{"product_id":"lofn-felted-shoulder-bag-knitting-pattern","title":"Lofn — Felted Shoulder Bag Knitting Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003eLofn is Védís Jónsdóttir’s felted shoulder bag from Ístex’s Lopi 24, knitted in black heather Jöklalopi — the pattern calls the yarn Bulky Lopi. It is a plain stocking-stitch tube on an 8 mm needle with a long, narrow strap and a fringe along the bottom, fulled in the washing machine to about 23 × 25 cm and decorated with small mirrors or buttons — the photo shows five in a row across the top. One size. The pattern also suggests a white bag with a longer fringe and a dyed bottom, and shows it in a photo, but gives no yarn or amounts for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne size — about 23 × 25 cm (9″ × 9¾″) after fulling, with a 120 cm strap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFulling instructions, and how to cut and sew in a fabric lining\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA photo of the white idea version with a dyed bottom (no yarn or amounts given for it)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/lofn-felted-shoulder-bag-knitting-kit\"\u003ethe black heather kit\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYarn used in the pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e (not included)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJöklalopi — 100 g hanks\u003c\/strong\u003e · one size · printed in the pattern as “Bulkylopi - 100 g skeins”\u003cbr\u003e\nA 0005 black heather — 2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne size. After fulling the bag is about 23 cm wide and 25 cm deep (9″ × 9¾″). The strap is knitted to 120 cm before fulling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pattern gives no gauge — the bag is knitted to 27 cm and fulled to size in the washing machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeedles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8 mm (US 11) circular needle, 60 cm — the pattern prints US 13, but 8 mm is US 11\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will also need\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA crochet hook for the fringe (the pattern gives no size), a stitch holder for the strap stitches, and a tapestry needle for grafting the strap and sewing the bottom. Small mirrors or buttons for the front, and lining fabric and thread if you line the bag. None of these are in the pattern’s materials list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it is knitted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnitted in the round as a plain stocking-stitch tube on 8 mm: 50 stitches to 27 cm. At the top, 20 stitches are cast off across the front and 20 across the back, leaving 5 at each side for the strap. Each strap half is knitted flat in stocking stitch, slipping the first stitch of every row, to 60 cm (or half the length you want), and the two halves are grafted together. The bottom is sewn closed from the right side, nine 20 cm lengths of doubled yarn are pulled through the bottom seam with a crochet hook for the fringe, and the bag is fulled in the washing machine at 40°C and laid flat to dry — about 23 × 25 cm; the pattern says it may need a second wash. The pattern then suggests a fabric lining, stitched in by hand, and small mirrors or buttons sewn on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesign: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 24 (no. 23), Ístex.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ístex","offers":[{"title":"English","offer_id":67601071243317,"sku":"PAT-EN-LOFN","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1662\/1057\/files\/lopi24-lofn-1_2ee063a1-b608-4867-9f7b-b635bd4a013b.jpg?v=1790999235","url":"https:\/\/icelandicstore.is\/products\/lofn-felted-shoulder-bag-knitting-pattern","provider":"The Icelandic Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}