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Anatolia by DROPS Design
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Felted DROPS bag in ”Alaska”.
DROPS 140-33
DROPS design: Pattern no x-394
Yarn group C
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Measurements before felting: approx. 62 cm x 36 cm / 24½" x 14 1/4".
Measurements after felting: approx. 40 cm x 25 cm / 15 3/4" x 9 3/4".

Materials: DROPS ALASKA from Garnstudio
100 g color no 23, brown
50 g color no 54, purple
50 g color no 53, dark pink
50 g color no 58, mustard
50 g color no 37, dark blue
50 g color no 45, light olive
50 g color no 57, denim blue
50 g color no 11, dark red
50 g color no 56, gray purple

DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE size 5 mm / US 8 (80 cm / 32'') - or size needed to get 17 sts x 22 rows in stockinette st = 10 x 10 cm / 4'' x 4''. After felting: approx. 20 sts x 34 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4'' x 4''.

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NOTE: This pattern is written in American English. All measurements in charts are in cm. For conversion from cm to inch - click here. There are different terms for crocheting in British and American English. If this pattern includes crochet, click for "crochet terms" here. For this pattern in British English, please click here.
BAG: The entire bag is worked in stockinette st, work 5 strips that are sewn tog when finished.

STRIP 1 (make 2):
Worked back and forth on circular needle. Cast on 20 sts on circular needle size 5 mm / US 8 with color no 54 and work 34 rows in each color in the following order: Color no 54, 53, 58, 37, bind off.

STRIP 2 (make 2):
Worked back and forth on circular needle. Cast on 20 sts on circular needle size 5 mm / US 8 with color no 56 and work 34 rows in each color in the following order: Color no 56, 11, 57, 45, bind off.

STRIP 3 (make 1):
Worked back and forth on circular needle. Cast on 20 sts on circular needle size 5 mm / US 8 with color no 45 and work 34 rows in each color in the following order: Color no 45, 57, 37, 58, 53, 54, 11, 56, bind off.

Sew strips tog sideways – see figure for placement. Sew the rest of strip 3 to short side on strip 1 and 2 in each side.

Pick up 200 sts around the upper edge of bag with color no 23 on circular needle size 5 mm / US 8. Insert 1 marker in the middle st from one short side = beg of round. Work in stockinette st in the round. When 3 cm / 1'' have been worked, work as follows: K 8, 2 YO, K 2 tog, K 18, 2 YO, K 2 tog, K 38, 2 YO, K 2 tog, * K 18, 2 YO, K 2 tog *, repeat from *-* 3 times, K 38, 2 YO, K 2 tog, K 18, 2 YO, K 2 tog, K 10. On next row slip one YO off the needle and K the other YO – make sure that holes are made. Continue in stockinette st. When piece measures 7 cm / 2¾'', work as follows: bind off the first 40 sts on round, work 20 sts, bind off the remaining sts. Cut the thread. Work 28 rows in stockinette st over the 20 sts, work next row as follows: Work 9 sts, 2 YO, K 2 tog, work the rest of row. On next row slip one YO off the needle and K the other YO – make sure that a hole is made. Work 5 rows in stockinette st over all sts, bind off.

TIE:
Work a tube with 4 sts back and forth on circular needle size 5 mm / US 8 as follows: Cast on 4 sts with color no 23 and K 1 row. Then work as follows: * Slide all sts to the right side of needle without turning the piece, tighten thread and K over all sts *, repeat from *-* until tie measures 200 cm / 80". Cut and fasten the thread.

FELTING:
Place the bag and the tie in the washing machine with a detergent without enzymes and optical bleach. Wash warm at 104F with normal spin but no pre-wash. After wash shape the bag to the right size while still wet and leave to dry flat. At subsequent wash, wash the bag at regular wool program.

Thread tie up and down the holes and tie ends tog inside the bag. Sew button on top of bag.

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