Sunday, May 15, 2011

A tisket a tasket . . . .




. . . . lots of felted hearts in a basket.


I have been perfecting how to knit a nicely shaped heart, one that would be felted. So far, the shapes are not consistent, even if I follow the same number of stitches, increases/decreases, and sometimes even the same yarn gives different results. I am felting by hand and then letting the washing machine finish up the job. For the most part, I am happy but will tweak my pattern before I write up the directions and call it as perfected as I can get it.


One thing I tried, and liked the result of, is a row of crochet to join the front and back. The variegated heart above, on the bottom, is my first attempt of that, verses weaving.



Once I get the result I am looking for, I will list them on Etsy.