 round in CC
Knit 8 rounds in MC
Knit 2 rounds in CC
Knit 7 rounds in MC
Knit 3 rounds in CC
Knit 6 rounds in MC
Knit 4 rounds in CC
Knit 5 rounds in MC
Knit 5 rounds in CC
Knit 4 rounds in MC
Knit 6 rounds in CC
Knit 3 rounds in MC
Knit 7 rounds in CC
Knit 2 rounds in MC
Knit 8 rounds in CC
Knit 1 round in MC
Handle
(all in CC)
Rounds 1, 3, 5, 7: Knit
Rounds 2, 4, 6: Purl
(The following instructions assume that you're about to knit one of the long sides...if you've managed to turn your work 'round and are about to knit a short side, adjust your stitches accordingly)
Round 8: Purl 11 stitches, bind off (in purl) 18 stitches, purl 47 stitches, bind off (in purl) 18 stitches, purl 36 stitches
(You should be back at the beginning of the round at this point)
Round 9: Knit 11 stitches, cast on 18 stitches, knit 47 stitches, cast on 18 stitches, knit 36 stitches.
(Again, you should be back at the beginning of the round)
Rounds 10, 12, 14, 16: Knit
Rounds 11, 13, 15: Purl
Round 17: Bind off (in purl) all stitches.
Finishing:
Sew in all ends
Felting:
Along with a pair of jeans (which help the felting process) machine wash several times on:
- high agitation (heavy wash, not delicate)
- high heat
- lowest water level
6 comments:
Love the bag
I have an idea for a project title:
Angela's Awesome Agitated Attache!
Hooray for Alliteration
Why haven't I seen this bag before. Wow. This is a NECESSITY. lOVE IT!
tHANKS A MIL!
Adore the bag! Question: Gauge is 14 st = 4 inch,
and you cast on 25 st, that means the cast on edge and bound off edges is only about 3-3/4".
How do you get a pre-felted size of 21 inches?
Even with 80 rows, I don't see how you can come up with this number???
Thanks for your help,
Pinkadelic (ravelry)
Have made ten+ so far and everyone that I have given one to loves them. The last two have been knitted from all the leftover wool from the previous bags - just knitted in my own pattern until I had 90 or so rows. Have made a couple with longer handles for the shoulders and has worked well. Casted on 60 or so stitches for the handles. Have also purchased magnet closures and sewn them in so the bag closes which the recipients have loved. One lesson I have learned is not to fold the bag before putting in the pillowcase as it melds and cannot be separated after felting - one bag was put into the trash as it was impossible to separate. What a waste!! Have fun making these fabulous bags that all seem to love.
Question: I've started making one of these (and love the pattern!) and have just passed my first cc stripe, so I'm on about row 10 of the body. I've got the proper amount of stitches on my needles and am knitting every row with the knitted side facing outward. The sides seem to be curling quite a bit and I'm wondering if this is normal or if I've done something wrong. Will it straighten out as I proceed, or when I felt it? I'm a beginner and this is the first non-flat item I've made, so I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks!
Do you mind if I convert this to a loom knitted pattern? I probably wouldn't share it with anyone anyway, but would of course, give you credit for the original pattern.
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