Felted Purse by Susan George

Felted Purse

Knitting
January 2009
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
16 stitches = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 10 - 6.0 mm
30 - 40 yards (27 - 37 m)
This pattern is available for free.

This is a very simple purse, pouch or small bag for coins, camera, mobile phone or ipod.

You can easily adjust the shape by including more stitches (the purse shown was a 24 st cast on), or by knitting more length (the purse shown was about 42 cm long before folding into a purse). You need to allow for shrinkage during the felting process. The amount of shrinkage will depend on the yarn used and how much felting takes place.