I just designed and knit a felted project bag that is just the right size for a smallish project like a shawl, or mittens, or socks. I made two versions – the blue-and-yellow (can we call it Swedish?) version seen above was knit in worsted weight yarn (Manos del Uruguay maxima), and the natural coloured version below was in Aran weight yarn (Manos del Uruguay Wool Clasica). The bottom of the bag is flat and square so it can stand up nicely while you knit
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The base of the bag is worked first. Stitches are then picked up around the bottom, and the sides of the bag are worked in the round. Since the project bag is felted, it is important that the yarn used is NOT superwash, but 100% merino.
The drawstrings are i-cords, knit with leftover fingering weight yarn. In the blue-and-yellow bag, I used some Rock Paper Lizard Scissors Sock from indigodragonfly, and in the natural coloured bag I used Tyr from Raventwist.
The pattern is available in PDF format for $3.00
