Here is Maddie's Felted Bag! It is based loosely on this
free pattern from
KnitKit.com. I've been planning on making the
My Constant Companion bag for a while. You can buy it from
KnitKit.com, but it's also in
Knitter's Stash if you already have it. Basically I used 10 1/2 circulars and cast on 30 stitches using Cascade 220. I knit 30 rows and then picked up 15 stitches on the first side, 30 stitches across what was the "bottom" and 15 across the other side. Then I knit in the round until I felt like it looked good. After that I knit an
i-cord that was pretty long -- maybe 5 feet? I threw these two things in the washer with some jeans and when they were suitably felted (I like mine to become a solid fabric with no stitches showing), I removed them from the washer and blocked the bag. I did this by taking a box, covering it with a plastic grocery bag and shoving it inside the bag. Two days later it was dry. I then took a knitting needle, poked holes in the bag (just like she suggests in the
free pattern), and laced the felted i-cord through. I tied the i-cord with knots at each side and cut the extra off. And there you go!