Nora Bellows was taught to knit by her mom when she was 12 but did not discover the world of felted bags until 2000. Her first bag was made from a simple pattern, but she immediately began to innovate. Soon, her unusual creations attracted the attention of customers in the Baltimore knit shop (Woolworks) where she worked (like so many of us) to support her knitting habit. In addition, she began making bags exclusively for private commission and for sale in a very few small boutiques around the East Coast.

It wasn't until 2005 that she, after much pestering from her knitting students and Pat Rohmer (owner of Bluebonnet Yarn Shoppe in Cedar Park Texas), began to make her designs available to the intrepid knitter. During the Fall/Winter 2005 season she founded Noni Designs and launched a line of eight fashionable, innovative bag and embellishment patterns that are as beautiful as the designs they feature.

Noni - 2 Versions of 2 felted bags £5.95	Noni - Carpet Bags 100 £5.95
Noni - Covered Rocks Saddle Bag 403 £5.95	Noni - Girly Backpacks with Pansies £5.95
Noni - Green Earth Grocery Bag 407 £5.95	Noni - Happy Stripes Oven Mitts & Trivets 502 £5.95
Noni - In the Sculpture Garden 106 £5.95	Noni - Market Bag with Cascading Fushias 114 £5.95
Noni - Messenger Bag & Hidden Passport Pocket 402 £5.95	Noni - Metro Bag Pattern 409 £5.95
Noni - Night Garden Evening Bag 108 £5.95	Noni - Round Pegs in a Square Cushion 501 £5.95
Noni - The Retro Bag 123 £5.95