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mmjryoung
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
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 Posted - 10/02/2007 : 12:38:29 PM
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I am looking for an inspiration here and remembered Nicky Epstein's felted wreath in Knit Simple magazine last year. Cannot find magazine. Am sure I have put it in a very safe place.
Remember that yarn was $$.
Anyone made it? Would you recommend doing it?
Does the pattern show up in any other book besides Knit Simple?
Any other felted wreaths that might be worth considering?
I remember last year that there was a discussion about this wreath.
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mmjryoung
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 10/02/2007 : 2:37:38 PM
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Found magazine!!
Would still appreciate comments from anyone who has made this. |
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queenmaxine
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 10/03/2007 : 05:21:15 AM
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I know my LYS has a wreath kit that is felted pointsettias. I think it is about $50-60. It is on my to do list and I might ask for it for xmas.= then I can make it for next year.
My blog is not strictly knitting, but there are occasional WIP updates and frustration or bragging rants as I am a new knitter.
www.nolanoni.blogspot.com |
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aprilshowers
Chatty Knitter
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Posted - 10/03/2007 : 10:48:08 AM
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| I can't answer your question, but $50-60 for the wreath kit that queenmaxine mentioned seems like a good deal to me. Real (or even fake) wreaths are ridiculously expensive, in my opinion. I was just at TJMaxx's (a discount chain store for those of you not in the U.S.) and they were charging $27 for an ugly Halloween wreath. |
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mmjryoung
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
358 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2007 : 6:15:41 PM
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| Saw the all pointsetta one online. I like it but I sort of like the Nicky Epstein one better with green leaves and flowers. Hopefully someone out there has made it. |
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SCTee
New Pal
USA
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Posted - 10/15/2007 : 10:56:49 AM
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I was just surfing the web looking for this pattern! I made a Nicky Epstein felted wreath that was in a Knitter's Magazine about three or four years ago and I was hoping to make it again. Unfortunately, the magazine is packed away in another state. The wreath I made was a sort of Della Robia type that had grapes, pears, leaves and a vine. Is that the one you are looking for? I had a ball making it and even entered it in our county fair. I don't remember it being too expensive but I did have to send away for the yarn, from Patternworks I think. Last year Knitter's featured another Nicky Epstein wreath that I didn't like as well.
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mmjryoung
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
358 Posts |
Posted - 10/15/2007 : 12:42:45 PM
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The one I was looking for and found was in Knitsimple Holiday 2006.
Like the sound of the one that you did however.
Wonder if it would be in any on Nicky Epstein's books.
Have not made a final decision on wreath yet.
Sort of got involved doing a hat and felted bags so wreath got put on the back burner. |
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queenmaxine
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
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knitter123
New Pal
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Posted - 11/10/2007 : 09:26:42 AM
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anyone know which issue of knitters the della robia wreath was in a few years ago?
thanks! |
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knitter123
New Pal
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Posted - 11/11/2007 : 1:57:46 PM
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i found it!
Knitters summer 2001 |
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Seabright
New Pal
Canada
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Posted - 01/11/2008 : 11:08:04 AM
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Hi,
I made a felted wreath last year. I think it was the one you are referring to. It turned out great (even though I substituted less expensive yarn - Elann Peruvian wool, and changed the colours to suit me better). It is a wonderful project because it is so unusual and it is very weather resistant (even in our wet cold climate) enough to be hung on the front door. Mind you, I wouldn't put it where it would get soaked - it would get very heavy and deform as it was hanging. I used a brass d-ring sown on the back instead of a knitted loop. It worked better. |
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butterflygirl13
Warming Up
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Felted Christmas Wreath/Nicky Epstein
