Suggestions for 1st felting project

[lisak]

Thanks Jive!

Please post some pics when you are done! I want to see that yummy Iceland yarn!

[hillerkim]

Thanks a ton everyone! Especially for the pictures of the end results. I'm so excited.

I also took Lisa's advice and ordered some wool of the andes. I can't wait until it gets here. :D Thanks for the suggestion.

I tried a little sample tote last night and threw it in the wash a couple of times. It looks ok considering I really don't know what I'm doing. When I finish it up I'll post a picture of it. I just went to my LYS and picked up a couple different types of wool yarn to try. They didn't have a large selection so I didn't have much to pick from.

Here's a question for you guys. If the yarn I picked up is 68% wool, do you think it would felt ok? I figured it wouldn't be as nice as 100% but it may work ok. If not, oh well.

Thanks again everybody & Happy New Year!

Kim

[Ingrid]

It probably will felt, at least some. It depends what the rest is made of, too, I'd imagine. Rather than knit something big and not have it felt, maybe you could knit a square and throw that in the washer. If it felts, you've got a coaster; if not, you know to use the yarn for something else.

[hillerkim]

Thanks Ingrid. I'll give that a try and see what happens. I'm just so impatient sometimes and want to start on something cool right off the bat. I wanna be like you guys! :D

[hillerkim]

Hi all! I thought I'd share my very first felted project.

It's just a tiny little bag that I used a part wool yarn. It felted ok, not the best but I'm pretty proud. :D

When shared with coworkers, they loved the colors and thought the bag was pretty cute. And I could say, Yep, I made that.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions and guidance! I can not wait until my wool of the andes shows up. They are going to have to surgically remove the knitting needles.

Thanks again !!!

Kim

[lisak]

Way to Go! It looks great and those colors are awesome!! I love that blue that stands out!

[hillerkim]

Thanks Lisak. I used a yarn from Joanne's (2 strands together). The blue you see is actually a blue/purple combination. Very pretty colors. I may have to run and get more to make a bigger version.

I'm hoping to perfect this a little more so I can make some cool bags for birthday and christmas gifts. I'm known around the teacher circuit as the mom with the "creative" gifts.

Thanks again for the help & the pat on the back. :D

[hillerkim]

Here is my attempt at Wool of the Andes. It's funny how these things never really turn out how you expect them to. I ran out of yarn for the handles so I'll have to figure something else out for that. Oh well.

Thanks again everyone for all your help! I think I'm hooked on felting. :D

Kim

[AprilH]

Hi Kim,
Did you do that bag with JoAnn's Cosetta in Dark Multi? I love the way it turned out. If you can't remember don't worry about it.

April

[hillerkim]

Hi April! Yes, my first bag was in Dark Multi. Good eye. It did turn out very neat looking. I'm in the process of doing another one with a tan, blue and the Joanne's Dark Multi. Should be neat to see how that one turns out. :D