ready ... GO !

 

Yesterday evening

my Easter Bunny looked finished

 

but was not !

 

When making a wet felted animal like this

you build up the whole figure with

soft gentle felting

...

Later on

 

the rubbing gets a lot harsher ...

 

and a very good soak afterwards !

(and then ... still a lot of harsh rolling in a towel)

 

But now,

after all weathered hardships,

mister Bunny is quite ready

for his important task tomorrow :

hiding yummy chocolate eggs

for the grandchildren !

 

(he did a bit of a try-out today)

 

He did it quite well

 

so he enjoyed the sun afterwards

with his basket emptied.

 

*

 

Ahhhhhhhh

 I couldn't help myself : simply HAD to make this picture

 

of the lovely sock yarn daughter is knitting with

and the gorgeous Bluebells !





easter bunny

Some people are really good sock knitters.

A friend is.

She brought me this on my birthday

 

(only 24 stitches instead of the "normal" 60)

 

The last few days the cold came back.

So I was inside reading this time

(Ordinary people  by Judith Guest)

 because I cut my own finger

while cleaning the big kitchen knife.

Stupid.

Yes, it was.
 

Today I finally did some felting again

(with one surgical glove on my right hand)

 

Though it doesn't look like much yet

it's gonna be an

easter bunny

 

(I'm following Gabi's Filzhase PDF again)

 



There doesn't seem to be much progress

but many thin layers have been added

 

He's not finished yet

 

 but some weird splashes of colour are there

.....

 

 

(I hope he's ready to perform his duty, soon)

 

Wish you all

Happy Eastern

 

(with some Sunshine and yummy chocolate eggs)

 

 

a try .... at last

Today, because I was baby-sitting,

I took some wool,

some soap

and a felting needle

with me to daughter's house.

When I was with Gabi in Germany

some weeks ago,

she gave me a bit of her special wool.

She washed it and then it went through the carding machine.

It is brownish gray and a touch of white.

Earlier I carefully studied the tutorial  PDF (with lots of photos) 

I purchased from her some time ago

...

and gave it a try 

(Because I didn't have my camera

there are not many "making-of" pictures,

only the ones I took this evening)

That was already a lot of work done when he came home

pfffffft

A white nose, tummy and tail

Tomorrow a lot of rinsing and making

his face

(I know it's a bit early for Easter,

but I might find him a little basket for his eggs !) 

Gabi was so right :

working with "Bergschafwolle" is great !