Now that I am feeling much better, I have been trying to finish up some projects that were interrupted when I got sick. Yesterday, the blue fantasy flower felted bag was completed. Some of ... a set of exotic La Beana handles. After that, I started embellishing another felted bag which looks like it is going to turn out well as I love the colors. These are going up on my Etsy shop as patterns soon ...

Last year the only knitted gifts I made especially for the holidays were little felted bowls. Unfortunately, because I gave them away I don't have pictures. But they were awesome - trust me!! Here ... or "Mad Men" (ask me how I know!) 2. They use very little yarn. Over the years of many felting projects I have accumulated a bazillion little balls of leftover Lambs Pride Bulky, my favorite ...

... 39;s workshop project - I'm just not into it. But since I have the steam-a-seam fusible webbing and all these felted sweaters now I want to start working with them. I sat down and browsed through Leigh Radford's book on felting and decided to combine two of her projects.  I started with a really holey black cashmere sweater I felted:   First I fused the webbing to the wrong side of ...

Happy Wednesday everyone! I had to share this special batch of new felted bears Melanie just listed in her Etsy Shop! ... are handmade from cashmere that she felted and made into ornaments for only $10 each! Oh my gosh! They are so cute! Melanie's Holiday 2009 ... visit her shop and blog for amazing finds and projects! She recently wrote a wonderful post about the before and after transformation ...

felted bowl Originally uploaded by acornbudPattern: from the book One Skein Yarn: Hand spun on drop spindle, roving gifted to me ... less over spun. The bowl still drying, but Totoro is trying it out. I think it will be his new home. I've been all about the little knitted projects lately. Not much into sewing. I'm comtemplating on yarn for Central Park Hoodie...I'm pretty sure ...

We have completed an awful lot of projects and items this year but here are some of the more recent ones. These are felted soaps. No knitting required! You just wrap them in rovings, put them in a nylon to keep the rovings in place, wet the whole thing and rub it briskly on bubble wrap. What a great idea for a stocking stuffer, house warming or ...

... ; seam allowances on yo-yo's. Especially on the felted wool ones. I like it rough and wooly! So, anyway....I like to use my SLEEVES first and make ... felted wool circles as possible from the sleeves. I cut open the sleeve down its natural seam and once open, cut ... handy pattern plastic. I always save scraps for other projects, and you should, too! Starting at the edge, just sew a straight line ...

... as good.) These selections feature sweet and sophisticated projects for home and accessories. Stay tuned for our recommendations on ... 2009 (watch for a True Up review soon!). There are a handful of felt projects in here; one of our favorites is the fused felt laptop sleeve. ... earlier book, Warm Fuzzies: 30 Sweet Felted Projects. Sew Darn Cute, by Jenny Ryan, St. Martin’s Griffin, 2009. There ...

I LOVE felted projects. These are two purses... the all blue one is completed, felted and in use. I have almost finished knitting the multi colored one.. I think it's one of my favorite projects...I could make this purse by the dozens.... For more mosaics go check out Mary at Little Red House. For more wonderful Blue posts check out Smiling Sally's blog.

... the bag finished. This is going to be a new project bag for new knitting projects that I start. Pattern: Medium Sized Carpet Bag ... bummer to lose stitch definition due to felted fabric, so it's hard to want to spend a lot of time knitting something that is just going to be felted.  I do have two more smaller felting projects that I'd like to try, though: Felted Ballerina Slippers ...

... my new pom-pom maker.) After the holiday knitting, I was planning to get going on some sweater projects for myself and maybe the kids, but I got completely sidetracked by the new book Itty-Bitty Toys by Susan ... it. Itty-Bitty Toys is so full of clever little projects, though, that I just couldn't resist. I started with a felted bouncy ball, and I think that might have been a mistake. Oh, have I ...

... for Handmade Gifts! Throughout the next month, I will be posting a selection of projects to make for the people on your list. Giving a handmade gift ... is simply constructed by stitching long strips of felted wool sweaters together. Pattern available in my book, Warm Fuzzies. ... The simple how-tos are in this post from last January. (free!) My Felted Heart Scarf, originally made for a Martha Stewart ...

Here’s a round-up of holiday tutorials from around the web. The projects marked with asterisks are those pictured above. This should keep you busy for a while! Ornaments Felted Sweater Ornaments from Alpha Mom. 10-Minute Santa Ornament from The Long Thread. Thrifted Tree Ornaments from The Long Thread.* Little House Ornaments from Pimp Stitch. Jingle ...

... wool man's sweater and washed the heck out of it and it felted really nicely, it's soft yet dense and it just had a really nice feel ... the colors in the original sweater and I picked up stitches right into the felted original piece. Like this: It was a wee bit small on ... Needle Points West the other day and showed a couple of projects with this elongated xxx stitch and my students wanted to ...

... , Liz & Zontee talk about great projects for everyone on your gift list, from kids to adults. Check off ... 2 Hour Throws and 6 Hour Afghans Felted Slip Ons Loom-Knit Chunky Footies Classic Cable Socks Felted Clutches Herdwick Dell Hat and Scarf Lauren Hat ... the holidays are just around the corner, so we stick to fast-finish projects to ensure that you’ll get them done in time! Puffy Snowflake ...