Felted Flowers for February

Ok, the title of this post is a little silly, but I love alliterations, and I couldn't resist! Sorry I missed posting last week, but I've been working on my first package for my Ravelry penpal and I didn't want to post pictures until she got it so it would be a surprise. I decided to knit flowers for her, and I used this pattern for the flowers, but I didn't like the leaves it made very much. So, I used this pattern for the leaves.


Here are the leaves all felted and ready to go. I did all the felting by hand rather than in the washing machine, because I just find it easier.



Here is the flower all knit, but not rolled up or felted yet.



The flowers are rolled and ready to felt here.

The flowers after felting.

Here is everything all ready to assemble. I knit I-cord to cover dowel rods for the stems, instead of using knitting needles like the pattern calls for.

Penguin supervised the assembly, as she does with any projects that involves yarn and thread.


Complete!


Not much else to report. The shrug is coming along well. I am almost done with the chevron and ready to move into the second ribbing section, but I won't get it done this month like I hoped. Oh well. The next project I have lined up is knitting fun washcloths to use as wedding shower gifts, and I will post those as soon as I get started.

No Snow Here . . .

There has been very little snow in my corner of New England this year. While it has been nice not to have to dig the car out and worry about slippery roads, I have really been missing my snow days! I love having a surprise day off work with nothing planned, and I hope I get at least a couple before the winter is over. I did have last Sunday off work, and even though it was a planned day off the only thing I planned to do was knit, watch mysteries on DVD, and snack on this lovely spread of Wensleydale cheese, hazelnut chocolate, and red wine.


The perfect day off!


I have gotten quite a bit of knitting done lately. I finished the lace scarf I was knitting, or more accurately I run out of yarn. It is not long enough to make the scarflette/neck warmer I was planning, so I think I am going to sew a lining and make it into a little clutch. I am pretty pleased with the way it came out anyway for my first try at lace, and look forward to making more lace projects.



My shrug is coming along quickly too. I am really enjoying knitting the chevron pattern too. It is simple enough I can chat or watch tv while I knit, but not so boring I am tired of it. I am hoping I will have this finished by the end of the month.