ugh.

I have a problem.

I keep giving people stuff before I have a chance to take pictures of it. I need to get a small, cheap, digital camera to keep in my work bag. What is the use of this blog thing if I can't post pictures of what I'm doing?

Nell's camera case

This just happened to fit her camera perfectly. And her birthday was coming up...

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!

I knit.

I have been assimilated.

Resistance was futile.


Damn, Damn it to heck.


At least now I can have a greater colour choice with what I am doing. It will allow for stronger projects as well (in theory).

Plus, I learned today that I can needle felt applique on a cotton hoodie. Yea for books!

small stuff...bigger

My second bag is just a bit bigger. Same technique. To get the finer lines for outlining, I "unplied" the yarn and used single or double plies in places. The brown corner is where I demoed the technique for someone at Knitch. Oh well. I use it as a tool bag.

Small stuff

My first small bag. I wanted something that looked like a printed circutboard. This was a test of colour really. I think it will work. The lines are wool yarn, again. My first attempt at felting the seams shut as well.

The bag

This is going to be a messenger bag when I get done with it. The picture shows the front flap.

My first major project is going to be mostly applique work (at least that's what I call this) so I wanted to see how it worked on a larger scale. The base is a russian 100% wool army blanket i purchased.

The central design is supposed to be a dorje, a buddhist thunderbolt. I did it from memory, freehand, if that explains why.

Second attempt... same as the first!
The small circles on this and project one are actually small balls I felted on. I needle felted the base and then did the purple. black outline on this is black wool yarn. On the first it is actually pulled roving.