SMF October 2024 Entry Thread - Knit and Flannel

[Vicki C]

The Entry thread for the October 2024 SMF Soap Challenge is now open!

As a reminder, this entry thread is for challenge entries only. All comments or non-entry photos should to the general challenge thread:
October 2024 General Challenge Thread

The first photo in your entry thread post will be used as the entry photo for voting. The photo must include two bars, and should show the flannel or knit design. Additional photos showing your process are welcome. The two bars should be from the same batch. Please refer to the competition rules in the general challenge thread if you have any questions about the challenge requirements. All entries are subject to these deadlines:


* The entry thread will close on October 25th at 11:59 PM GMT.
* Voting information will be emailed to all eligible participants shortly thereafter.
* The voting survey will remain open until October 28th at 11:59 PM GMT, or until all votes are in, whichever is sooner.
* The winner will be announced by October 30th by 11:59 PM GMT.

Good luck everyone! I can’t wait to see what you all come up with.

 

[AliOop]

Here is my (very basic) entry, which was created using an inexpensive impression mat from Michaels. It was a little too wide for my mold, but I didn't want to cut it. Instead, I wrapped it up one side of the mold just a bit. If I had time to try again, I would have centered it in the bottom of the mold and had two rounded edges instead of one. I also would have experimented more with using a fork to create a knitted texture, which was a lot of fun! But, I'm in the midst of a rather long trip, so this was all I had time to do. As you can see, it was photographed while still soft, and with the vanillin discoloration rind from the OMH FO just beginning -- and while the car was packed and DH was waiting for me to get in so we could leave on our trip. I think it looks like pound cake!

 

[ackosel]

This is definitely the most involved soap I have ever made. I used Moroccan red clay for the dark portion, uncolored for the cream portion and a combination of red and French pink clay for the middle color. My recipe is high tallow and lard, 100% goat milk soap. It is scented with Peppermint, Eucalyptus, Cedarwood and Clove bud essential oils for a subtle Christmassy smell.

The soap was made in a 4" (1#) loaf mold, and I used a single wire cutter to make the embeds. I used small pieces of embeds as spacers to help keep my embeds straight. You can see them in the third picture in the bottom bar.

This was definitely a very challenging challenge for me, but it was fun to try something outside my comfort zone and skill level. Thank you, @Vicki C for hosting the challenge, and thank you everyone who helped me along the way!

 

[Tammyfarms]

Here’s my entry, I used soap dough for the yarn/knit pattern and placed it on top of the soap after pouring it in the mold. It is scented with smoothly lemon EO blend from EOcalc which is a favorite of mine. Colors for the layers are natural, Sunburst Mica and Granny Smith Green mica.
Thank you @Vicki C for a great challenge that made me think outside the box (mold).

 

[bookworm42]

Well here my entry. It was at the very least a great learning experience! So thanks for this fun challenge.

I wanted a scrubby soap so I added poppy seeds and with the vanilla fragrance it came out smelling like a Costco poppy seed muffin.

And here are all my left over bars. Guess I get to make another batch or some nice ciaglia soap.

And finally my brown going through gel!

 

[Vicki C]

The entry thread is now closed. Thanks all! Voting link will be up tomorrow.