Skill Level: Advanced Beginner

Skills Used: Knit, bind off, cast on, intarsia, seaming

Size: Smaller Bag 13" wide 12" tall after felting
        Larger: 15" wide, 13" tall after felting
Size will vary with gauge and how hard you felt the bag

Materials for Smaller Bag: Worsted or Two Strands of DK Held Together

   3 skein Noro “Kureyon” (100 % Wool, 100m / 110 yds, 100 g / 3.5 oz), color 377 (A)  

   1 skeins Noro “Kureyon” (100 % Wool, 100m / 110 yds, 100 g / 3.5 oz), color 397 (B)  

   10 yards of green – or pull 10 yards of green worsted weight yarn, color   (C)

   24” Size US 9/5.5mm circular knitting needles

Materials for Larger Bag: Bulky or Two Stands of Worsted Held Together

   3 skeins Universal “Deluxe Worsted” (100 % Wool, 200m / 220 yds, 100 g / 3.5oz), color 12299 Chocoloate (A)

   1 skein Universal “Deluxe Worsted” (100 % Wool, 200m / 220 yds, 100 g / 3.5oz), color 1301 Autumn Orange (B)  

   “Deluxe Worsted” (100 % Wool, 200m / 220 yds, 100 g / 3.5oz), color 12224 Chartreuse Olive (C)     

   24” Size US 13/9mm circular knitting needles

For both sizes:

   1 locking marker

   5 EZ Bobbins

   2 or 3 Seaming Clips

   Yarn needle or large embroidery needle

 Gauge for Large: 3 sts and 5.75 rows to 1” on garter

 Gauge for Small: 4 sts and 8 rows to 1” on garter

A note about gauge – you are looking for a fairly firm gauge that will felt thickly – as you change yarns it is more important to get this firm feeling than an exact size.  Just have a little extra yarn…

 A note about yarn - for the leaf you need about 10 yards of green yarn.  For the orange you will use about 50% of a 100g skein.  If you have full skeins of the orange and green, you can drop one skein of A if you want to stripe the handles or back of bag using all three colors.

Large and Small sizes are based on the weight of the yarn – you will follow the same instructions.  Size will vary based on the weight of yarn you use, your gauge, and how fully you felt the bag.