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felting help please! plus a great book myswendy 06-21-2007
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Posted by myswendy on June 21, 2007, 2:50 pm
Hi all,
I am making 2 hats for my SIL and my niece--they are wild and wooly
(literally!) LOL! The patterns are in this incredibly ORIGINAL
knitting book:
http://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Punk-Rock-Knitting-Projects/dp/0811857441

Anyway, since they didn't want wool near their faces, I am using a
lovely bulky yarn that is 25% wool and 75% acrylic. My problem is with
the mohawk (yes, you read that correctly! LOL!). Is there ANY way to
reproduce the effect with this yarn? Or do I have to spring for
matching yarn in wool for this part of the project?

One more question---I have gone down one size since I will not be
felting the body of the hat either and thus, it will not be shrinking.
Can anyone give me some sort of shrinkage percentage so I know how
long to cut the fringe when I make it (if I must use 100% wool for
it). Thanks guys!

Wendy, the knitting fool in CT


Posted by enigma on June 21, 2007, 4:11 pm

> Hi all,
> I am making 2 hats for my SIL and my niece--they are wild
> and wooly (literally!) LOL! The patterns are in this
> incredibly ORIGINAL knitting book:
> http://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Punk-Rock-Knitting-Projects/dp/
> 0811857441

i like that one SO much better than Share Ross' Punk Knitting
book...

> Anyway, since they didn't want wool near their faces, I am
> using a lovely bulky yarn that is 25% wool and 75% acrylic.
> My problem is with the mohawk (yes, you read that
> correctly! LOL!). Is there ANY way to reproduce the effect
> with this yarn? Or do I have to spring for matching yarn in
> wool for this part of the project?

why don't you think your yarn will work? it's not the fulling
that makes the "mohawk" stand up. if you can get your yarn
looped in there tightly enough, it should stand up just fine.
if not, you can starch it, just like a real 'hawk ;)

> One more question---I have gone down one size since I will
> not be felting the body of the hat either and thus, it will
> not be shrinking. Can anyone give me some sort of shrinkage
> percentage so I know how long to cut the fringe when I make
> it (if I must use 100% wool for it). Thanks guys!

i don't have the book in front of me, but it appears to be
barely fulled anyway. the stitch definition is pretty distinct
in the photo. it looks like the strands for the 'hawk are
about 4"? so 8" doubled. i suspect you can do that as written.
lee
>
> Wendy, the knitting fool in CT
>
>


Posted by myswendy on June 21, 2007, 5:58 pm

> why don't you think your yarn will work? it's not the fulling
> that makes the "mohawk" stand up. if you can get your yarn
> looped in there tightly enough, it should stand up just fine.
> if not, you can starch it, just like a real 'hawk ;)
>
> > One more question---I have gone down one size since I will
> > not be felting the body of the hat either and thus, it will
> > not be shrinking. Can anyone give me some sort of shrinkage
> > percentage so I know how long to cut the fringe when I make
> > it (if I must use 100% wool for it). Thanks guys!
>
> i don't have the book in front of me, but it appears to be
> barely fulled anyway. the stitch definition is pretty distinct
> in the photo. it looks like the strands for the 'hawk are
> about 4"? so 8" doubled. i suspect you can do that as written.
> lee
>

Hi Lee,
I did a few pieces of fringe like it said to and they flopped over
miserably. According to the directions, the wool of the mohawk comes
out of the wash all tangled and you're supposed to tear it to bits and
end up with this lovely fluffy "do". I tried teasing out the strands
(didn't wash it, though), and that failed miserably. So before I went
any further, I decided to write to you all for help.
Wendy


Posted by enigma on June 21, 2007, 10:50 pm

> I did a few pieces of fringe like it said to and they
> flopped over miserably. According to the directions, the
> wool of the mohawk comes out of the wash all tangled and
> you're supposed to tear it to bits and end up with this
> lovely fluffy "do". I tried teasing out the strands (didn't
> wash it, though), and that failed miserably. So before I
> went any further, I decided to write to you all for help.

did you try making a sample, washing it (hot) & drying in a
dryer? the fringes on my acrylic afghan got all matted & look
like the mohawk fringe...
maybe that would work with the hat?
lee

Posted by myswendy on June 22, 2007, 5:32 pm
>
> > I did a few pieces of fringe like it said to and they
> > flopped over miserably. According to the directions, the
> > wool of the mohawk comes out of the wash all tangled and
> > you're supposed to tear it to bits and end up with this
> > lovely fluffy "do". I tried teasing out the strands (didn'tev ery
> > wash it, though), and that failed miserably. So before I
> > went any further, I decided to write to you all for help.
>
> did you try making a sample, washing it (hot) & drying in a
> dryer? the fringes on my acrylic afghan got all matted & look
> like the mohawk fringe...
> maybe that would work with the hat?
> lee

oh good idea! Ok, before I try everythng else, I think I'll try that
with a sample piece. Thanks!
Wendy


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