Skills Needed
- General knitting skills
- Intarsia (if doing striped or cross bag).
I love projects that require no sewing, and this is one of them! Just felt this bag, and attach the strap with no-sew buttons. Voila! You’ve got a new knitting bag, cross-body purse, diaper bag...
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Finished Dimensions (felted)*
- Small bag: 8 in H X 5 in W/ 20 cm H X 12.7 cm W
- Medium bag: 5 in H X 9 in W/ 12.7 cm H X 23 cm W
- Large bag: 8 in H X 12 in W/ 20 cm H X 30.5 cm W
*Size after felting is approximate, since the felting process depends on a number of factors that can vary widely (temperature of water, amount of agitation, type of soap used, etc.)
Materials
Yarn
- For small bag
- Lamb’s Pride Worsted 85% wool, 25% mohair, 190 yds per 113 g skein
- 2 skeins
- Lamb’s Pride Worsted 85% wool, 25% mohair, 190 yds per 113 g skein
- For medium bag
- Lamb’s Pride Bulky 85% wool, 25% mohair, 125 yds per 113 g skein
- Use single strand - 2 skeins MC, 1 skein CC
- Lamb’s Pride Bulky 85% wool, 25% mohair, 125 yds per 113 g skein
- For large bag
- Lamb’s Pride Worsted
- Used double - 4 skeins (2 skeins each color for 2 colored bag)
- -- OR --
- Cascade 220 100% wool, 220 yds per 100g skein
- Use double - 4 skeins (2 skeins each color for 2 colored bag)
- -- OR --
- Lamb’s Pride Bulky
- Used single 3 skeins (2 skeins mc, 1 skein cc).
- Lamb’s Pride Worsted
Needles
- For small bag, one US 11/ 8 mm 24 in/ 61 cm circular needle.
- For large and medium bags, one US 15/ 10 mm 24 in/ 61 cm circular needle.
Notions
- Strap notions are available at fabric and craft stores:
- 2 yds webbing used for belts
- 3 metal slides to match the width of your strap
- 4-6 bachelor or dungaree buttons
- Purse feet (optional)
Gauge
Not important since you are felting.
