Foxy Boxes

Thank you for all the supportive comments about my fish blanket!!!


I FINALLY finished and felted my Mason*Dixon boxes.

Here's the before felting photo:


After felting :


I feel kind of "eh" about the final result. I'm glad they are finally finished (they'd been sitting around waiting to be seamed and felted for months). They will definitely be used and I guess I'd try it again. Maybe not 3 at a time though.

Project Notes:
1. I followed the directions in the book to a "T" including using the same yarn suggested (Lamb's Pride Bulky). I even crocheted the seams although later read many people just stitched them up.

2. These boxes took FOREVER to felt (I may try to re-felt them). Fellow SnB'er Wendy graciously offered up her top loading washer and expertise since I had never felted before and have a front loading washer. This was the result after nearly 3 hours of trying to felt. The yellow was being a stubborn monkey and didn't want to felt. One suggestion online was to pour boiling water into the boxes to help speed things along-I probably would try that next time. My being a "tight" knitter more than likely didn't help things either.

In other news:

Tis the season for my favorite candies: jelly beans and C@dbury mini-eggs (I even found some dark chocolate ones).

Check out my latest idea for yarn storage:
Yarn Jars!

I bought the jars at a store whose name is similar to "Malfart" and "balled" up some left over yarn I had (wool in one jar, cotton in the other).

OH! Great news!! Here's a sneak peek at my first sock!!! More news on sock knitting coming soon!