Materials:
approx 11 grams of Paton's worsted wool yarn (or another feltable worsted weight yarn)
US 9 needles (either double point or a long circular to allow you to knit in the round)
CREATING THE BOTTOM (this will be a hexagon shape when you are done)
Cast on 8 stitches
Row 0. knit one row
Row 1. KFB, K to 1 stitch before marker, KFB (10 stitches)
Row 2. Knit all stitches
Row 3. KFB, K to 1 stitch before marker, KFB (12 stitches)
Row 4. Knit all stitches
Row 5. KFB, K to 1 stitch before marker, KFB (14 stitches)
Row 6. Knit all stitches
Rows 7-12: Knit all stitches
Row 13. SSK, K to 2 stitches before marker, K2tog (12 stitches)
Row 14. Knit all stitches
Row 15. SSK, K to 2 stitches before marker, K2tog (10 stitches)
Row 16. Knit all stitches
Row 17. SSK, K to 2 stitches before marker, K2tog (8 stitches)
Row 18. Knit all stitches
CREATING THE BODY OF THE BAG
Pick up and knit stitches around the base of the bag until you have 36 stitches on either DPNs or on a long circular set up to knit with magic loop - place markers after every 9 stitches with a different style of fourth marker to mark the end of row
Rows 1-6: Knit all stitches
Row 7: (Knit 7 stitches, K2tog) 4 times (32 stitches)
Row 8: Knit all stitches
Row 9: (Knit 6 stitches, K2tog) 4 times (28 stitches)
Row 10-11: Knit all stitches
Row 12: (Knit 5 stitches, K2tog) 4 times (24 stitches)
Row 13-14: Knit all stitches
Row 15: (Knit 4 stitches, K2tog) 4 times (20 stitches)
Row 16: Knit all stitches
Row 17: (K2tog, YO) 10 times (20 stitches)
Row 18-20: Knit all stitches
Cast off all stitches.
My bag after knit (before felting) was approximately 3 3/4 " tall, 2" wide at base, and 2" wide at base
To ensure that the eyelets at the neck of the bag stayed open during felting, I wove a small plastic bag through the openings
I put the bag into a pillowcase (pinned shut) and washed it in hot water in the washing machine along with a load of towels.
After felting, you can use a ribbon or single crocheted "rope" as the drawstring for your bag.
