Hmph...after a few false starts, I finally got a good idea of how I wanted to do the eyeglass case. Sadly, I was only near the beginning when I realized there is no way I'll have enough yarn to finish it as I wanted. I was hoping to felt the piece after it was done, which means I have to make the original knitting a lot bigger than the finished piece. I was trying to use up some leftover Brown Sheep wool that I had from a few other projects. While I have some other wool yarns, I already had the felting measurements on the Brown Sheep. Plus I know it felts wonderfully.
My other projects with that yarn were felted projects too. I had made two pairs of slippers & an etrelac tote bag. These were loads of fun to do...deliberately shrinking a project in the washing machine is rather sinful! The tote bag especially is fun, it was done with some very bright colors, pink, purple, teal, yellow & green. It came out bright & thick, perfect for a tote bag. I would like to make another, but I have so many knitted tote bags...I really don't need another one!
So now, the question is, do I find another yarn that I can felt down to what I wanted or do I knit the piece regularly...no felting. I was hoping that the felting would make it a long lasting, protective case. Being that the material is thick, it would protect the glasses better. I don't know yet. I get discouraged when my desired results don't equal my actual results! I need to work on that issue!
Good news about the children's hats! When dropping them off at the donation site, the drop box was no longer on display. They were given to an employee who was thrilled to get them. I hope the kids who get them are just as thrilled. I hope they get as warm of feeling from wearing them as I did from making them!
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