Milk and Honey

Felted DROPS bag in ”Snow” with bobbles on flap and shoulder strap.

DROPS 117-5
DROPS design: Pattern no EE-251

MEASUREMENTS BEFORE FELTING:
Width at bottom = approx 45 cm.
Height = approx 42 cm.
MEASUREMENTS AFTER FELTING:
Width at bottom = approx 32 cm.
Height = approx 22 cm.
Materials: DROPS SNOW
550 g colour no 47m, light beige mix

DROPS POINTED NEEDLES and CIRCULAR NEEDLE (80 cm) size 8 mm –
or size needed to get 11 sts x 15 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm.

GARTER ST (back and forth on needle):
K all rows.
PATTERN:
See diagram M.1 – diagram is seen from RS.

BAG: Worked in 1 piece, beg with the flap.

FLAP: Worked back and forth on needle. Cast on 38 sts on needle size 8 mm with Snow. K 3 rows (first row = WS), then 4 rows stocking st with the middle 8 sts + 2 sts each side in GARTER ST – see above! AT THE SAME TIME on row 2 from cast on row inc 1 st each side by K2 in the outermost st each side. Repeat the inc on every other row a total of 3 times = 44 sts Work inc sts in stocking st. Continue as follows when inc are complete: 2 garter sts, M.1 on 16 sts, garter st on the middle 8 sts, M.1 on 16 sts (beg with second st from right in diagram) and 2 garter sts. Continue like this until piece measures 28 cm.

BAG: Work sts onto circular needle size 8 mm and cast on 56 sts at the end of row = a total of 100 sts. NOW MEASURE PIECE FROM HERE! P 1 round on circular needle and continue in stocking st. When piece measures 40 cm work next round as follows: * K2, K2 tog *, repeat from *-* = 75 sts. P 1 round, and cast off.
Sew bag tog in outer loops of sts at bottom.

SHOULDER STRAP: Worked back and forth on needle. Cast on 8 sts on needle size 8 mm with Snow. Continue as follows:
Row 1 to 3: K all sts.
Row 4: K2, 1 bobble (see explanation below), K5.
Row 5 to 7: K all sts.
Row 8: K5, 1 bobble, K2.
Row 9 to 11: K all sts.
Repeat row 4 to 11 until piece measures 100 cm. Cast off.
Sew shoulder strap to each side of bag with the bobbles on the outside.

FELTING:
The piece can be felted either in the washing machine or the tumble dryer – read description below.
Remember: Subsequent washes are as for a normal wool garment.

IN WASHING MACHINE:
Washing machines will vary when felting. If the piece is not felted enough, it can be felted again. If it is felted too much, it can be stretched to the correct size while still wet.
DO THE FOLLOWING:
Lay the piece in the washing machine, using a programme of approx. 40 minutes (not a wool programme).
Wash at 40 degrees without pre-wash, detergent is optional. After washing, shape the piece while it is still wet.

IN TUMBLE DRYER:
Felting in a tumble dryer gives good control over the degree of felting. The tumble dryer can be opened during drying to check the size of the piece. If it is not felted enough it can be thoroughly wetted and felted again. If it is felted too much it can be stretched to the correct size while still wet.
DO THE FOLLOWING:
Lay the piece in water so it becomes completely wet, then place it in the tumble dryer and begin the drying process. Dry to the desired size, checking regularly.

Diagram explanations

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