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Posted by MRH on June 25, 2005, 8:34 am
Thank you for the detailed explanation, Wooly! I have never tried felting
before, and honestly don't know if I ever will... but I have kept your
explanation just in case. :o)
Gemini
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>> Basic felted bag method:
>> Make a swatch using hte intended stitch (usually garter for the base
>> and stockinette for the sides). Use needles about twice as big as you
>> would otherwise use for the yarn in question. Record the number of
>> stitches, the needle size, the width and the length.
>> Put the swatch through a wash cycle. Evaluate it. If the swatch is
>> too sleazy put it thru the wash again. If it is still too sleazy knit
>> another swatch on needles a few sizes smaller and repeat the washing
>> process. Continue doing this until you produce a fulled fabric you
>> like.
>> Now heark back to elementary school arithmetic. Set up an equation
>> and solve it for the total number of stitches to cast on for the
>> bottom in order to produce the finished footprint you want. Knit
>> accordingly. Pick up around the bottom and knit up the sides, again
>> having determined how many rows you need to knit in order to produce
>> finished fulled fabric sides of the height desired.
>> There are endless variations in construction methods and in ways of
>> providing "shape" to the bag. Experiment. Your friends will be happy
>> to use your self-perceived failures.
>> +++++++++++++
>> Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET.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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>> Make a swatch using hte intended stitch (usually garter for the base
>> and stockinette for the sides). Use needles about twice as big as you
>> would otherwise use for the yarn in question. Record the number of
>> stitches, the needle size, the width and the length.
>> Put the swatch through a wash cycle. Evaluate it. If the swatch is
>> too sleazy put it thru the wash again. If it is still too sleazy knit
>> another swatch on needles a few sizes smaller and repeat the washing
>> process. Continue doing this until you produce a fulled fabric you
>> like.
>> Now heark back to elementary school arithmetic. Set up an equation
>> and solve it for the total number of stitches to cast on for the
>> bottom in order to produce the finished footprint you want. Knit
>> accordingly. Pick up around the bottom and knit up the sides, again
>> having determined how many rows you need to knit in order to produce
>> finished fulled fabric sides of the height desired.
>> There are endless variations in construction methods and in ways of
>> providing "shape" to the bag. Experiment. Your friends will be happy
>> to use your self-perceived failures.
>> +++++++++++++
>> 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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