Come join us at craft gossip felting to win one of four adorable knitted- felted toy animal patterns.

Carol’s Yummy Lunch Bags

Craft Gossip is holding a Noni Pattern, yarn and purse frame giveaway.

Carol used Noni’s Yummy Lunch Bag Pattern but reworked th pattern for her knitting machine.  I think it turned out great!

Noni and One fine Yarn Package give-away!

You will be getting “Noni’s Yummy Lunch” bag pattern along with “One Fine Yarn” Cascade 220 to complete this projects.  We are very thrilled to have Noni and One Fine Yarn being significant contributors to Craft Gossip.

The give-away will run from today, Monday March 24, thru Sunday March 30, 2008. 

http://felting.craftgossip.com/2008/03/24/noni-pattern-and-one-fine-yarn-give-away/

Yes, this in Spring in Ohio near lake Erie.  Last Easter, April the 8th we got a foot of snow.  So you folks that live in a warm area laugh and enjoy the sun

My friend Carol and I did a diaper bags project for a baby shower gift.  I designed the pattern and did the felting and Carol machine knit the bag.  Everyone at the shower thought it was an awesome diaper bag.  If you go to buy a knitted diaper bag it will cost near $70 and we did the project for about $15. The mother-to-be was thrilled and she can use it for a fashion bags after baby grows.  Since this has already had the hell washed out of it makes it totally washable in cold water.   If anyone is interested in the machine knit pattern contact Carol.  I do not machine knit, but the results are very neat and tidy.  Go se the post on Craft Gossip and look over the give aways.

Wow! We are having the best time on Craft Gossip in the Felted Knits area.  Noni of Noni Design contributed some of her awesome pattern for me to give away to Craft Gossip readers.  The next pattern give-away will begin on Monday, March 24, 2008 and include the Cascade 220 yarn to complete the “Yummy Lunch” bag.  One Fine Yarn is the generous shop supplying the yarn and they deserve a huge thank you.  It is not too late to join the first Noni pattern give-away.  The Give Away ends Easter Sunday.  So come and visit and join in the fun and check out all the other crafting columns.

Designing is what I enjoy the most. Repetition is not something that I take pleasure in. Looking at the latest extreme fashions is one of my weaknesses and I love trendy clothing and accessories that are featured in magazines like Vogue and W. You can’t help but fall in love with something new or an vintage style that is new again, like the flapper hats. When I came across the hat pictured I knew I had to try my hand at designing one similar. This is my design and I really like it. I crocheted it in fingering wool on a small hook in single crochet and then felted it. The feathers are somewhat different from the designer hat, but I believe they work.

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