I've been a bit MIA -- trying to figure out some things. Not sure exactly which direction to go -- not only in life but with my crafting.
I've been knitting - my favorite evening past time. On my needles is a purse using 100% wool, along with some ribbon yarn. It'll be interesting to see how it looks once it's felted. For those of you that don't know, felting is the process of washing the finished knitted item in hot water, throwing it in the dryer, causing the yarn to shrink. It becomes almost like a fabric.
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Also on my desk is happy mail from Nikki. You can visit her at Graphix and Designs. I love my adorable little card and the ATC. The envelope was full of goodies! Thank you Nikki!!
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| I will try to visit everyone that ends in the same number as me and those that visit me and leave a comment (please leave your number). It probably won't be until Saturday that I'm able to get around. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, have fun! |
Kay
52 comments:
Great citrus green with the knitting, good luck with the felting process.
hugs {Brenda} x0x
Hi Kay Glad everything made it to you. Love those colours your knitting but the wool would make me itch like mad but I'm sure once your done it's going to be stunning :)
hugs Nikki #13
Oh love the wool/ribbon clour choice, will be super. Hope the latter behaves in the felting process. Thanks for visiting me already BJ#sweet16
It will be lovely to see your felted purse. I love the look of felting and you have chosen such gorgeous colours.
Sandra @12
I love felting, I hope it goes well, I'm sure it will. Happy WOYWW. Pam#23
Thanks for the felting explanation...in that case, I have felted my mohair blanket! Not intentionally mind you, but this is what it looks like now according to what you described! #30
Fab colours in your knitting! The happy mail is great fun too?! Have a fun week Ali #35
love the colors of your yarn. Read the previous post about the yarn show and you thinking you have Josh Brolin...gosh I really liked James and it looks like he is taking after dear old dad. Don't sweat the small stuff life throws your way... Hope you have a great week. Vickie #36
great looking knitting! the colours are gorgeous. Helen, 5
Hi Kay
I love that wool you are using such a pretty colour I look forward to seeing the finished item.
What lovely items you got from Nikki we all love nice things in the post
Thanks for sharing your desk today, Happy WOYWW hope you have a great week
Ria #42
Hi Kay,
I will be watching for a show and tell of that gorgeous knitting when you've felted it.....it's always a bit of a surprise when it coes out of the wash :-)
Hugs,
A x # 53
Love knitting when its cold - I have a throw for my sofa in browns & greens I have been working on for over a year - at least it keeps me warm while Im actually knitting LOL - happy WOYWW - Mxx #56
Ooh, lovely creativity here today. always nice to get happy mail!
Hope you have a good week. Neil #19
Hya Kay - am really looking forward to seeing the felting process completed. I never thought of knitting and then felting, only of using old knitted stuff.
The knitting you are doing looks fab! Love the addition of the ribbon.
Thanks for signing up for Flat Susan to visit.
Hugs, Neet xx (and for visiting me earlier) xx
Love your knitting project, that yarn looks gorgeous. MMx #73
Love the effect of the two different yarns
Thanks for sharing your crafty space and have a great week
Candace #64
I love that yarn, the colours are great! I have never tried felting.
Happy WOYWW!
Tertia #3
Will love to see what happens when you felt it - love the colours.x Jo
What a lovely gift.
Never seen knitting wool labelled as good for felting - love to see the finished purse.
Have a great week.
Margaret (glitterandglue)
Beautiful wool for knitting especially love the color. Also some lovely happy mail, lucky you.
Happy WOYWW
Eliza & Yoda 50
Hi! Love your knitting - the coloours are great. Happy Wednesday. :o)
Sue x (MiniOwner@101)
Your knitting looks so cute! There's nothing more soothing than some evening knitting. Happy WOYWW! Sandy Leigh #96
I shall look forward to seeing your felted purse and your gift stash looks great
Rosie x #66
Waht A fun work desk!! I love teh knitting, the colors are fab andd those cards are Soooo nice!! amkes me want to come over and have a coffe and color a while!!
Have a great week! Ginny#120
I always wondered what felting was, thanks for sharing; lovely colors by the way! Kim #108
I admire anyone who knits...I am a total disaster with anything involving wool or thread! Love your happy mail. Thanks for sharing. Happy WOYWW. Caro x (#133)
I love the colours of your purse and felting is so gorgeous! This is my first visit to your blog and I think it's lovely.I was number 80 on Julia's list. Please drop by, if you can. Thank you so much for sharing. xxx
Love love love those colours you are using...whoever said blue and green should never be seen was just plain wrong! Had that person never seen the sea?? The felting is going to be interesting...you'll have to show the end result!
Hugs, LLJ 33 xx
I once 'felted' a beautiful pink wool jumper oops! would have fit a doll. Love the colours your using look forward to seeing the end result.
