Spinning Alpaca Yarns

I made these three wool dryer balls last night in about 30 minutes while watching TV. It’s really easy to make your own.

Avoid the toxins in dryer sheets by making your own wool dryer balls from the yarn in your stash or wool roving. Save money and speed drying time by using these simple instructions to make your own felted dryer balls today.

My tea pot needed a tea cozy to keep it warm on a cold winter afternoon. I found some wonderful free patterns for tea cozies which I share in this article. If you’ve made a tea cozy or love your afternoon tea, I’d love to hear from you.

Make unique embellishments of felted shapes to add to your knitted pieces or make beautiful felted yarn jewelry. Most patterns are very quick and easy and make great gifts. Lots of links and resources for felted jewelry.

Do you like to take small, portable knitting projects along with you when you’re waiting at the doctor’s office, waiting for your kids as practice or when you have a few minutes after lunch at work? Take Along Knitting offers 20 small, easy to grab and go projects for all skill levels. These beautiful patterns make wonderful gifts and just 30 minutes here and there will help you fill your holiday gift list.

Looking for knitting patterns for pets? Here’s a good listing of sites which offer everything from knitted dog sweaters to a knitted chicken shawl-yes, really! Lots of resources for pet beds, collars, leashes and more.

So, Easter is tomorrow so it’s a little late for Easter Knitting patterns but I plan to get an early start next year! This year I purchased a bead felting kit from Alpaca Meadows on Etsy, which will also make cute felted Easter Eggs. I didn’t get a chance to make them this year as I was consumed with knitting baby hats and dishcloths but next year, I want to make an Easter basket on my knifty knitter and add felted eggs to it. If I get really ambitious, I’ll try and knit one for each of the grandkids.

I’m finally getting around to making my first felted bowl. I found a list of links to free felted bowl patterns I wanted to share, plus some others that aren’t free but don’t cost much. I’m turning minebowl into an Easter basket, complete with felted eggs.

Here is my felted purse made on a knifty knitter, with links to more free patterns.

These felted bags by Holly Craft are made from recycled wool sweaters. I’ve also found a terrific crafting website with lots of designs and a few felting books I wanted to share.