9.07.2010

cheating

on my knitting, that is. I've been trying my hand at wet felting, and it's a blast. So far, I've only finished a felted bar of soap, but i've got a cool little bowl drying as i type, and it's going to be awesome.

my felted soap!
I'm going to try and do some designs in the next bar of soap I try. It's really fun, easy, and fairly cheap. Anyone else tried any wet felting?

I guess I shouldn't say I've been cheating on my knitting, because I've done quite a bit of that as well. My mom's birthday was this past Thursday, so I knitted her up a few things!


Ribbed Vest (Ravelry link) 


Alpaca Tunic (Ravelry link)

I couldn't really get a good picture of the tunic, but I have to say - it was my first time doing pleats and pockets, and I love them both. I want everything I make now to have both. 

I'm also 12 inches into a sweater that's rolling along fairly quickly, and should be ready for fall....in ASHEVILLE! That's right - we're moving! Jake was offered a job today in Asheville! We're both so excited. It's perfect timing - just in time for the best season ever in one of the most beautiful places in the whole world. And the mountains - oh, the mountains. They have been missing from my life - can't wait to have them again!

5 comments:

  1. i love the shrug have you got the pattern would love to make it for my daughter sally

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  2. Oh, moving! We're right in the middle of it now... It the place where we're moving to wasn't so great it would be a pain in the butt! Here's to moving on up!

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  3. Sorry to hear you are moving. I saw the soaps at the farmer's market. What is the difference between wet felting and felting?

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  4. The tunic is awesome! I've gotta try the felted soap one of these days.

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  5. i love the shrug have you got the pattern would love to make it for my daughter sally

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