Pat’s knitted, fulled, and embroidered bag is based on an unfinished embroidery by Karin Larsson. Playful stitches and pom-poms punctuate the colorful intarsia circles.

Materials

• Brown Sheep Company Nature Spun Sport, 100% wool, sportweight, 184 yard (168 m)/1.75 oz (50 gram) skein, 2 skeins of #NS601 Pepper (MC); 1 skein each of #NS148 Autumn Leaves (A), #NS87 Victorian Pink (B), #NS409 Nectarine (C), and #NS305 Impasse Yellow (D)
• DMC embroidery floss, 6-strand, 100% cotton thread, 8.7 yard (8 m)/skein, 1 skein each of #0352 Lt. Coral, #0900 Dk. Burnt Orange, #3023 Lt. Brown Gray, #0832 Golden Olive, #0830 Dk. Golden Olive, #0818 Baby Pink, #3688 Med. Mauve, #3687 Mauve, #0677 Very Lt. Old Gold, #0676 Lt. Old Gold, #0680 Dk. Old Gold
• Needles, size 3 (3.25 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
• Crochet hook, size E/4 (3.5 mm)
• Tapestry needles, size 16 for seaming and size 20 for embroidery
• Yarn bobbins for intarsia (optional)
• Large bowl or basin for fulling fabric
• Towels
• Square of cardboard 4” × 4” (10.2 cm × 10.2 cm) for winding pom-poms
• Sharp pointed scissors

Finished measurements: 8” (20.3 cm) wide and 9½“ (24.1 cm) tall after fulling, not including strap or fringe

Gauge: 24 sts and 40 rows = 4” (10.2 cm) in St st
Note: The gauge before and after the fulling process was roughly the same; while fulling made the fabric “bloom,” it did not change the gauge or size of the knitted piece significantly.