Felted Bowls
By carol on Oct.10, 2007
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#7 Autumn Duo
Two bowl designs. Beaded yarn bowl and Sedona bowl, knit with a double strand worsted weight yarn.
Beaded Yarn Bowl, beads are knitted into the bowl before felting. 440 yds, 13 beads with hole large enough to allow 2 strands of yarn to pass through. Sedona Bowl 300 yds mc, 100 yds cc
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#3 Rose Bowls
Two bowl/vase designs.
Larger 6″/H. 125 yds bulky or 22o yds worsted (knit double). Leaf 2″ & Flower 2.5″: 50 yds each worsted.
Smaller Rose Bowl: 4″ /H. 180 yds worsed (knit double) or 90 yds bulky.
Optional: 8 glass bead sewn to tips after felting. Suede lacing strips and beads.
Larger Rose Bowl: 220 yds worsted or 125 yds bulky yarn.
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# 4 Lattice and Loops
Knit the bowls with a double strand or worsted weight yarn. Wool with mohair content will result in “fuzzy loops”.
Blue Lattice Lace Bowl & Handle Bowl -5″ /H , 23″ circumference, 250 yards each worsted wool (knit double strand). Optional: add 120 yds carry along accent yarn
Pink Loop Lace Bowl-3 1/2″ /H, 19″ circumference, 200 yds worsted wool (knit double strand)
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# 6 Picot Vases
Two sizes, knit with double strand worsted or one strand bulky yarn. A thread based carry along yarn may be added as an accent.
Larger Vase -9″ /H, 190 yds worsted, 95 yds bulky
Smaller Vase -7″ /H, 180 yds worsted, 65 yds bulky
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#16 The Hearth Bowl
8” high, 44” around, 10” opening.
Multi-color Hearth Bowl – 765 yds, knit with a combination of worsted weight wool yarns, knit with 3 strands held together.
Hearth Bowl with slip stitch accent -600 yds worsted weight and 165 yards cc
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#1 Quick to Felt Gifts
With exception of Mesa variation, all bowls are knit with a double strand of worsted weight yarn.
Tea Caddy 2¾”/ H, 150 yds
Mesa Bowl 3½”/H, 17½”/ C, 185 yards mc & 20 yds cc
Sphere Bowl 5” /H, 17”/C, 3½”, 190 yds mc & 50 yards cc
Set of 3 Nested Bowls, beads knitted in before felting
Large: 3” /H, 18”/C, 5 ½” /base, 190 yds
Medium: 3”/H, 16” /C, 4 ½”/base, 175 yds,
Small: 2 ¾”/H, 14”/C, 4” /base, 100 yds,
Mesa Bowl variation 5”/H, 22”/C, 278 yards mc & 30 yards cc
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