Luminares Lightshade

Growing up in San Antonio Texas, I remember setting out *luminares*: paper bags filled with sand and votive lights to line the street for holidays. Needing a lampshade for my overhead light, I set out to knit a cover that would be reminiscent of those *luminares*. I’m pretty happy with how this turned out: I chose not to felt the wool, which I think would have not let much light through. Despite the large gauge needles, in retrospect, adding more YOs would allow for even more light to pass. I made a frame that allows the cover to hang a bit down from the light (good for letting light through as well as avoiding heat on the wool). One of the best parts is that this is a two-days-or-less project (I let the glue set overnight and made the frame the next day).