I felted my pieces on the hottest setting on my washer for about 18 minutes.

Here is a picture taken after I felted the main bag.

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Here are photos of each side of my strap which was crocheted using one of main colors on each side.

I finished off the felted purse by attaching the strap and lining my bag complete with a zipper. Here is a my purse lining tutorial if you need instructions for lining a crocheted bag. The full detailed crochet pattern is below — Enjoy!

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Free Pattern for Crocheted Felted 3-Color Striped Purse

Materials needed:
3) 100% Wool Yarn (100 grams/110 yard skeins each)
Blue, Teal, and Crème colors used
Small amount of fabric for lining and pockets
9 Inch Zipper

Hook: “H” U.S. size metal hook
Description: Felted Blue Striped Bag
After felting bag measures 13” wide at base and 9” long with 39” strap

Directions:
Using blue wool yarn, Ch 45.

Rnd 1
Hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in ea chain st down to end. Then continue around other side of chain by working a Hdc in ea st to other end. Do not join at end of rounds unless advised otherwise. Just continue working Hdc’s in rounds as this creates a seamless bottom bag.

Rnd 2-3
Hdc in each st around to first end, work 2 Hdc in ea of the end st, then Hdc in ea st to other end, then work 2 Hdc in the end st.

Rnd 4-8
Hdc in ea st around the entire bag bottom. At the end of rnd 8, Sl St into next few sts to finish off edge smoothly at side of bag. FO and weave under ends.

Rnd 9-11
Join teal colored wool yarn with sl st at side of bag where you just ended. Ch 1, Hdc in ea st around. Don’t join at end of round—just continue working in rounds. End at side of bag after rnd 11 to begin decreases.

Rnd 12-16 (dec starts)
Work 1 dec by working 2 Hdc tog, then Hdc in ea st around to other side edge. Work 1 dec by working 2 Hdc tog at side of bag, then Hdc in ea remaining st of rnd. At end of rnd 16, finish off same as you did at the end of rnd 8. (8 rnds with teal yarn)

Rnd 17
Switch to crème colored wool yarn. Join with sl st at side where you just ended. Ch 1 and Hdc in ea st around. Don’t join at end of rnd.

Rnd 18-24
Work 1 dec by working 2 Hdc tog, then Hdc in ea st around to other side edge. Work 1 dec by working […]

Now that Christmas is over, I can share my t-yarn kitchen set that I made as a gift. It was crocheted using recycled tee-shirts cut into yarn or tarn as some call this recycled craft material. My set included a trivet, potholder, knob cover and a skillet handle.

If crafting with recycled tee-shirts is new to you, here is my tutorial on how to create what I call curled t-yarn or tarn. Below is the free pattern for the round t-yarn potholder. I previously posted the patterns for the trivet hotpad here and the skillet handle cover here.

The knob cover pattern is available now here. I wanted to keep this post to just the free pattern for the round potholder so people could find each pattern more easily on my patterns page. In case you didn’t know, my patterns page has all my patterns listed together so you can find them quickly by clicking here.

T-Yarn Round Potholder Pattern

Materials needed:
One tee-shirt (white) and another partial shirt of contrasting color (blue)
Cut into ¼ inch wide strips and gently pull to curl your t-yarn

Hook: “K” U.S. size metal crochet hook
Finished Potholder approx: 7” wide

Make Two

Rnd 1
Using magic circle with white t-yarn, work 6 Sc in circle. Do not turn your work in this project.

Rnd 2
Work 2 Sc in ea st around.

Rnd 3
Ch 1, work *2 Sc in next st then Sc in next st*. Repeat between * to end of round. Join with a Sl St into the beg Ch 1. FO.

Rnd 4
Join using blue t-yarn and Ch 1. *2 Sc in next st, then Sc in ea of the next 2 sts.* Repeat between * to end of round. Join with a Sl St into the beg Ch 1. FO blue.

Rnd 5
Join using white t-yarn and Ch 1. *Sc in ea of the next 3 sts, then work 2 Sc in next st.* Repeat between * to end of round. Join with a Sl St into the beg Ch 1.

Rnd 6
Ch 1, *Sc in ea of the next 4 sts, then 2 Sc in next st.* Repeat between * to end of round. DO NOT join, but just continue working in rounds from this point on. Place marker at round beg if needed so you know where ea rnd begins.

Rnd 7
*Work Sc in ea of the next 5 sts, then work 2 Sc*. * Repeat between * to end of round.

Tip: If needed add a st here or there to make your potholder lay flat. Working with recycled materials isn’t a perfect craft and you may have to adjust your sts to get a flat product.

Rnd 8
*Work Sc in ea of the next 6 sts, then work 2 Sc*. * Repeat between * to end of round.

Rnd 9
*Work Sc in ea of the next 7 sts, then work 2 Sc*. * […]