It is on its way!

My entry for the 2012 Scarf Festival at the Geelong Wool Museum is finally complete and in the mail on its way to the exhibition. After investing in a huge 15 litre dye pot that was big enough to submerge the scarf in dye and simmering for 40mins, the real hard work started as I hand felt all my work. This was not helped by my tiny kitchen with no room for the 3.5m+ length!! After felting, the scarf measures 290cm- so is still long enough to wrap up in a soft bubbly cloud of colour. The exhibition runs from 16th of June until 2nd of September- put it in your diary!!

Keeping Easter eggs cosy

I have some small people coming to visit for Easter- so instead of supplying them with a mountain of chocolate- I turned to my back catalogue of crafty ideas and found a 1973 copy of Busy Needles Magazine -"What to make and how to make it" - with these felt chicken egg cosies. Although I had to hand sew everything as I didn't have double sided interfacing and my sewing machine is being temperamental. They do sit nicely on their egg cups even if the egg is chocolate one!

The final twist

I have finally cast off the last twist of my handknitted spiral scarf and I am hoping to try this technique of partial knitting on the knitting machine. Now the only question is- to felt or not to felt??

Felted collars inspired by kangaroo paws

Lime and black kangaroo paw collar.

Black and red kangaroo paw neckpiece.

Red and black kangaroo paw neckpiece.

Red kangaroo paw collar.

Yellow kangaroo paw neckpiece.

These beautiful kangaroo paws are the inspiration for my new series of knitted felted neckpieces. Hand felting gives them the slightly fuzzy edges that are characteristic of the real flowers. My next challenge- perhaps a larger version, kangaroo paw scarf?!

More new orange inspired work

Milk chocolate and orange bubble scarf.

and some more delicious orange flavours!

New work : 2 orange inspired bubble scarves

Orange on orange cumquat bubble scarf.

Smooth dark chocolate with orange bubbles scarf

The next best thing to eating cumquats and chocolate oranges is wrapping yourself up in them!

New Bubbles

New bubbles- vanilla/grape bubble scarf in super soft 100% wool.

more bubbles

More fuchia curves and bubbles- I can't seem to resist the beautiful red dye pot!

Please visit the Geelong Wool Museum website to see photos of the scarf awards being presented. It is not too late to get to the exhibition- it finishes on July 25th. http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/nwm/about/services/article/8cce757c5a9d9f2.aspx

more new work

Another of my new curvey sided bubble scarves. I seem to be going through an unintentional fuchia/pink phase at the moment!

New work

This is my latest work in the bubble wrap range of scarves. They are all 100% wool and have a very handy loop at one end so you can wrap up securely to avoid those icy winds.

Number 3 is the winner

Number 3 is the winner!! I was very excited to win the category of "best use of different techniques in a scarf" in this year's scarf festival with my black coffee and milk coffee bubble scarf. I have already spent my winnings on one of the other beautiful scarves in the competition!! The exhibition of all the scarves runs until July 25th at the national wool museum in Geelong it is well worth the trip.