Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Skull Hat, Part 2

Progress! It's way cool. And there's an extra layer behind the skulls to keep one's ears warm - neat technique.

SkullHat2

(Pattern is from here: Skull Hat.)


Booga Bag, Part 3

Here it is, blocking. I don't have a box that's exactly the right size, so I put the (small) box that I have in the bottom and stuffed the rest with crumpled up plastic bags.

Front view:
BoogaBag6

Side view:
BoogaBag5


Skull Hat

I got bored waiting for the Booga Bag to dry, so I've started one of these hats: Skull Hat. I'm doing mine with a black background and red skulls. I'll put up some in-progress pics when I get home...

Monday, September 28, 2009

Booga Bag, Part 2

I've put it through the wash about eleventy-billion times now. It's looking pretty spiffy.

It's on its last go as I type. After this, I'll find a box of appropriate size, wrap the box in a plastic bag, and then stick it in the bag. That way it can dry in that shape. Drying may take a day or two.

Then I'll poke holes in it (maybe grommets?) and run the cord through it. I'll put up pics of each stage. Oh, the suspense!


Saturday, September 26, 2009

Booga Bag

I recently traded a knitting book for some blue and purple wool. I don't know much about it except that it was from a local (to the person I was trading with) source. It inspired me to try my hand at this pattern: Booga Bag. I've done hand-felting before, but this is my first try at doing some in the washing machine. Here's a pic of the bag before felting...

Bag4

The bag is in the washing machine right now with a couple of pairs of jeans. I'll post more pics after it's felted enough and is ready for blocking...

FYI, I did more rows than the pattern calls for just to use up the yarn. Since I don't really have any idea what size it will be when I'm done, I figured what the hell...

Update:
Ran it through the wash a few times last night - 3 or 4 times, lost count. It was getting fuzzy, but not shrinking. So I went to bed. Running it through again now. The pattern said it could take several times, so no worries yet.



Tuesday, September 15, 2009