and Darla Fanton's Tunisian Entrelac-to Felt or Not; Part 1-In the Round.I've never seen this one offered by Lily before, so I had to take it out of curiosity. Within in the first 5 minutes I knew I was in the right class when she asked, "What is the difference between Art and Design?" I spent the rest of the conference mulling over our discussion!
It's funny to me now to type "Tunisian Entrelac in the Round" because before I took Darla's class it sounded exotic and advanced. I had never done any kind of tunisian crochet in the round, let alone entrelac. Yet it was perfectly easy to learn in class and I never once thought, "Holy cow, this tunisian entrelac in the round is crazy stuff". It seems more natural than working flat, actually. 
I finished my project in class: a bowl to felt (see above photo). Now that I have it home, though, it's very soft and is the perfect size for my Hat Guru, so I think instead of felting it I'll edge the brim and let it be a hat!
The last bit of news is: YES Floridians! There WILL be another Orlando Needlework Show in September 2008!
UPDATE (Dec. 7): Dates for 2008 are being revised.
This hat is fabulous Vashti! Glad you didn't felt it as the stitches are gorgeous. Please tell more about Lily's question and class. Dora
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ReplyDeleteI love the color combination. Sounds like you had a great time, Thanks for sharing it
Thank you!
ReplyDeleteSomething I like about felting is that working smooth wools loosely makes stitches look different, and sometimes I prefer it like with this hat. The soft bounce of the yarn can really bloom.
I forgot to mention the yarns in the blog entry: the two solid colors are Tahki Bunny, and I used Lily Chin's Park Avenue for the the multicolored diamonds.
I think I'll have to do another blog entry in response to Lily's class. :-)
hi thats pretty !!
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