Tuesday, May 08, 2007

New Yarn is Like a Drug


















Even though I knew I shouldn't start another project I had to. This yarn was practically jumping out of the bag. There's just no stopping now. My niece made this shawlette from Interweave Knits Spring 2007 for my sister. I just love it. I wanted to do cotton, but when I saw this wool/mohair blend at MS&W, I knew it was the yarn for the project.














The felted bag is finished. It was a really quick knit. But I am wondering why I chose this boring color. I'm also wondering if I should run it through the wash again. I don't think you should be able to see the stitch definition like that in a felted piece if it's done correctly. But it IS the size that I wanted it to be. What to do...what to do....















This little mini-sunflower was a gift from Vanessa (son's GF). It's called a Pacino sunflower and they grow to be 15 to 20 inches tall. Perfect for planters. I'll have to get some more of them. It's adorable.

2 comments:

LaurieG said...

Two words for the bag -- food coloring. That grey would look great overdyed! You could do a solid, stripes, or just paint it up. No need to worry about accidentally felting, either!

minijaxter said...

or you could felt it again and then use a non felting yarn to embroider something on it - like a sun flower:)