The new knit-felt bag pattern is finally out! This model is much lighter than the previous ones and has adjustable straps and inside pockets where you can put your phone and keys. This cute design combined with natural wool is perfect for fall and winter
About the pattern:
To get such a bag, you have to knit a huge bag and then felt it in the washing machine. 100% wool shrinks at 40 degrees Celsius and high spin speed. And you end up with a perfect winter cross-body bag. It’s very durable and doesn't need any lining
The quality of your washing machine is very important. Before buying this pattern, make sure that you can set the following washing parameters: 1-2 hours (cotton wash mode), 40 C (40 degrees Celsius) and 800-1200 spin speed
Yarn options:
• FELTRO (Uni, Chess, Line, Print, Rigato and ect.)
• DROPS SNOW
You need 575 m of yarn. The bag weighs 575 g
Instruments:
• Circular needles 9 mm (US 13) with 80-120 cm needle cord for the bag
• Circular needles 9 mm (US 13) with 40 cm needle cord or 9 mm stocking needles - with short needles it will be much more comfortable to knit the handles
• 7 mm crochet hook
Knitting gauge (Stockinette Stitch, 9 mm needles): 11 stitches in 10 cm, 14 rows in 10 cm
Dimensions of the bag after washing (option 1) - here are approximate dimensions, which may differ by a few cm from your result:
• bag bottom 14 x 38 cm
• bag height 31,5 cm
• handle length 67 (85) cm
Dimensions of the bag after washing (option 2) - here are approximate dimensions, which may differ by a few cm from your result:
• bag bottom 10 x 28 cm
• bag height 21 cm
• handle length 67 (85) cm
The pattern is suitable for beginner knitters and has detailed instructions with knitting schemes and explanatory videos. You can knit this bag very quickly as 9 mm (US 13) needles is used for this project. But it's necessary to know how to single crochet to make the lap edge design - the pattern explains how to do it (there is also a YouTube tutorial that explains in detail how to crochet the edge of the lap), but you need to know the basics, such as how to hold the hook (this is not explained in detail in the pattern)
Skills needed to knit this bag: knitting in the round, flat knitting, casting on (+ loop cast on), binding off, Stockinette Stitch, Garter Stitch, ssk stitch, k2tog, Single Crochet Stitch
