As I was knitting the vase for my mom, I realized I forgot to provide some additional instructions about the two rounds where you alternate colors.
Vase, pre-felting and inside out, showing floats between color changes.
I inadvertently left out that on those two rounds, where you alternate between orange and pink, you should knit as you would for Fair Isle — carry the yarn not in use loosely across the back of your work. Because you are only knitting 4 or 5 stitches before switching colors and the vase will be felted in the end, it is not necessary to secure those small floats between color changes. Just make sure your floats are loose so your vase doesn’t pucker along those two rounds.
Here’s my updated pattern, with those additional instructions, if you’d like to download it:
A great side-by-side comparison of the vase pre- and post-felting.
Also, since I had the opportunity, I took a photo of my mom’s pre-felted vase next to my own finished one. Having the two vases side-by-side allows you to see exactly how the felting will shrink the vase, both in height and circumference.
If you make a Felted Colorblock Vase, I’d love to see your results! Please e-mail me through my “Contact” tab located above.