waldorf mama

past knitting projects...

i have been seriously delinquent in keeping up with my ravelry project page (something which i am usually both compelled and eager to do), so here are a few of my completed knitting/felting projects from this past spring and summer (while i was away from this space). ahhh, it feels so good to finally get all of these photographed and posted!

sundara ribbed scarf (for wesley)

pattern:  my own improvised simple rib pattern

yarn:  sundara aran silky merino

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malabrigo thorpe II (for maya)

pattern:  thorpe by kirsten kapur

yarn:  malabrigo merino worsted

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felted purse (for my sister)

pattern:  my waldorfmama felted iphone purse

yarn:  malabrigo merino worsted

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felted nalgene water bottle carrier (for a friend)

pattern:  slightly modified version of my waldorfmama felted water bottle carrier

yarn:  malabrigo merino worsted

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AWS fundraising auction gnome hat and water bottle carrier (for our school's fundraiser)

patterns:  lyalya hoodie by natasha schaffer & my waldorfmama felted water bottle carrier

yarn:  malabrigo merino worsted

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and maya finished a couple of fun and creative projects of her own, as well...

maya's little knitted rainbow bag:

maya's rainbow fingerweaving:

recent felting projects...

i just finished up the custom order i've been working on for a rainbow yoga mat bag and matching water bottle carrier...

pattern(s):  joelle hoverson's felted yoga mat bag and my felted water bottle carrier

my ravelry notes:  rainbow felted yoga mat bag and water bottle carrier

yarn:  various colorways of mostly malabrigo worsted

and i finally took a pic of the felted water bottle carriers i've made and kept for my own family...

pattern:  my felted water bottle carrier

my ravelry notes:  felted water bottle carriers :: for us!

yarn:  various single-ply worsted merinos

i also have a few new felting patterns in the works, which i hope to be sharing sometime soon!

handknit holidays :: felted items

it was also fun making a couple of felted things during this recent gift-giving season...

pattern:  i just made this one up as i went along  :)

my ravelry notes:  felted case

pattern:  my own felted iphone purse

my ravelry notes:  felted purse

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the last installment of my handknit holidays posts will be coming up next week!

weekly knitting...

more felted water bottle carriers in progress this week...

and another yarn stash update!

three irish girls galenas merino, in quinn...

in tara...

in tierney...

in muriel...

and in cara...

what are you working on this week?

works in progress...

this week i'm continuing to work on more of my felted water bottle carriers, which i'm committed to stocking up on so i will have plenty to offer at my waldorfmama vendor table at our school's winter fair in december. as you can imagine, there will be a lot more of these in the weeks to come (along with more gnome hats, iphone purses and bloom tunics)! here's my latest batch, drying after bring felted, with my klean kanteens to shape them...

i also have a new knitting bag (purchased on etsy)! made using the popular alexander henry koto print (love!) and lined with one of amy butler's lotus full moon dot prints...

and last, but not least, i have a small yarn stash update, as well:

100purewool.com worsted merino single, in natural/undyed...

and malabrigo merino worsted, in amber gold...

in strawberry fields...

and in ibiza...

i'd love to know what you're working on this week?

my felted flute/recorder bag pattern is now available!

i am happy to finally announce that my felted flute/recorder bag pattern is now available on ravelry! i'm quite thrilled about the release of this little pattern as it's actually been a long time in coming. and it's truly such a fun, easy and useful knit!

for the experienced beginner knitter, this is a simple pattern for a knit-in-the-round (from the bottom up) felted flute or recorder drawstring bag. instructions for two size variations are given - one for a 10.5 inch choroi flute (or similar) and one for a 13 inch wooden recorder (or similar) - both, of which, are instruments that are traditionally taught in waldorf schools. and, as with all of my other felting endeavors, this pattern was created specifically with malabrigo worsted merino in mind. a perfectly lovely and mindful way to keep your and/or your child's instruments protected and safe!

i hope you enjoy creating a felted flute or recorder bag of your own!

felted yoga mat bag, take two...

oh yes, another weekend completion of a long overdue and unfinished work-in-progress (i started this bag in march - yes, march!). of course, that's not really all that long considering the amount of knitting required for this felting endeavor, but still...it's been a project that's been lingering about in my knitting bag for far too long. (the truth is that the actual knitting has been done for some time; all that was needed was to sew/secure the strap to the top of the bag before felting - now, how silly is that?). it's interesting to note here that i find it generally takes me much longer to complete a second version of any project that i knit - does anyone else have that problem?

if you recall from my notes regarding my first felted yoga mat bag (a birthday gift for maya), my intention was to make this version (which i was making for myself) a bit wider and a bit shorter than my earlier attempt. and although it did, indeed, end up being just the right width...the finished felted result also wound up somehow being longer than the previous version (regardless of the fact that i knit them very close to the same length - not quite sure how that happened? hmm, that crazy malabrigo). but i remedied the situation by adding a drawstring to the top and, i must say, i'm really quite pleased with the end result! (ravelry notes here.)

as a matter of fact, the improvised drawstring has provided the additional benefit of not having to worry at all about how much or how often i sling this thing around - my mat is safe and secure in there! very nice...

as a point of comparison, here are both bags side by side...

each individual in their own way, and each perfect for their intended recipient (maya and i)!