woolly bully bag pocket pattern
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Woolly Bully Bag
(with or without pocket)
Approx. dimensions before: bag is 14.5” wide x 17” long x 4.5” deep, each strap is 21”
long x 4.5” wide, flap is 9” wide x 12.5” long
Approx. dimensions after: bag is 9.5” wide x 8.75” long x 3” deep, each strap is 21”
long x 2” wide, flap is 4.75” wide x 7.5” long
Yarn: Cascade 220 Wool
Yardage: 440 yards (Additional yardage might be necessary if you add a pocket. The
bag I knitted with a pocket was with Lamb’s Pride Worsted, and I needed part of a 3rd
skein, BUT Lamb’s Pride Worsted has 190 yds/skein instead of Cascade’s 220 yards.)
Needles: US 11 29” circular
Bag is knitted holding one strand of yarn.
Base
CO 34 sts on US 11 circular needle.
Work back and forth in garter st (k every row) for 30 rows.
Body
K34 sts, place marker (pm), pick up and k1 st in each garter ridge on short side of base –
15 sts; pm, pick up and k1 st in each st along next long side of base – 34 sts; pm, pick up
and k15 sts along rem. short side of base as before, pm (preferably a different color to
mark beg of rnd) – 98 sts total. Join to work in the round, do not twist sts.
Rnd 1: P3, k28, p3, sl 1, p13, sl 1, p3, k28, p3, sl 1, p13, sl 1
Rnd 2: Knit
Repeat rnds 1-2 except on decrease rnds (see below) for a total of 62 rnds.
Decrease Rnds
Rnd 20: *K3, ssk, knit to last 5 sts before marker, k2tog, k3, K15*, repeat between * *.
(total sts – 32,15,32,15)
Rnd 40: (repeat Rnd 20) (total sts – 30,15,30,15)
Rnd 60: (repeat Rnd 20) (total sts – 28,15,28,15)
Set Up for Straps and Flap
Rnd 63: Bind off next 28 sts for top front opng. of bag, k15 and place on holder for left
side of strap, k28 for flap and leave on needle, place rem. 15 sts on holder for right side
of strap.
Flap
Work 28 stitches on needle back and forth as follows:
Row 1: (WS) Sl 1, k2, purl to last 3 sts, k3
Row 2: (RS) Sl 1, k to end
Repeat Rows 1-2 through Row 48
Row 49: BO
Straps
Place one set of 15 strap sts on needle and work back and forth in garter stitch until strap
measures 21” from beginning (approx. 99 rows). Place stitches on holder. Repeat with
other set of 15 strap sts. Use 3-needle bind off to join strap ends.
NOTE: If you use stockinette stitch instead of garter stitch, the straps may turn out
shorter than the “after” dimensions stated above.
Turn the bag inside out. Pick up & knit 28 sts along the back bottom seam, centered.
(The side with the flap is the back.) Pick up through a stitch (2 strands of yarn).
Row 1: Purl (the side facing the back of the bag)
Row 2: Knit (the front side of the pocket)
Repeat Row 1 & 2 except for decrease rows.
Decrease Rows
Row 20: K2, k2tog, knit to last 4 stitches, k2, k2tog (total sts = 26)
Row 40: Same as Row 20 (total sts = 24)
Row 50: Bind off
With yarn threaded on a tapestry needle, sew sides of pocket to the back of the bag as
close as possible to the garter stitch edge.
Finishing
Weave in all loose ends.
Felting
Place bag in a zippered pillow case and machine wash with a pair of jeans (or something
similar) using hot water and a small amount of no-rinse laundry detergent. Agitation is
what makes things felt, but the hot water and detergent help to loosen up the wool fibers
to speed the process.
It’s better if you do not allow the washer to drain and spin -- you might end up with
permanent creases in the felt, particularly in the straps. But if you must (and I am one of
those who must!), as soon as most of the water has drained, stop the washer, take the bag
out of the pillowcase, and check it for size. Continue this process until you reach the
desired size. I needed to wash/agitate this bag twice to get a dense, felted fabric.
Additional Finishing
The flap will most likely not be perfectly rectangular. You can pull it in both directions,
and might be able to get it into some kind of reasonable shape, OR you can cut it to a
shape you like. As long as it’s a densely felted piece of fabric, it can be cut with no fear
of unraveling. I rounded the flap edge of this purse by cutting it with scissors until it
looked the way I wanted. I then added a decorative pin to add weight and pizzazz!
Abbreviations:
beg – beginning
BO – bind off
CO – cast on
k – knit
k2tog – knit 2 sts together
p – purl
pm – place marker
rem – remaining
Rnd – round
RS – right side
sl – slip
ssk – slip 2 stitches one a time knitwise from the left needle to the right needle, insert left
needle tip into front loops of both sts and knit them together through their back loops
st – stitch
WS – wrong side
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