Felted Wool

The thing I love most about felting is the uncertainty. I hand knit wool pieces that start out obnoxiously large and then I shrink them. Each one taking on a unique shape and style. To me wool yarn has a mind of its own when felted. It takes on a personality. When I make my bowls and wine bottle cozies I never quite know exactly how I will end up using them or what I will try to sell them for until after the felting process is complete. What starts out as a wine cozy may shrink down to a point that its personality is more suited as a bowl to hold candies or paper clips. Or maybe it would look great with a plant placed inside or to hold a little girls precious hair clips.

In addition to the personality of the wool, I love to add various textures to incorporate more depth to my items. The colors and combination possibilities are never ending and no two are ever alike! The many eyelash yarns that are available add some fun and silly to the finished piece and make me smile! They become a conversation piece - a feeling of "I want this, this is really fun... what could I use this for?"

What's On YOUR Knitting Needles?

Yesterday at work a friend asked "So... what are you knitting?" I had to chuckle to myself and thought "On which pair of needles?" You see I never have only one project started. Usually it is at least 3, sometimes 4. Right now I'm working on a sweater for my daughter (it was for Christmas ~ the yarn is annoyingly bothersome) but that is a whole different post! I also have a fall/winter scarf on a pair of needles, a spring/summer scarf on a pair of needles, a new stitch using a fuzzy yarn hot off the needles waiting to have fringe added and a handbag on some circulars! Ohh... and that doesn't even put a dent in all the projects floating around in my brain still to become works of fiber art! So... What are YOU knitting?