Embroidered Sachets Accessory Knitting Pattern

Embroidered Sachets Accessory Knitting Pattern by Lion Brand

What Is Being Made

This downloadable knitting pattern produces handmade embroidered sachets, small decorative pouches approximately 3 1/2 x 4 inches (9 x 10 cm) in finished size. The sachets are designed to hold dried lavender or other fragrant materials, combining knitted and felted fabric with embroidered embellishment for a finished accessory piece. The pattern provides instructions for creating two sachets as shown, though materials are sufficient for making multiple sachets.

Techniques Used

This beginner-level project incorporates several key techniques:

• Knitting: The foundation of the sachet begins with basic knitting on size 10 (6 mm) needles, creating a rectangular knitted piece that serves as the base fabric.
• Felting: The knitted piece undergoes machine felting using a hot wash and cold rinse cycle with detergent and agitation from additional clothing. This process transforms the knitted fabric into a denser, more structured felt material. After felting, the piece is shaped and dried, then pressed flat with a steam iron.
• Embroidery: Once the felt is prepared, embroidery is added using a sharp embroidery needle. The design features concentric rings drawn with dressmaker's chalk and embroidered using straight stitches and satin stitch techniques in contrasting colors.
• Assembly: The finished embroidered felt is cut into oval shapes and assembled into functional sachets, with dried lavender added using a small funnel.

Stitches Used

The knitting component uses Stockinette stitch, the fundamental stitch pattern created by knitting on the right side and purling on the wrong side. This creates the smooth, classic fabric texture that becomes the base for felting. For embroidery embellishment, the pattern employs straight stitches and satin stitch, both traditional hand embroidery techniques that create linear and filled design elements over the concentric ring outlines.

Materials and Yarn

This pattern uses Lion Brand Fishermen's Wool yarn in the Natural colorway for the main knitted sachet base (one ball, color A), combined with Lion Brand Bonbons yarn in the Celebrate colorway for embroidery accents (one ball, color B). The Fishermen's Wool provides the wool content necessary for successful felting, while the Bonbons yarn offers vibrant color options for the embroidery work. Knitting needles required are Lion Brand size 10 (6 mm) needles, and a Lion Brand Large-Eye Blunt Needle Set is used for weaving in yarn ends. Additional materials include dressmaker's chalk for marking, a sharp embroidery needle for stitching the design, dried lavender for filling, and a small funnel or rolled paper for filling the sachets.

Pattern Details

The pattern is beginner-friendly with no gauge requirement, making it accessible to knitters new to the craft. The initial knitted rectangle measures approximately 12 inches (30.5 cm) in length when worked in Stockinette stitch from 45 cast-on stitches. The design allows for creative interpretation, with instructions suggesting either freehand organic oval shapes or more symmetrical shapes traced from household objects. Exact gauge is noted as not essential to this project, reducing pressure on precision and making it forgiving for beginners.