I present to you all...
A felted project that I managed to not make look like ass:
Before
After
It is cute as pie. I think I shall never again use anything but Cascade 220 for my felting needs.
I tried as well as I could to adjust the color levels, but I didn't do a very good job. The orange in the wool really pops out and, luckily, the eyelash isn't too much different than the wool. It's not exactly the same, but it's the same enough.
Ooh, know what would look really cool? Using a white base (or as close to white as you can get) and making the eyelash *rainbow* (i.e. one row red, one orange, one yellow, etc.). That'd be swank, and that's the only way I could see myself using this pattern in a non-monochromatic way.
I would also like to note that I looooooove the oval base and the little extra thing you do to it to make it really snazzy.
I'm not really working on much else, other than the legwarmers. I'm not so sure about 'em. They'll take far more yarn than I expected; I'll have to consult with the recipient to see if she's willing to shell out more for them.
Lace knitting is calling to me. I should drag out my Snowdrift Stole, but for some reason it's intimidating me. Either that or I've bored myself with it - that's a lot of little tiny entrelac!
I have yet to receive the yarn for my Rogue sweater, though it should be coming shortly.
I really want a tight-fitting raglan with a deep v-neck in a very retro green color. I found the perfect green yarn for it at a thrift store but, of course, only one ball. I bought it anyway - it'll make a fun hat or something. I'm beginning to love having all sorts of oddballs around; it really gets my mind churning sometimes. I have an empty plastic jar that I fill with my longish scraps and it's getting very full; I'll be turning it into some sort of crazy scarf someday.
Tipper @ 12:15 PM * link
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