Handbag & Makeup Case by Maggie Pace

Handbag & Makeup Case

Knitting
January 2011
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch, before felting
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
6.5 mm (K)
220 - 880 yards (201 - 805 m)
see notes below
English

Try your hand at felting with this matching purse and makeup case—the perfect Mother’s Day gifts.

Yardage:

For Makeup Case

-1 ball #CFW.3089 Blue Smoke (A)

-1 ball #CFW.1256 Soft Sage (B)

For Handbag

-2 balls #CFW.3089 Blue Smoke (A)

-2 balls #CFW.1256 Soft Sage (B)

Notions Needed:

For Makeup Case

-9”/23cm zipper
-Matching thread and sewing needle
-Yarn needle

For Handbag

-Fabric pen
-Stitch markers
-Yarn needle

Finished Measurements:

Makeup Case

Before felting: 8”/20.5cm wide by 7.5”/19cm tall; after felting: 7”/18cm by 5”/12.5cm tall

Handbag

Before felting: 17”/43cm wide by 18”/45.5cm tall; after felting: 14”/35.5cm wide by 11”/28cm tall