Measurements before felting: approx. 42 cm wide at the bottom x 41 cm high. Measurements after felting: approx. 30 cm wide at the bottom x 24 cm high. Materials: 300 g autumn forest
STRAIGHT NEEDLES SIZE 5 mm - or size needed to get 17 sts x 22 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm. CROCHET HOOK SIZE 4 mm - for buttonhole loop. MOTHER-OF-PEARL BIG HOLE NO 540: 1 piece
BAG: Worked back and forth on needle and sewn tog in the sides when finished. Cast on 55 sts on needle size 5 mm with Big Delight. K 1 row from WS, then work in stocking st. When piece measures 5 cm, inc 1 st in each side, repeat inc every 6 cm 5 more times = 67 sts. When piece measures 41 cm, insert a marker (this marks the bottom of bag) – NOW MEASURE PIECE FROM HERE. When piece measures 6 cm, dec 1 st in each side. Repeat dec every 6 cm 5 more times = 55 sts. When piece measures approx. 41 cm (adjust so that next row is worked from RS), cast off 3 sts in each side (cast off at beg of the next 2 rows) = 49 sts. Continue with the lid.
LID: Continue in stocking st back and forth for 8 rows. On next row (= RS), dec 1 st at beg and end of row by K2 tog after the first st and before the last st. Repeat dec every RS row until 9 sts remain on needle. Work in stocking st back and forth over these for 2 cm, then cast off. Cut the thread, leave approx. 50 cm - work buttonhole loop with this thread later.
BUTTONHOLE LOOP: Insert hook at the edge of lid where cast off thread is, pull thread through piece to make a loop on hook. Then work 12 ch, fasten with 1 sl st in the other side at the edge of lid. Pull thread through loop and fasten the thread.
HANDLE: Worked back and forth on needle. Cast on 8 sts on needle size 5 mm. Work as follows: * K 1, place yarn in front of piece (i.e. towards you), slip 1 st as if to P, place yarn behind piece (from you) *, repeat from *-* the rest of row. Turn piece and repeat from *-* upwards on all rows. Working like this makes a handle worked seemingly in the round. Cast off when piece measures approx. 100 cm.
ASSEMBLY: Fold the bag at the marker in the bottom, sew side seams tog edge to edge in front loop of outermost st to avoid a chunky seam. Fasten the handle in each side of bag.
FELTING: Place the bag in the washing machine with a detergent without enzymes and optical bleach. Wash at 40 degrees with normal spin but no pre-wash. After wash shape the bag to the right size while still wet and leave to dry flat. At subsequent wash, wash the bag at regular wool programme.
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