Ulrika Bag

Felted DROPS bag with pattern borders in ”Snow”.

DROPS 142-11
DROPS design: Pattern no ee-451
Yarn group E
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Measurements before felting: approx. 44 cm wide x 52 cm high.
Measurements after felting: approx. 29 cm wide x 30 cm high.
Materials:
DROPS SNOW from Garnstudio
200 g colour no 47, light beige
100 g colour no 01, off white
100 g colour no 23, tan
100 g colour no 54, medium purple
100 g colour no 55, light green

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

PATTERN:
See diagram A.1. Pattern is worked in stocking st.
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BAG:
Worked in the round on circular needle, bottom up.
Cast on 96 sts on circular needle size 8 mm with tan. Work diagram A.1 (= 8 repetitions on the round). REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! When A.1 has been worked, continue with light beige. P 1 round, K 1 round and P 1 round, then cast off with K. Piece measures approx. 52 cm vertically.

HANDLE:
Worked back and forth on circular needle. Cast on 6 sts on circular needle size 8 mm with light beige. Work as follows: * K 1, place yarn in front of piece (i.e. towards you), slip 1 st as if to P, place yarn behind piece (from you) *, repeat from *-* the rest of row. Turn piece and repeat from *-* upwards on all rows. Working like this makes a handle worked seemingly in the round. Cast off when piece measures approx. 90 cm.
Knit another handle.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the bag tog at the bottom. Fasten one handle in each side of bag, approx. 9 cm in from the sides.

FELTING:
Place the bag in the washing machine with a detergent without enzymes and optical bleach. Wash at 40 degrees with normal spin but no pre-wash. After wash shape the bag to the right size while still wet and leave to dry flat.
At subsequent wash, wash the bag at regular wool programme.

AFTER FELTING:
If the piece is not felted enough and is too big: Wash the piece one more time in the washing machine while it is still wet add a terry towel that measures approx. 50 x 70 cm - NOTE: Do not use a short program.
If the piece has been felted too much and is too small: While the piece is still wet stretch it to the correct measurements, if the piece is dry, make sure to soak it first.
Remember: All subsequent washes are as a normal wool garment.

Diagram explanations

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