March 08, 2006

Fulled Birdhouse

My sister, Nancy, collects birdhouses, so as soon as I saw this Fibertrends pattern I knew I needed to make it for her.

It was a quick knit, done in Lambs Pride Bulky, charcoal for the roof and teal for the base.

I didn't realize the roof was not fulled enough until I put in on the base and it almost came to the bottom. So I popped the roof into the washer again.

I also made a big aluminum foil ball to help round out the top. I have to get some black plastic needlepoint canvas to stabilize the base. Then I'll cut the hole for the entrance and the perch and maybe do a little needlefelting around the opening.

I'm loving this Whitby Gansey, although the Channel Island cast on did give me fits. With some help from Claudia's website and Beth Brown-Reinsel's Knitting Ganseys, I finally got it.

Posted by Charleen at March 8, 2006 08:08 PM
Comments

The birdhouse is terrific-she will love it! I just ordered their sheep flock pattern. Have you made those? When you got the patterns at Claudia's, I was wondering if you would start them right away. The answer's YES.

Posted by: shelley at March 8, 2006 09:32 PM

The birdhouse is TOO CUTE! And good for you ont he Channel Island Cast On. It is tricky, but the edge is SO nice.

Posted by: claudia k at March 9, 2006 06:56 AM

What an energetic post! The birdhouse is cute. The gansey looks so cozy on this blustery March AM.

Posted by: Valerie at March 9, 2006 07:34 AM

The bird house is a very cute idea! Can't wait to see what it looks like when you get it all done.

Posted by: Brooke at March 10, 2006 11:45 AM

I adore the birdhouses. I'm currently working on my first felted project. It's more of a sample and doesn't know if it wants to be a bag or maybe some sort of conatiner. I was peeking through your old blog and saw the April 2003 Easter cake -- that's my birthday cake every year! It's so great. Two rounds, one for a face and one for the tie and ears.

Posted by: Christine at March 12, 2006 08:09 AM

The bird house is cute.

I made Whitby and that cast on took me some time to get right. You will enjoy knitting the sweater, it was a fun knit.

Posted by: Suzanne at March 12, 2006 08:09 PM