Sharp Needles Ahead!
Okay, I may end up having to admit defeat before long. I’m sooooo sick of the dimple socks. I’ve never knit more than one pair of socks of any one pattern let alone to knit THREE socks in quick succession. I haven’t been able to get myself to even cast on DH Dimple #2.
So, I cheated somewhat. I say somewhat because I said I wouldn’t *cast on* for anything new and I haven’t done that. Instead I dusted off something old and got to the finishing of it. Okay, well according to the pattern it was completed, but it seemed like a wonderful canvas for some artistic embellishing. So it never made it to the side bar FOs like it’s mates who were felted at the same time. So, I pulled out Lucy and the roving and I had picked up to embellish her and got to work yesterday afternoon.
This is only the beginning. I think the needle felting *may* be about done, but I intend to also do some embroidery and beading to add the more detailed elements to the paisley on the bag. I do have a tip to share with you though. Those who are familiar with needle felting know that you need to have some foam or that on the back side to absorb the needle after it passes through the wool. With this bag I thought it would be troublesome to try hold it flat over a hunk of foam so I used this…
It’s a foam soccer ball. Like the former “Nerf” balls. Though in my quest to find one I discovered that Nerf doesn’t really make those anymore. This is made by Poof and was still kind of hard to find but you can order direct from them (just follow the link). But, one day during Christmas shopping season my local grocery store had a two-ball box with this ball and a football in it. I think the football will be great if I wish to embellish a Squatty or similarly shaped purse sometime. The soccer ball is a touch smaller than I was aiming for, but it works just fine and actually probably is easier to get inside the bag than if I had found a ball that was bigger because I forgot about the opening being smaller than the actual bag.
Have a great weekend everyone! And send me vibes to get me casting on and knitting DH Dimple 2! ;-)
