Celtic Felted Bag

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Designer: E.B. Difficulty: Intermediate, color work Needles: Size 11 circular, 24 in. Finished Size: 11" x 4" x 13"

[edit] Yarn Requirements

• Note: Use 2 strands of yarn to knit this pattern.

Color		Yarn	No. of Skeins
Color A		Knit Picks Wool of the Andes 100% Peruvian Wool - Chocolate	6
Color B		Knit Picks Wool of the Andes 100% Peruvian Wool - Cloud	1
Color C		Knit Picks Wool of the Andes 100% Peruvian Wool - Chambray	1

[edit] Instructions

[edit] Bottom

• Use 2 stands of yarn to knit this patterns
• Cast on 41 stitches in Yarn A
• Work back and forth in garter stitch of 24 rows in Yarn A

[edit] Sides

• Pick up 11 stitches on the side, then 41 along the next edge and 11 on the other side. There will be a total of 104 stitches.
• Place a marker before the 1st stitch of the round.jOIN INTO ROUND.
• Knit in the round for 31 rows in Yarn A.
• Follow the fair isle pattern in the chart for 21 rows
• Knit 6 more rows in Yarn A
• Bind off all stitches using an I-cord bind off.
• Weave in ends.

[edit] Handles

• Knit 2 30 inch pieces of I-cord in yarn color A

[edit] Felting

Felt bag and I-cord. This yarn felted very quickly. It only took about 10 minutes.

See felting for instructions on how to felt.

[edit] Finishing

Sew Felted handles to bag with matching thread.

'Bold text'Bold textItalic textLink titleBold text===Fair Isle Charts===

Fair Isle Chart for the Sides
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Fair Isle Chart for front and back
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[edit] Techniques Used

• Knit
• Fair Isle
• Felting
• I-Cord
• I-Cord Bind-Off

[edit] References

1000 Great Knitting Motifs

[edit] External Links

http://www.knitpicks.com