Australian Knitting — July 2014

36 Australian Knitting

Felted Clutch Bag and Corsage – Wentworth Distributors NZ Ltd

Felted Clutch Bag

A soft and gentle felted clutch

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MEASUREMENTS
Bag 25 x 20cm after felting
Flower 10cm after felting

TENSION
Before felting: 7.5 stitches and 9.5
rows over stocking stitch using 15mm
needles to 10 cm

GETTING STARTED

Note: please be aware the knitted

pieces (before felting) will be much

larger than the finished size.

WORKING PATTERN

BACK AND FLAP

Using 15.00mm needles, cast on 20

sts.

Beg with a Knit row, work in st st

throughout as follows:-

Inc 1 st at each end of 2nd and foll 3

rows, then on foll 2 alt rows. 32 sts.

Work 15 rows, ending with a WS row.

Dec 1 st at each end of next and 3

foll 4th rows. 24 sts.**

Work 3 rows, ending with a WS row.

Place markers at both ends of last row.

Shape flap

Work 6 rows, ending with a WS row.

Dec 1 st at each end of next and foll

6th row, then on foll 4th row, then on

foll alt row, then on foll 3 rows, ending

with a WS row.

Cast off rem 10 sts.

FRONT

Work as given for back to **.

Work 2 rows, ending with an RS row.

Next Row: WS knit.

Next Row: knit.

Cast off knit wise.

MAKING UP

Sew back to front, matching cast-

off edge of front to markers along

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