Okay, as promised, here is the pattern for the snitch bag I designed for the Craft Challenge 1 -SNITCH. If you have any questions about how to do anything in the pattern, please feel free to post here.

This pattern has not been tested so, it may contain errors. Please let me know iif you see any by posting here or sending me a PM. I've also attached a pdf copy of the pattern for your convenience.

Happy Felting!





Kristi’s Felted Snitch Bag

Pre-felted dimensions: forgot to measure

Felted dimensions:

Materials:
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes: 2 skeins Daffodil (or any yellow/gold worsted 100% wool)
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes: 1 skein Dove Heather (or any gray/white worsted 100% wool)
N & H hooks (gauge is not important, you can use a larger or smaller hook but, remember that the more loosely you work the more the fabric will shrink during the felting process)

I had just enough yarn using the amounts listed above so, please take that into consideration when buying yarn for the project, especially if you use a larger hook or crochet loosely.

Main Bag Portion:
(crocheted in one piece)

Chain 2 with larger hook

Round 1: 10 hdc into 2nd ch from the hook
Note: do NOT join rounds; use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round

Round 2: 2 hdc in each st around (20)

Round 3: hdc around (20)

Round 4: (2 hdc in next stitch, hdc in next st) repeat around (30)

Round 5: hdc around (30)

Round 6-7: repeat rounds 4-5 (45)

Round 8: (2 hdc in next stitch, hdc in next 2 stitches) repeat around (60)

Round 9: hdc around (60)

Round 10: repeat round 8 (80)

Round 11-15: hdc around (80)

Round 16: hdc in first 50 stitches, skip last 30 and ch 30 (80)

Round 17-22: hdc around (80)

Round 23: (dec over next 2 hdc, hdc in next 2 stitches) repeat around (60)

Round 24: hdc around (60)

Round 25-26: repeat rounds 23-24 (45)

Round 27: (dec over next 2 hdc, hdc in next st) repeat around (30)

Round 28: hdc around (30)

Round 29: repeat rounds 27-28 (20)

Round 30: dec over 2 stitches around (10)

Round 31: switch to smaller hook and sl st in each st around (10) secure with sl st in first sl st and weave in ends.


Wings:
(make two)

Special stitch: scale: 3dc into the next st, ch 2, turn 1dc in same st, 2dc into next 2 sts, ch 3, turn and continue with pattern (keeping ch 3 behind the scale)

Chain 2 with larger hook

Round 1: 5 hdc into 2nd ch from the hook, sl st into first st to join

Round 2: Ch 2; 1hdc in same st, 2 hdc in each st around, sl st into first st to join (10)
Note: Ch 2 counts as a stitch, do not turn

Round 3: Ch 2; hdc in same st, 2 hdc in next st around, sl st in 1st st (20)

Round 4: Ch 2; hdc in same st (1 hdc in next stitch, 2 hdc in next st) around, sl st in 1st st (30)

Round 5: Ch 2; hdc in same st (1 hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st) around, sl st in 1st st (40)

Chain 20

Row 1: sc into 3rd ch (1st 2 chs count as 1 st) from the hook and continue across (19), sl st to round 5

Row 2: sl st into next 2 st of round 5, turn; dc into first 2 st of row 1 (scale, dc into next 3 st) repeat to end, work last dc into bottom of beginning chain, turn (4 scales, 15 dc)

Row 3: Ch 2; dec sc, (1 sc around ch3 of scale, sc in next 3 sts) repeat to end, sc in last 2 st, sl st to round 5

Row 4: sl st into next 2 st of round 5, turn; dc into first 4 st of row 3 (scale, dc into next 3 st) repeat twice, scale, dc in next 2 sts, dec dc over last 2 sts, turn (3 scales, 13 dc)

Row 5: Ch 2; dec sc, (1 sc around ch3 of scale, sc in next 3 sts) repeat to end, sc in last 1 st, sl st to round 5

Row 6: sl st into next 2 st of round 5, turn; dc into first 2 st of row 1 (scale, dc into next 3 st) repeat twice, work dc in next st, dec dc over last 2 sts, turn (3 scales, 10 dc)

Row 7: Ch 2; dec sc across 1st st & ch3, (sc in next 3 sts, 1 sc around ch3 of scale) repeat to end, sc in last 2 st, sl st to round 5

Row 8: sl st into next 2 st of round 5, turn; dc into first 4 st of row 3, scale, dc into next 3 st, scale, dec dc over last 2 sts, turn (2 scales, 8 dc)

Row 9: Ch 2; (1 sc around ch3 of scale, sc in next 3 sts) repeat to end, sc in last 2 st, sl st to round 5, fasten off & leave long tail

Turn one wing “inside-out” by pushing scales to other side. Now there is a right and a left wing.


Finishing:

Use tails to sew wing pockets onto bag (or weave in your ends and sew after felting)

Attach handles (if desired – I use a twisted cord and felt with it attached to the bag, slipping the end between two stitches and knotting either on the inside or outside depending on look)

Place assembled bag (or pieces, if you prefer to assemble afterward) in a zippered pillowcase (or knot one, though those can be tough to get unknotted if you tie it tight enough not to come loose in the wash) and felt in washing machine. Shape and allow to fully dry. Run through the wash again if you want to felt it further (I find projects using Wool of the Andes need two wash cycles through my front loader to really felt up well).

If you want, you can now sew a zipper on (do this after felting so you know what size zipper you need).[/spoiler]

That is so cute! And look at all the baby stuff in the background

Geez Kris! That's amazing!

Awesome! Are you on Ravelry? There're a TON of HP groups!!! A lot of them make Mrs. Weasley's stuff.

Ooooh this is awesome! I have about 600 yards of a sunflower yellow yarn that I think will come in real handy for this project..

Wow this is amazing! I'm going to try ((and most likely fail)) to make this! To bad I can't crochet =[