It’s early August, and I can almost hear sleigh bells. Can’t you? Don’t look now, but summer is on the wane! Without even knowing it, the days are growing shorter, already! Cool breezes are blowing and some foliage is actually going away.
But wait! There is a solution….instead of getting depressed, you [...]

Socks are knitted garments that are made to enclose the human foot and usually extend up to the lower leg. They are designed to meet several objectives, one of which is that it is supposed to ease the chafing caused by footwear when worn directly on bare feet. It makes the feet warm and absorbs [...]

Rugs are one of the essentials in home decorations and have been for as long as most historians can tell. Since the dawn of civilization, human beings used animal hides and crudely woven reeds similar to tall grass or bamboo — as rugs for covering the floor, the chairs, and even sleeping surfaces. [...]

Wool felt or simply felt is a fabric that is formed when a sheep’s wool or an animal fur has been exposed to heat and moisture. This process is hastened by the presence of an alkaline such as soap. The heat and moisture applied on the wool tends to open the outer scales of the [...]

Many people do not have the slightest idea about the quality of their beds. We rely on our necks and backs to test its quality. If our neck had gone stiff and our back ached as though a sledgehammer had been pounded on it, then we would conclude that our bed of a low quality. [...]

Knitting wool is created by first shearing the wool off the animal. There are different types of wool including lambs wool, sheep wool, alpaca wool, and llama wool. Shearing means that the animals hair is shaved back and collected to use for clothing, towels, and other cloth items. Shearing does not hurt the animals and [...]

Knitting a wool blanket is a huge commitment if a person has never knitted anything in their entire life. Knitting is the delicate balance of holding needles and continuously feeding yarn until a pattern emerges. People who knit are skilled at juggling both these tasks and also switching yarn in order to add color to [...]

Wool fabric is used for all kinds of clothing, couch covers, bedspreads, toilet covers, tablecloths, and more. People who can sew use wool fabric for most of their creations because it is sold by the yard and is available in most craft stores. There are different types of wool fabric that is used for different [...]

Wool felt or simply felt is a fabric that is formed when a sheep’s wool or an animal fur has been exposed to heat and moisture. This process is hastened by the presence of an alkaline such as soap. The heat and moisture applied on the wool tends to open the outer scales of the [...]

MATERIALS
2 x 100g skeins Hawthorne Cottage hand spun chunky wool in English Garden
(colour 47) (approximately 50m per skein) for basket
1 x 50g ball Nundle 8ply pure wool in dusky rose for base
100m (80cm long) circular needles
5mm (80cm long) circular needles
4mm (80cm long) circular needles
5mm set of double points
6mm crochet hook
With English Garden and 10mm needles [...]