Happy art making
Hugs
Lottie #131
Hi Kay lovely to see you on WOYWW and thanks for visiting me already. Love the colours of the yarns you are using. I am using a similar one as the green one.
Thanks for asking about Auntie - sadly not routine and at the moment still no answers. Happy WOYWW Anne x # 71
Your building pictures are great. I took a memorable trip through your part of the country one winter on all the backgrounds and fell in love. I certainly understand the attraction of New Mexico...the hills around Santa Fe were beautiful.
Pretty yarn colors...seems to be a thme this week. Just saw someone else crochetting. Just another excuse to use color I think!
Have a great week.
Sara j #17
Hi Kay
Wow i love the colours in your bag i'm sure it will be fab when it has felted, i have made a few of these one i made shrank a bit too much and was almost too small to use he he. I know what you mean about which way to go i flit between so many different things it is hard to chose sometimes.
have a good week
janet #31
This looks absolutely fab. A friend of mine does it and makes some fab bags.
Best wishes Lea aka Brawny #144
Love the colors you're working with! Your pics have inspired me, stayed tuned for the outcome. :) hugs from FL Happy WOYWW! Nan G #87
Love the colours you are using for your knitting! How nice to have a nice parcel too! I didn't manage to join in with WOYWW this week xx
This is magical. I live felting...I think your bag is fabulous
Ooooo you have gone all Woolley :)) love the green colours, just my colour at the mo! Hope alls ok with you Kay & life's ok. Well my lovely family has had to go through so much, it's never ending at the moment! Still you have to carry on eh! Straight back chest out head up! Well that's what folk keep telling me! :)) clinging on my my nails at the moment! Hope things get better soon! Love & light! Lavinia x
I can't seem to get my ducks lined up for anything. It seems I'm always a day late and a dollar short for everything lately. I have good intentions but am never able to play along anymore. I must get my head back on straight cause I miss this Wednesday fun!
Hi Kay, figuring out new directions is a tough old job (been there recently and still evolving!) - always helped by tea & biscuits lol!!
Hope you find some answers
Hugs
Debs 134
Happy Very Belated WOYWW. I used to love to knit (badly!), but my hands/arms can't cope with it now (or my brain!). Love the colours in your latest project. Gorgeous card, ATCs and extras from your friend. Ali x #25
I haven't done WOYWW in weeks, I'm having a hard enough time visiting friends much less having a zillion to revisit on Wed. but I sure do miss everyone! If you need a direction to go, might I suggest east..like in Noth Carolina? lol waving hi from the hills of North Carolina ♥
The greens and blues in your knitting piece are beautiful. Blessings!
thanks for popping in life can sure keep you busy :0) hugs Nikki
can't wait to see your purse, once it's done! (my favorite colors, btw ;)
happy (belated) woyww!
Jana (41)
...thanks for stopping by my desk :))
so nice to receive lovely goodies in the mail! happy WOYWW!
Cards are lovely and that blue in the wool looks really striking! Om my lte rtrip over the pond to the USA, I only found really flimsy mags, more paper ones than the glossy type we get, but you do have many more big (and cheaper)crafty stores!I'm REALLY late with my WOYWW rounds this week, but I have been busy doing non-crafty things! Happy Late WOYWW!!
((Lyn)) #61
What a darling card! And love the colors you are using in your knitting, sure wish I could do that. :) I am just really loving washi tapes right now. Aren't they a blast to use? Anyways, thanks for stopping by my desk and leaving a comment...hey, at least you made it by Sunday...here it is Tuesday before I've managed to make my return visit! Ack! :) Hugs! Deeyll #141
Hello Kay, I love the yarn that you are using. It is a beautiful combination of color and textures. It is also two of my favorite colors. You do so many interesting things . . . in crafting and in life . . . I love your road trip adventures, too.
I am glad that I stopped by to visit. I always feel so comfortable and at home, here in your space.
You are a dear blogging friend.
Have a wonderful week.
Connie :)
Yay Kay I made it ;D
It's great to catch up and see what you've been up to lately. I used to love to knit but I really don't think I could do any actual thing...except a scarf perhaps.
Thanks for explaining the felting process because although I've seen other crafters felting creations I didn't really know how they produced them.
What great pressies too.
Have a fun packed week and enjoy whatever comes your way :D
Happy WOYWW...woo it's been so long since I typed that!
Hi, Kay!! It has been so long since I've stopped by. I have been without a computer for awhile...lol. Those colors are so pretty in the yarn you are using.
I used to do WOYWW every week and miss it!! Nice inspiration to start it up again!!:)Have a great week!!!!!
Leslie
Hi Kay, I'm trying to catch up on blog visits, so popped over for a quick check on you. Your colors in this knitted purse are so summery...something cool to drink maybe? I'm in awe that you can knit! I love the texture of yarn, but can do nothing with it! Can't wait to see this when you finish it. Lucky you to get some gift goodies too. Hugs
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