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Felting Help

Bob & Carol

09-23-2006

Erin

Wooly

Bob & Carol

Marilyn

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Posted by Bob & Carol on September 23, 2006, 11:03 pm

Knitting the purse pattern in the new Knitty. I knitted the swatch then it
says to wash it in hot water and record the time -- for the real thing.
However, I don't know where to start on time would a normal wash cycle do
the trick?

I am using Lamb's Pride.

Posted by Erin on September 24, 2006, 5:59 am

Bob & Carol skrev:

> Knitting the purse pattern in the new Knitty. I knitted the swatch then it

> says to wash it in hot water and record the time -- for the real thing.

> However, I don't know where to start on time would a normal wash cycle do

> the trick?

I use Eskimo and wash my crocheted items at 60 degrees along with
t-shirts, socks, etc. If I make a bag I usually "stuff it" with socks
so that it will hold it's form. I forgotten this step when I washed my
most recent bag and it had become a little bit distorted, nothing I
couldn't fix by stretching it by hand, though.

hth

Erin

Posted by Wooly on September 24, 2006, 10:36 am

spewed forth :

>Knitting the purse pattern in the new Knitty. I knitted the swatch then it

>says to wash it in hot water and record the time -- for the real thing.

>However, I don't know where to start on time would a normal wash cycle do

>the trick?

>I am using Lamb's Pride.

I have a "standard" home washing machine for doing wooly stuff
including fulling handknits and wovens.

I made a fulled hat with Lambs' Pride Bulky a couple of years ago. My
hat required three trips through on hot wash, cold rinse using heavy
agitation. YMMV.

If the FO is made in the round be sure to make your SWATCH in the
round.

+++++++++++++

Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET.
This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%.
Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account...

Posted by Bob & Carol on September 26, 2006, 6:34 pm

How do I know that I need another washing?

> spewed forth :

>>Knitting the purse pattern in the new Knitty. I knitted the swatch then

>>it

>>says to wash it in hot water and record the time -- for the real thing.

>>However, I don't know where to start on time would a normal wash cycle do

>>the trick?

>>I am using Lamb's Pride.

> I have a "standard" home washing machine for doing wooly stuff

> including fulling handknits and wovens.

> I made a fulled hat with Lambs' Pride Bulky a couple of years ago. My

> hat required three trips through on hot wash, cold rinse using heavy

> agitation. YMMV.

> If the FO is made in the round be sure to make your SWATCH in the

> round.

> +++++++++++++

> Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET.

> This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%.

> Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account...

Posted by Marilyn on September 27, 2006, 3:56 pm

You wash/felt it until you like the way it looks. Or until the finished
project will be the size the pattern states it should be. I prefer to not
have any visible stitches after felting. In the couple of items I have
felted, I went more by look than measurement.
Marilyn

> How do I know that I need another washing?

>> spewed forth :

>>>Knitting the purse pattern in the new Knitty. I knitted the swatch then

>>>it

>>>says to wash it in hot water and record the time -- for the real thing.

>>>However, I don't know where to start on time would a normal wash cycle do

>>>the trick?

>>>

>>>I am using Lamb's Pride.

>>>

>> I have a "standard" home washing machine for doing wooly stuff

>> including fulling handknits and wovens.

>> I made a fulled hat with Lambs' Pride Bulky a couple of years ago. My

>> hat required three trips through on hot wash, cold rinse using heavy

>> agitation. YMMV.

>> If the FO is made in the round be sure to make your SWATCH in the

>> round.

>> +++++++++++++

>> Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET.

>> This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%.

>> Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account...

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