Marimekko-Inspired Felted Needle Case by Rochelle Bourgault

Marimekko-Inspired Felted Needle Case

Knitting
November 2006
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch, before felting
US 7 - 4.5 mm
440 yards (402 m)
English

Intarsia-patterned felted case.

Description: “This felted case begins as a rectangle, and can be sewn into any number of configurations depending on what you need to stow away, whether it be knitting needles or an MP3 player.”

Finished size:

  • before felting: 23.5” x 22.75” (59.7 x 57.8 cm)
  • after felting: 18.5” x 17” (47 x 43.2 cm)

Yarn: one skein each in two colors

Additional supplies: 2 yards (1.8m) 1” (2.5 cm)-wide contrasting satin ribbon