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ChaCha
When you just have to have ruffles! Lots of girls love ruffles and can never have enough ruffles. If you want to indulge your inner “ruffle-ista” or pamper that little girlie girl in your life, this backpack is for you. Cool buttons can help you express your sense of style to make this a one of a kind work of art. One two, chachacha!
The ruffles on these bags become quite sculptural once felted. The pack comes in two sizes, child and teen/adult. The straps have two button holes, which if paired with multiple buttons makes it adjustable. Adjustability allows for multiple wearers or one wearer that is growing.
SIZE
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Child- Before felting: L 12” x H 12” x W 8” or L 30.5 x H 30.5 x W 20.25 cm (at base) Strap length: 28” / 71 cm
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Child- After felting: L 9.5” x H 8” x W 5” or L 24 x H 20.5 x W 12.5 cm (at base) Strap length: 22.5”/57.25 cm
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Teen/Adult- Before felting: L 16” x H 16” x W 10” or L 40.5 x H 30.5 x W 25.5 cm (at base) Strap length: 36 “/ 91.5 cm
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Teen/Adult- After felting: L 12” x H 10” x 6.5” or L 30.5 x 25.5 x W16.5 cm (at base) Strap length: 29.75”/ 75.5 cm
Yarn
MC-body Cascade 220 (100% Peruvian Highland Wool, 220 yards 200 meters/100 grams): Color number 8762(8906) 3(4)
CC-ruffles Noro Kureyon (100% Wool, 110 yards 100 meters/50 grams): Color number 319 (367) 3(4) balls
Needles
Size US 15 (10 mm): 32 (40)” circular and dpn(s)
Notions
- Removable markers (3 MCM, 1 CCM)
- Tapestry needle
- Sewing needle
- Matching sewing thread
- Large button (1” or larger) for flap closure (samples used Dill buttons (390145/color 22 –pink & 390247/color 16- blue)
- Smaller shank buttons (6-14) for adjustable straps (samples used Favorite Findings-Blumenthal Lansing Company - # 1149-Butterfly Dreams and Dress It Up-A Jesse James Company -# 4824 –Fab Flops)
Gauge
10 sts and 15 rows = 4” 10 cm in St st before felting
Pattern notes
- The base on this pattern is knitted flat on a circular needle.
- This pattern is worked in the round from the bottom up, after picking up stitches around the rectangular base.
- This pattern is worked with all yarn double stranded.
- The base, body, flap and straps are worked in the solid color (MC) and only the ruffles are knit in the self-striping (CC).
- The pattern uses an I-cord bind-off for durability.
- The stitches for the ruffles will be picked up vertically down the front of the pack.
- There are two buttonholes in each strap to allow them to be adjustable.
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- First published: December 2016
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