Pattern: Dumpling Bag from Interweave Knits, Fall 2008
Yarn: Patons SWS, 2 balls.
Needle: US 13 circular and dpns
Difficulty level: easy
I started this bag back in the fall fairly soon after getting my issue of interweave in the mail. I was in the mood for starting something new, this bag looked super cute, and I had yarn for it in my stash! I had to put it away after my first night working on it because no local stores had size 13 dpns. I finally got back to it the other night and finished it. This was my first time felting and I found the whole process pretty exciting! My roommates who were unaware of wool’s ability to felt were fairly certain I worked some sort of weird knitting magic.
The bag turned out to be a fun quick knit which was the perfect introduction to felting. I’m not as happy as I thought I would be with the finished result but I honestly can’t tell you what I’m unhappy about. If I was to make it again I think I’d adjust the handles a little bit and maybe try a different embroidery pattern on it. I saw bags that had been embroidered with embroidery floss after felting and I really enjoy that look.
Please ignore my discontent because the bag IS cute as is. And best of all this bag strikes Interweave 2008 off my book list!
Your bag is very cute. I love the color and it looks like it felted very well.
I bought that issue thinking I’d knit this bag but haven’t gotten to it yet. I’m curious as to how you would change the handles.
I think it’s very cute!! First time felting – that’s a fabulous job!
I think it’s cute too! Did you felt it by hand or in the washer? I’m getting ready to try some felted projects and I’m not sure which route I want to take.