My felted vessel

This is the vessel that I started in Sharon Costello's Felted Vessels class at the Midwest Felting Symposium in July. I brought it home without any surface decoration except for the silk cap on the outer surface. My kids said it looked like a pumpkin...not what I was going for. Finally I got brave and did some cutting on the surface. Then I needle felted some variagated wool yarn onto the surface and added beads to the cuts. The result is something like flowers. I am quite pleased with it and will NOT be selling this one. I guess I'm a bit sentimental since it is my first one.

November knitting

I submitted 5 entries to Fabrications IV: Fibers and Finery at Crossings at Carnegie. The acceptance email came Thursday, and I can bring in other things as well, if I choose. I submitted 4 knitted and fulled items, and one of my large felted vessels. The pictures are not the best. DH suggested that the color of our table is not a good background. I've noticed that our camera does funny things with pinks.




I am still working on the hats. They are a lot of work. One I made with random leftovers that I had. I took it off the needles but I'm not sure I'm done knitting yet. The other hat is 6 colors with lots of stripes. It is a bit complicated in construction, but I am almost done with the knitting part and will be able to piece it together soon. Meanwhile I have gotten a load of felting books from the library (thank you Interlibrary Loan System), and I am trying to generate some felting (not fulling) ideas to try when I get these hats completed. There are so many things to explore. I love doing vessels, but I may try some felted hats as well. Maybe I should take a class before I try it.