At Felting.
First I chose 2 yearns (the brown is sock yarn and the green is 100% wool 3ply), and cast on 45 sts on circular needles.
It was basically like knitting a small hat
The instructions online said to knit to 7 or 8 inches in length then start decreases. Apparently it would shrink more in length than in width during the felting process.
First I tried the hand felting method, which consisted of washing in very hot soapy water, then washing in very cold clear water.
Maybe I wasn't doing it right, or maybe I didn't try it long enough, but I soon got bored of nothing happening, so I decided to try the washing machine method. I put it into the washing mashing on a hot wash with cottons only.
And it worked. It was much taller than I had wanted, so I turned the top down, (meaning the length didn't shrink as much as I had anticipated), so 5 or 6 inches would have been long enough.
I stretched it over the underside of one of Oscars desert bowls and left it to dry.
Meanwhile, we made some flour, salt and water 'eggs' and baked then in a cool/medium oven. Then we painted them blue.
When everything was dry, we put it all together on the season table. Oscar and I agree it looks good, perfect for spring.
Valerie
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