Hi everyone, We had a wild weather ride yesterday. I will spare you the gory details for now (When I am able, I will share with you my adventures of repairing a hen house roof). Just know that the Heart family is safe, but we don’t have power. According to the latest projections, we may …
Because I Felt Like It – A tutorial (Part 3)
Thank you for joining me for today’s adventure in the continuing drama of As the Wool Felts. Lesson 3 – Felting time is unpredictable. My third lesson learned is that it is difficult to predict exact felting time. Some yarns felt relatively quickly but others take a bit of effort. Here are the times that …
Because I Felt Like It – A Tutorial (Part 2)
Welcome back to continuing saga about lessons learned while deliberately shrinking wool. Lesson 2 – Yarn doesn’t felt evenly. My second lesson learned from my felting adventure is that yarn doesn’t felt evenly. You probably noticed from the results of the first part of our felting adventure that yarn generally felts more lengthwise than widthwise …
Because I Felt Like It – A Tutorial (Part 1)
I have been fascinated by felting since I first started to knit. I love the bit of surprise that results when you put your knitting in water. The results can be surprising sometimes. To help you sort out some of the mysticism and magic that is felting, here are a few things I have learned …
In my Easter Bonnet
Lily Alexania Inspired by the bold hats worn in the Edwardian Era and named for a survivor of the Titanic, this felted hat is ridiculously quick to knit due to the loose gauge and large needles. It practically knits itself. Hat can be customized a variety of ways to make it truly unique. Please ignore …