Woven Tote Bag

The January/February issue of "Handwoven" magazine has a few great projects for weaving on a Pin Loom. I shared some pictures of Pin looms made by Weave-It in a previous post.

The bag above was woven on a 4" square Pin loom. I used Cascade 220 yarn to do the weaving. Cascade 220 is a wool yarn that comes in about 230 different colors. After weaving 36 squares, I stitched them together. The handle is "I cord" knit on 10 1/2 needles. The finished bag was about 35" wide and 20" tall.

I felted the bag in the washing machine with hot water and a small amount of laundry soap. After I removed the bag from the washing machine I stuffed plastic bags in it and let it dry thoroughly. The finished measurements are 20' wide and 14" high.

Felted Stripe Bag

It has been a while since I've have posted. I seem to be working on projects that are taking a bit of time to finish.

Last month I posted a tote bag that I had knitted and felted. The directions for that bag were from "Felt" magazine by Interweave press. This striped bag above in another knitted bag from the same magazine. I knitted it from Cascade 220 wool yarn on size 10 1/2 needles. Before felting, the bag measured 22" wide at the base and 24" tall to the point of one of the triangles. I felted the bag in the washing machine, using hot water a small amount of soap. After felting, the bag measures 17" wide and 12" tall. I love the thickness of the fabric after it was felted.

On to the next bag!

"Mitered Diamond Bag"

I purchased this magazine last fall, it is published by "Interweave." It has many wonderful felting ideas in it and I finally decided it was time to make something from it.

I knitted this tote bag that is designed by Kristi Schuler, from Cascade 220 yarn. It is 100% Peruvian Highland Wool and is a worsted weight yarn. I started by knitting two separate squares. I then picked up stitches along the sides and continued knitting more squares. The bag continued to grow until 22 squares were completed. The handles were then added.

This is a picture of the bag after it had been felted in the washing machine. It measured 22" wide before felting and 15" wide after. The individual square were 6" square before and 4" after.

There are many other great projects in the magazine and also a wonderful article "Felting in Marrakesh."