Small Felted Clutch

Free Knit Pattern

Make-up Bag or Eyeglasses Case.

Size:

Before felting: 13" x 9"w at widest point

After felting: 8" x 7.5"width at widest point.

(really depends on method used and how

much you felt it. This was the size of mine

finished)

Materials:

Brown Sheep Nature Spun Worsted
(85% Wool/15%Mohair-4oz/190 yards/skein)

1 Skein Chianti

1 Skein Victorian Rose

*note: with the suggested amount of yarn,

 you could make several of these bags.

US 10 1/2(6.5mm) Straight needles or size needed to obtain gauge.

Sewing thread or embroidery floss

Sewing needle

Darning Needle

2 inches of Velcro

Gauge: 16 sts and 20 rows = 4" St st

Directions:

Cast On 34 sts.

Work St st for 10 inches

Working in Garter Stitch,

K2tog at the beginning of each row for 3 inches.

Bind off all stitches

Finishing:

Measure 4inches and fold toward the knit side with purl side facing out. Sew up the seams with blanket stitch in MC.

Felt and let dry using your preferred method of felting. The pictured is hand felted.

Sew on the Velcro to use as the closure.

With CC Blanket stitch around the flap and the rim of the inside. You can embellish with more stitching like I did. Just have fun with it.

Copyright © 2004

pattern designed by: Tamie Snow