This whole week I have been working and spending time in my hometown of Plattsburgh, NY. The great thing about working from home is that you can do it anywhere. No matter now much I complain about my job, I always try to come back to this great benefit. During my free time I have been knitting mostly. I have a short cue of holiday gifts that I want to get done before Christmas. One of them is a gift for Justin's mom for her birthday. I started and finished this gift during this week I've been visiting my family. I decided to make her some felted bowls.
Here are the two felted bowls before felting.
Here is the 40 Years Felted Bowl before felting. I didn't knit the sides nearly as high as the pattern called for, mostly because I didn't have enough yarn, but I did do the i-cord bind-off.
Here is the set after felting. It took about 50 minutes in the hot agitation setting in the washer to get them to felt this much, but I am very pleased with the results. The two bowls are pretty sturdy and stand by themselves, and the 40 Years "platter" lays flat nicely and I love how it looks. I really hope Justin's mom likes them! I really want to make one of the bowls for myself.
Felted Bowl Set
Pattern Source: Spring Colored Felted Bowl from About.com & 40 Years Felted Bowl from Knit with KT
Yarn: Felted Bowls - Reynolds Lopi, colorways 0451 & 0452. 40 Years Felted Bowl - Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted, colorways Dynamite Blue & Blue Flannel, a remnant of a ball of yarn I bought at the Troy Farmer's Market, Cascade 220, colorway 8401
Needles: Felted Bowls - US 11. 40 Years Felted Bowl - US 9.
Very nice! I am sure they will be a hit. :-)
Ahhh...P-burgh...
:-(
i need a vacation.
Posted by: ragan | December 02, 2008 at 12:56 PM
are you still in the plattsburgh area - and do you still do felting work? i'm hosting a show and would be interested in inviting you.
Posted by: Suzie Thaller | April 25, 2011 at 06:12 PM