Sunday, October 8

Done knitting the stock

Time to start the name & year ...
Then FELT!!!!

Gauge is 4st / in
Used #9 needles
2 skeins Lion Wool

Hhhhhhmmmmmmm
WHAT hat to make for the snowwoman

Slowly

Saturday, October 7

Sat 9:40 am

Waitin' to go home

Friday, October 6

Thursday, October 5

Wednesday, October 4

FROGGING !!!

Not working as planned

So it's BACK to the beginning

MARVEL

the Marvel felted KEWL!!
it's a thin ( #1 needles ) & thick ( # 17 needles)

there are THREE FALL colorways

i mite make a purse out of it for the neice

it would look KEWL

oh yeah

found the basic pattern for the stock
can't beleive i wrote it dwn in 2003
will knit it plain
then embellish it

i am PRETTY sure what i want to do will work
knit HALF a snowwoman

after felting
sew her on
and stuff her
then i can STILL embellish as i had originally planned
taking the stock to work on
IF the half snowwoman doesn't work
i can NeedleFelt
<VBG>
gotta put softner in the sheets
they will be dry before i leave
i can then put away the summer sheets
already put flannels on the bed

88 days till Christmas

better get busy on the Stocks
KNOW what i want to do
will try the 3rd option
it SHOULD work
yeah ...
i KNOW what i want to do
how do i translate from what i see in my head
to what my hands can do
SHOULD be packing
i need to go buy pantyhose again

Tuesday, October 3

Snowman

Waist needs to be defined

KEWL!!

AFTER Felting BEFORE FELTING

Marvel = 7 x 2 9 x 3

Stellina 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 5 x 4

Dolcetto 4 x 2 1/2 5 3/4 x 4 1/2

Canditi 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 6 1/4 x 5

cosetta 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 6 1/2 x 5

NOW i gotta do math to see how big to knit

swatches for the leaves for the neices' bags

SUCCESS !!!!!!!!!

Snowman

took the my bagatelle pattern

and extrapalated it a bit

8" before felting

naturespun worsted

# 11 needles

color is SNOW

heading to felt

SHOULD be packing

:(

Debbie would be PROUD of me

so i see yarn & the store & wonder about it's feltability

so .. i buy it IN CASE

well .. i FINALLY decided to find out IF it is feltable

i knit swatches of 5 yarns

gonna felt them in a few

well .... TRY to felt them ...

upper right corner - RS = yellow

this is Stellina

54% wool - 36& acrylic - 10% nylon

knit on # 11

measures about 5 x 4

this is Marvel a thick & thin 100% wool

LOVE the colors this stuff comes in

knit on 17

9 x 3

this is canditi 60% wool - 40 %nylon

# 11

6 1/4 x 5

dolcetto - 54% wool - 24% nylon - 22% cotton

# 10 1/2

5 3/4 x 4 1/2

cosetta 68% wool - 32% nylon

# 11

6 1/2 x 5

time to felt

Indiana KNITTNG BAG

close up of the straps

7 stitch "S" cord

want this DONE!!!!

then i can felt

the bottom is doubed

found a purse bottom insert @ Hobby Lobby for $1.99

it says you can SEW it into the bottom

left one side unsewn

after the bag is felted

i will cut the piece to fit

i will insert the bottom & sew the last side

the plan is to take this with me when i go

Meet the new Great-Nephew

i will have knitting time

FALL BAG

i got 4 wedges and a row & 1/2 out of 1 skein

so maybe

i can get a bag out of 5

will know later

LOVE this color

Can

the circ ..

so i got to thinkin'
i FOUND the NORO in the other room
i went into the other room to get
the wire hanger sock blockers
so that i could dry the sock i washed
i had the circ in my pocket when i went in
so i went in a few minutes ago
found the circ
it's an 11
gauge of the bag is 3 st / inch
so the gauge is good
i have the circ
put in the bag with the knitting
and yarn
taking the bag with me as a BACK-UP project
in case i get the FALL bag done
gotta pack