Heather Knitz presents... "Preppy and Sassy Knitting Patterns'
Sassy Felted Wool Handle Purse Bags
Felted Wool Handle STRIPES +SOLIDS Clutch Style Purse Baq
All knit from the bottom to the top!
The Knitty Details..
US circular knitting needles size 15 ( I love to use Addi Turbo's—the yarn just glides right off of the needles!) C Tapestry needle to weave in ends CASCADE 220 wool yarn; I used 1 skein of Christmas Red for the bottom and then you need 2 skeins of medium green Farfalla Atelier by Zitron, One skein in desired color (for this purse and these colors I used the bright yellow with red/orange/blue pom poms) FINISHED SIZE: Base of bucket purse is approx. 12" wide x 12" deep
The Knitty Details..
US circular knitting needles size 15 ( I love to use Addi Turbo's—-the yarn just glides right off of the needles!) Tapestry needle to weave in ends CASCADE 220 wool yarn; I used 1 skein of sky blue, 1 skein of orange, 1 skein of yellow, 1 skein of pink Farfalla Atelier by Zitron, One skein in desired color (for this purse and these colors I used the bright yellow with red/orange/blue pom poms) Q FINISHED SIZE: Base of bucket purse is approx. 12" wide x 12" deep
The Knitty Details..
US circular knitting needles size 15 ( I love to use Addi Turbo's-the yarn just glides right off of the needles!) Tapestry needle to weave in ends Montera wool (Classic Elite Yarns) I used 1 skein of a lavender, medium green and a warmyellow Optional Ribbons: Segue by Trendsetter Yarns FINISHEDSIZEOFLARGE TOTE:BaSe of bucket purse is approx. 12" wide x 12" deep
The Knitty Details.. US circular knitting needles size 15 ( I love to use Addi Turbo's—the yarn just glides right off of the needles!) Tapestry needle to weave in ends Q CASCADE 220 wool yarn; I used 1 skein of Deep Pink, 1 skein of a medium pink, 2 skeins of medium green and 1 skein of a soft yellow Optional Ribbons: Segue by Trendsetter Yarns Q FINISHED SIZE OF LARGE TOTE: BaSe of bucket purse is approx. 12" wide x 12" deep
KNIT ON!
1. Cast on 10 stitches. Knit back and forth for 40 rows. Doing this creates a thick flat bottom for your tote! Iuu Have a mtue uit ui uicauve cuiuui icie...!l yuu wat tu Nt a wider purse/tote here, add more knit rows at the bottom. If you want to make a more narrow tall purse bag, knit a minimum of stitches at the bottom and add knit rounds to the height of your bag! \*\*For all 4 bags. they were knit using this cast on AND number of rows\*\* Heather's Hot Tip: The first time you knit a bag like this, keep really good notes....Then you will be able to refer to them as you knit these bags in the future! The possibilities for shapes in this style of knitting are endless! Just remember you will need more yarn! 2. Now you have created a long, narrow rectangle. You should be able to count approximately 20 ridges. You will now pick up stitches along the other three sides and then you will knit the remainder of the tote in the round: You will pick up around 40 stitches along the two long sides and another 10 stitches on the short side, giving you a total of around 100 stitches! 3. For the STOP LIGHT striped OR the YELLOW/green/PURPLE striped purse bag, you will knit as follows: : Knit 5 stitches. PLACE A MARKER. Knit 50 stitches. PLACE A MARKER. Knit to the marker (an additional 50 stitches and you have now completed one round). The markers will tell you where to increase/decrease! Knit another round. Increase as follows: Kfb, knit to one stitch before the marker, Kfb, marker, Kfb, knit to one stitch before the marker, kfb (you have increased the number of stitches by 4—total of 104) Knit one round Kfb, knit to one stitch before the marker, Kfb, marker, Kfb, knit to one stitch before the marker, kfb (you have