Things are topsy-turvy in Stringplay land this year. Usually I have a hard and fast rule to stop all gift needlework by Thanksgiving, but it almost seems like this year I waited until then to get started.I did complete a couple of gifts way back in the spring. Summer came and I think the hot weather got to me.
Home yesterday, a rarity, I decided to use some extra yarn from my mini mittens project to try out this free felted flower bowl pattern.
I used sport weight yarn (KnitPicks Telemark in Poppy) and size 9 needles to make a slightly smaller bowl and I just felted it by hand since it seemed awfully wasteful to get the washer going for such a small item. FUN to make, but I hope my wrists don't rebel tomorrow. Once again I neglected to read the pattern through before beginning. There are several K3togs in there. Maybe all that hot water during the hand felting helped.
4 comments:
The bowl is adorable! How long did it take to hand felt it?
That's a wonderful gift. I still have one almost finished gift on the needles. Topsy-turvy might be the word of the year That could describe mine, too.
Oooh.....pretty.
I can't imagine what you'll put in that little bowl.
Really, I can't :0
Ooooh....pretty. I can't imagine what you'll put in that little bowl.
Really, I can't :0
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