I don’t quite know how it happened.

I was idly looking at craft-related blogs, clicking on links from one to the other, admiring swaps and craft-alongs, smiling at finished products on Flickr, skimming Self-Portrait Tuesdays … I started to see craft blogs as a real community, a way of having other craftspeople chat with me in my livingroom, even though they live over the other side of the world. In short, I wanted to take part … so here goes.

My first blogged project. An experiment with making knitted felt (something I’ve never done before). I was thinking a pot holder, perhaps, or even a scarf. Mainly I can’t wait until I’ve knitted enough to start embroidering on it in purple – I was thinking dandelions or maybe paisley… and then I can’t wait to put it in the washing machine and start felting!

Ok, so it’s not the nicest cream, and in fact it matches my rented house’s carpet perfectly… oh well, I just bought the cheapest 100% wool I could find. It’s my hand in the picture, and my new baby daughter’s.