Just a quick update. I got up this morning, ran around and took care of a bunch of errands, and then sat down and zipped through the rest of the knitting for the cat bed. Turns out 2 skeins of Lambs Pride wasn't enough, but luckily I had some dark maroon tapestry wool I could double up, and there was enough to finish it off. So the sides will be maroon and the bottom will be brown - almost like I planned it that way!
Right now, though, it just looks like a strange brown (upside down) jello mold.
I just tossed it into the washing machine - my first time felting anything (on purpose, at any rate). We'll see how it turns out.