various felted bags - after felting

here they were before I actually washed them. And here's after:





needs bamboo handles sewn in:

various felted bags

Knit these up in the last couple weeks. And they are now felted and drying. I'll get some photos once they dry.

another felted bag (and another zipper needed)
before:

after:


Yarn: Handpaintedyarn.com bulky handspun
Color: Musa
Pattern: I made it up based on mag knits sophie handle
Needles: Addi Turbo #11
Yarn Quantity: 1.5 balls (about 200 yards)

Felted star purse

It's got stars on both sides. This isn't quite done as I need to line it and add a zipper. I may re-wet it and try to shape it a bit more. The solid areas didn't felt in width wise quite as much as the stranded part.... it flares abit at the top. Next time I'll do some decreases.

Yarn: Handpaintedyarns.com Bulky Handspun
Color: dark olive and dry blue
Pattern: I made it up (got the star motif from Knitting on the Edge)
Needles: Addi Turbo #11
Yarn Quantity: half a ball of each balls (about 150 yards total)

Stitches West

On Saturday I went to the most tempting (fiber) place on earth... the Santa Clara Convention Center aka Stitches West. And I bought a few things.... Mostly fiber as I have discovered the fun of spinning my own yarn now as well:

The fiber load:


merino, tencel, wensleydale, blue faced leicester etc... Some came from Lisa Souza who hand dyes yarns and fibers... loved her booth.

this is the wensleydale from above in "wild things"


And here is my first completed 2 ply yarn in merino:


Also went to Tess yarn booth and got some merino/silk (on left) and some angora/wool (on right):


Habu textiles was so cool... they have really different yarns made from things like paper, silk, or bamboo. I picked up some bamboo in 2 colors. Figure I have enough of each for a lacy scarf:


And how could I pass up Webs? Got some of their stockbridge in kiwi and denim for some wrist warmers and longmeadow for a sweater (both yarns feel like heaven):


And I even finished off a couple projects:

My sesame sweater is finally done... buttons on and sleaves sewn in:


and Letter Have It from Stitch n Bitch Nation for my friend finally has a zipper and has been given away. (she loved it)

real live photos

My "Letter Have It" felted bag from Stitch n Bitch Nation (sans letter and zipper) I used cascade 220:

before finishing and felting:


and after:


A little felted pouch made from some unknown wool from my leftover stash area:


I ordered zippers for both of these felted items and they sent the wrong length zippers :(


And a photo of the back of my ballet wrap cardi (I'm actually just about done with the back this photo is acouple days old) It's handpaintedyarn.com 6 ply merino and I LOVE this yarn:


it's pooling quite a bit even though I am using 2 balls of yarn at a time... but I don't really mind. The photos show it much more than in life.

And here is my first spinning attempt and some roving:

I've actually already spun a hank of blue and a hank of brown... it's fun :)

here & there, ruffle, tote

These 2 scarves are from Scarf Style. The pink one is the Here and There Cable scarf (fun pattern). The yarn is handpaindedyarn.com 100% merino and feels like butter. The multi color one is Ruffle in Noro Kureyon. I love the colors but the yarn itself isn't that nice. Hopefully it'll soften with washing:






This is a felted tote I finally finished up for my boyfriends mother: