Felting

 Felting.  So cool, I love knitting something, throwing it in the machine and seeing what I get.  I know that terrifies lots of you out there but I find it exhilarating. Lately I've been making bags and bowls.  I made a couple of purses a few years ago and just finished a bag that is perfect for those weekend trips that Craig and I go on. 

BEFORE FELTING

AFTER FELTING (Washed twice)

I had some yarn left over and used it to make a little bowl.  It looked remarkably like a hat before felting!

There is this great book called AlterKnits Felt by Leigh Radford that had a pattern for pot holders using a blister stitch.  

I made those (I had some trouble with the I-cord edging) and then adapted the pattern to make...

...a bowl!  I have one just like it in red and charcoal on the end table to hold my knitting notions.

Sigh...so much wool in so many colors and so little time.

I Love To Knit

Anyone who knows me knows that I love to knit.  I do it while watching TV, attending meetings and conferences.  I have a love affair with yarn, kind of like I do with paper.  I love how it looks and feels and I like to acquire it.  

The problem is that I have this fear that if I use it I'll never find it again.  That goes for yarn and paper both.  I am trying to force myself to use what I have, it is much, MUCH harder than it seems. 

These are the projects I have going as far as knitting goes. Every little bag (and bags in bags) is a project.  I think if you count all the handles you see and divide by 2, that would be about what I have going on now.