Nesting Felt Bowls by Claire Fairall Designs

Nesting Felt Bowls

Knitting
May 2011
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 21 rows = 4 inches
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
42 - 84 yards (38 - 77 m)
English
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

This set of 3 decorative and useful felt nesting bowls is fun and interesting to make.

Claire’s carefully explained method of hand felting and forming each bowl, ensures that each one will fit neatly inside the next.

As always Claire gives full and detailed instructions for knitting, making up and felting this set of 3 felt bowls

Finished size (Height x Diameter)
Small Bowl 3.5cm (1½”) x 8cm (3”)
Medium Bowl 4cm (1¾”) x 9.5cm (3¾”)
Large Bowl 4.5cm (2”) x 11cm (4½”)
Finished sizes vary with your choice of wool.

Materials Small 17g (38m, 42yds)
Medium 25g (55m, 60yds)
Large 35g (77m, 84yds)
DK, Light weight (3). Hand wash only 100% Wool.

Finer yarn will make more delicate felt and smaller bowls, thicker
yarn will make chunky felt and larger bowls.
Choose needles to give a loose knitted fabric.