increased the number of stitches by 4—total of 108) Knit one round Kfb, knit to one stitch before the marker, Kfb, marker, Kfb, knit to one stitch before the marker, kfb (you have increased the number of stitches by 4—total of 112) Knit one round Kfb, knit to one stitch before the marker, Kfb, marker, Kfb, knit to one stitch before the marker, kfb (you have increased the number of stitches by 4—total of 116) \*\*IFYOU ARESTRIPING,CHANGE COLORS HERE,EITHER TO TWOSTRANDS OF CASCADE220OR1STRANDOFCASCADE220ANDONESTRANDOFFARFALLA HELDTOGETHER\*\*\* Knit in the round for 6-10 ROWS \*\*\*This is where you can add height to your purse\*\* If you are making the tall purse pictured (pink/green/yellow striped purse), I knit in the round at this point for about 20 rows) \*\*IF YOU ARE STRIPING, CHANGE COLORS HERE AGAIN, EITHER TO TWO STRANDSOFCASCADE220OR1STRANDOFCASCADE220ANDONESTRANDOF FARFALLAHELDTOGETHER\*\*\* NOW IT IS TIME TO DECREASE (You willjust do the opposite of before): K2 together, knit to two stitches before the marker, K2 together, marker, K2 together, knit to two stitches before the marker, k2 together (you have decreased the number of stitches by 4—total of 112) lynchlowe@aol.com heatherknitz.com Knit one round K2 together, knit to two stitches before the marker, K2 together, marker, K2 together, knit to two stitches before the marker, k2 together (you have decreased the number of stitches by 4—-total of 108) Knit one round K2 together, knit to two stitches before the marker, K2 together, marker, K2 together, knit to two stitches before the marker, k2 together (you have decreased the number of stitches by 4—total of 104) Knit one round K2 together, knit to two stitches before the marker, K2 together, marker, K2 together, knit to two stitches before the marker, k2 together (you have decreased the number of stitches by 4—total of 100) Knit three rounds
NOWITISTIMETOMAKETHEHANDLES
Kfb, knit to 1 stitch before the marker, kfb, move marker, kfb, knit to Knit 15 stitches, BIND OFF 20 stitches, Knit 15 stitches, place marker, Knit 15 stitches, BIND OFF 20 stitches, Knit 15 stitches, place marker. make a total of 72 stitches) 1 stich before the marker, kfb (you added 4 stitches to the round to sethelontailethodwittbethumhesthatyouboundOastTound Kfb, knit to 1 stitch before the marker, kfb, move marker, kfb, knit to make a total of 80 stitches) Kfb, knit to 1 stitch before the marker, kfb, move marker, kfb, knit to 1 stich before the marker, kfb (you added 4 stitches to the round to 1 stich before the marker, kfb (you added 4 stitches to the round to 1 stich before the marker, kfb (you added 4 stitches to the round to 1 stich before the marker, kfb (you added 4 stitches to the round to Kfb, knit to 1 stitch before the marker, kfb, move marker, kfb, knit to Now you are ready to felt! Follow my attached tip sheet for tips on felting! You can EASiLY change up how you knit rows. Knit narrow stripes (knitting only 3. 5 or 7) or knit wider stripes (knitting rounds in 25, 27 or 29) at a time!
\*\*\* Finishing the purse using the SEGUE Trendsetter ribbon\* \*\*\*\*
On the tall pink/green/yellow striped purse I simply took a 48" strand of yarn and a very SHARP sewing needle and hand sewed the ribbon into the purse. I really just eye balled it! I weaved it in and out of the purse along where I changed colors from green to yellow. To create the little pieces of ribbon sticking out, I simply just DID NOT pull the ribbon right when I pulled it through the purse! It is that easy. On the purple/green/yellow striped purse I took strands of ribbon that were about 5-7 inches long and literally just tied them in knots and let them hang down! Thread the needle, pullit through, tie the knot!
