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Big Flirt Purse Pattern
The best little knitting accessories or change purse ever!
(185)Big Flirt is a felted, micro-bag that will steal your heart. She's tiny, but she can carry a lot of change, knitting supplies such as stitch markers, small but essential cosmetics, or your favorite jewelry on holiday.
She's so quick to knit: maybe less than, or just over, and hour. One skein of yarn will make multitudes, so she is perfect for gift-knitting. Start knitting now for all the ladies and little girls on your list.
Look at Additional Details below for information about bag dimensions, gauge, materials, and bag kits.
Finished Dimensions
Width at widest part of the frame 3 1/4" (8.25cm)
Height from bottom to frame apex 3 1/4" (8.25cm)
Bag bottom circumference: 11 1/4" (28.5cm)
Pattern Difficulty
Requires knowledge of casting on, knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, knitting in the round on double-pointed needles, binding off, and some hand-sewing during the finishing process and to make the tiny bag linings (if desired).
Gauge
20 sts and 28 rounds = 4" (10cm) in stockinette stitch on a size 7 (4.5mm) knitting needle or needle size to obtain gauge.
Materials
Suggested Hardware
1 Noni hardware kit: Includes: 1 Big Flirt purse frame, 1 10" (25cm) purse chain with 2 handle loops, 4 12mm bag feet, and seed beads and nylon beading thread in neutral silver beads with white thread.
Yarn Requirements
The Flirt bag is made with worsted-weight, feltable wool. The pictured bag is made with Stonehedge Fiber Mill’s Shepherd’s Wool in limited edition hand-painted-by-Nora
Flirt: 55 yds (46m)
Needles and Other Materials
Size 7 (4.5mm) double-pointed needles (set)
Sewing needle
Tapestry needle
Size 8 seed beads
Nylon beading thread or strong sewing thread
Locktite Super Glue "Extra Time Control"