Flap Top Felted Purse

After look at many felted bag patterns and not finding exactly what I was looking for, I decided to make up my own pattern.

Base of the bag
CO 40 stitiches
Knit 34 rows in garter stitch
Place marker (A)
Pick up and knit 16 stitches along left side of rectangle, place marker (B)
Pick up and knit 49 stitched along CO edge, place marker (C)
Pick up and knit 16 stitches along right side of rectangle, place marker (D)
Join stitches and begin knitting in the round for 60 rows.

Body of the bag
On row 12 - Decrease by k2tog after marker A, before marker B, after marker C and before marker D. You will have 14 stitches on each of the short sides and 49 stitches on the long sides.

On row 24 - Decrease by k2tog after marker A, before marker B, after marker C and before marker D. You will have 12 stitches on each of the short sides and 49 stitches on the long sides.

On row 36 - Decrease by k2tog after marker A, before marker B, after marker C and before marker D. You will have 10 stitches on each of the short sides and 49 stitches on the long sides.

On row 48 - Decrease by k2tog after marker A, before marker B, after marker C and before marker D. You will have 8 stitches on each of the short sides and 49 stitches on the long sides.

Once you have knit 60 rows with decreases, beginning at marker D, bind off 49 stitches. Place the 8 stitches between markers A and B on a stitch holder. Keep stitches between B and C on your circular needle. Place the 8 stitches between C and D on a stitch holder.

Bag flap top
If you would like to change yarn color for the flap top, do so here by tying on new yarn.

Knit in SS stitch for 34 rows. Bind off.

Strap
Remove the 8 stitches from the stitch holder and place on needle. Knit in garter stitch until the strap measures 22" long. Join with the remaining 8 stitch on the other stitch holder using the Kitchener stitch.

Weave in ends and felt. :)


Pre-felted measurements

Strap - 22" long in garter stitch
Flap - 14" wide by 7" tall
Bag body - 14" wide by 11" tall
Bag base - 14" long by 5" wide

Felted Market Bag

I made a large felted bag out of Berroco Peruvia in Aquamarine that I received in the February yarn swap on Diaperswappers.com. It was awesome to felt. The pattern for the bag is at http://pensandneedles.blogspot.com/2005/11/sentimental-stripes-felted-tote.html The black is Peace Fleece left over from another project, but it did not felt as well so the bag has a slightly rippled effect, but it looks pretty cool. I am using the bag to carry my doula client paperwork. I knit it with size 10.5 needles.










I made it slightly smaller than the pattern, but it still ended up being a little too big.

Felted Mocs from Little Turtle Knits Pattern

I recently bought the Felted Mocs pattern from Little Turtle Knits. Included in the pattern are sizes from newborn to adult male. I have already made a couple of pairs. They knit super fast and are really cute. Here are a couple of pics of the finished objects. :)










The first pair is a set I made for my son in the toddler size using Paton's Classic wool that I dyed with food coloring.

The second pic are a pair I made for me in the middle school sizing out of Peace Fleece and a pair of infant sized for a friend's new baby girl our of Caron's Felt-It yarn in Neon.

I will definitely be making more of these. They will be great baby gifts for all of our friends who are procreating. :)