My First Felted Bag
Okay, I know everyone’s been felting wool bags for years. But this is my first attempt and here is the results.
I found two small balls of 100% brown wool at my local thrift store. Apparently someone didn’t finish their project or didn’t need these two leftover balls so I thought I’d buy them to crochet my first felted bag. But fearing I didn’t have enough and wanting to crochet a good-sized purse, I splurged and bought a small skein of 100% variegated wool to make some colorful stripes on my purse.
It is very important to use 100% wool for your felting projects. I almost made the mistake of using some other “wool” yarn I recycled from another project, but found out it was only 20% wool. If I had used that, it would not have felted properly or evenly.
My bag was crocheted and then felted twice in my washing machine. The first time I used the hottest water setting for 10 minutes and then a cold water rinse. I put my bag inside an old pillowcase and tied it shut with a knot. I also threw in an old pair of jeans for added agitation. It wasn’t quite enough so I felted it again for about another 6 minutes. I added two recycled buttons to finish off the bag.
Here is the free pattern for anyone interested in crocheting this felted sling bag purse.
Felted Sling Bag Purse Pattern
Purse measurements:
Before felting – 11-1/2” wide and 11-1/2” long with 48” strap
After felting – 9” wide and 9” long with 43” strap
Materials:
3 ozs -100% brown wool yarn
2 ozs -100% variegated wool yarn for stripes (Bernat Natural Wool “Meadow” shown)
1” button or two recycled buttons as shown on bag
Hook: Metal “H” US hook
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