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The Tiny Tote is a small felted pouch you can hook onto your purse strap or belt loop to keep your mobile phone handy. Due to the nature of wet felting, your finished size may vary a little, but the resulting bag will be approximately 3” tall, not including the handle.

Instructions are provided for circular needles (either 1 or 2), then are repeated for double pointed needles. I have used Paton’s Classic Wool with great success, but I have also had good luck with handspun wool.

Materials:
*Size 8 circular needle for magic loop (OR 2 circulars for knitting in the round)
OR a set of 4 size 8 double pointed needles
*Worsted weight yarn, 100% wool
*3/4” tack button OR any other similar size shank button

Abbreviations:
CO = Cast On
K = Knit
P = Purl
M1 = Make one stitch (pick up and knit a stitch from under the bar between stitches)
K2tog = Knit 2 stitches together
rnd = round
st = stitch
YO = Yarn Over
SSK = Slip knitwise, Slip knitwise, (slide back to left needle) Knit the two stitches together
WS = Wrong Side
RS = Right Side
DPN = Double Pointed Needle

Instructions for 1 or 2 circular needles:
Body:

* CO 30 sts and join in the round
* K 10 rnds
* Increase rnd: [K1, M1, K to 1 st before the last st on needle, M1, K1] repeat once to finish rnd
* K 10 rnds
* Repeat increase rnd
* K 10 rnds
* Decrease rnd: [K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts on needle, SSK, K1] repeat once to finish rnd
* K1 rnd
* Repeat decrease rnd
* K1 rnd
* Graft closed with kitchener st or three needle bind off

Strap:
Pick up and knit 6 stitches on one side of the cast on edge

* Row 1 (WS): K1, P4, K1
* Row 2 (RS): K across

Repeat these two rows for approximately 5 inches, or to desired length.

* Buttonhole: On next RS row, K1, K2tog, YO twice, K2tog, K1
* K3 rows
* Bind off
* Weave in ends

Felt in the washing machine, then lay flat to dry overnight.
Attach button

Instructions for Double Pointed Needles:
Body:
CO 30 sts on 3 DPNs (10 sts each)
K10 rnds
Increase rnd: (resulting in 11, 12, 11)

* 1st dpn – K1, M1, K to end
* 2nd dpn – K4, M1, K2, M1, K to end
* 3rd dpn – K to last st, M1, K1

K 10 rnds
Increase rnd: (resulting in 12, 14, 12)

* 1st dpn – K1, M1, K to end
* 2nd dpn – K5, M1, K2, M1, K to end
* 3rd dpn – K to last st, M1, K1

K 10 rnds
Decrease rnd: (resulting in 11, 12, 11)

* 1st dpn – K1, K2tog, K to end
* 2nd dpn – K4, SSK, K2, K2tog, K to end
* 3rd dpn – K to last 3 sts, SSK, K1

K 1 rnd
Decrease rnd: (resulting in 10, 10, 10)

* 1st dpn – K1, K2tog, K to end
* 2nd dpn – K3, SSK, K2, K2tog, K to end
* 3rd dpn – K to last 3 sts, SSK, K1

K 1 rnd
Arrange sts onto 2 dpns (15 sts each)
Graft closed with kitchener stitch or three needle bind off

Strap:
Pick up and knit 6 stitches on one side of the cast on edge

* Row 1 (WS): K1, P4, K1
* Row 2 (RS): K across

Repeat these two rows for approximately 5 inches, or to desired length.

* Buttonhole: On next RS row, K1, K2tog, YO twice, K2tog, K1
* K3 rows
* Bind off
* Weave in ends

Felt in the washing machine, then lay flat to dry overnight.
Attach button

Variation:
For variety, you can add a bit of eyelash yarn with the wool in rounds 3-7