Bauble Felting Fun!

I've finished two other kits that are similar to the change purses. The first was a hat kit. The kit is another "One Stick|Two Stick" kit in Lichen color scheme. The yarn was all made of bamboo wool and was totally soft!

First I made the hat... doesn't look abnormal, right?




But, you can see how big it is when I put it on! Don't worry, it will shrink when I throw it in the washing machine :)




Here it is after it is out of the washing machine, with some bauble embellishments:




On me:








The kit came with enough yarn to make a second (non-felted) hat. Cute, Huh?




I'm a dork :)




So, "baubles"... what are those? Well, the hat kit, and a second kit for making "Girlfriend Bracelets" had these. Basically, you make a little ball that is filled with wool yarn and then throw them into the wash to "felt" them. Here are all the baubles I made prior to felting. Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Two hands full!




I then threaded yarn through the center a number of times, quartering the bauble and securing it with a French knot. These made the little "flower" shapes that I attached to the greenish hat above, as well as making the bracelets!








So, I tried another felted hat pattern that I found online. I made this hat with Vision yarn by Moda Dea in Sedona color. I wasn't sure if it would felt like the other hat since the yarn was a wool blend (65% wool, 35% acrylic). What I learned is that it will felt, but I now need to buy a sweater "trimmer" thingy to de-fuzz the hat :) I think it will look pretty cute when it is finished though.

Here is the hat beforehand, laid out on the table. Again, it doesn't look so crazy.




But, as you can see, it is HUGE when I put it on!!




Here is the hat, post-felting. I've pinned the brim up so that it will roll like a derby. The pins will come out when the hat is dry.




Finally, I made more of my new favorite little baubles out of the leftover yarn, so it didn't go to waste :)