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Felting Question
Well I made the felted purse in Knitty -- purple and green. I used the
actual yarn in the pattern and after felting I have a bag about the size of a lunch bag, no where near the 8" x 4" in the pattern. What would have caused this? I know that I knit tighter than the average person...could this have made such a big difference? Feeling really, really blue at the moment as this was to be a Christmas present, now all is for naught...my first felting project. Any help to prevent this from happening again...if I ever 'muster' the fortitude to try again. Carol |
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"Bob & Carol" wrote in
news:PzVWg.6672$eZ4.407@dukeread06: Well I made the felted purse in Knitty -- purple and green. I used the actual yarn in the pattern and after felting I have a bag about the size of a lunch bag, no where near the 8" x 4" in the pattern. what size is a lunch bag? is your bag larger or smaller than you expected? What would have caused this? I know that I knit tighter than the average person...could this have made such a big difference? looser knitting tends to felt better, yes, but size is mostly determined by how long you agitate the item in hot water. you *really* have to watch the item you're felting, especially if you haven't felted that particular yarn in that particular machine before. you can't set a timer & check back later. agitate for a minute. stop the machine & check the item. repeat until the item is the size you want. you may have some trouble getting something to shrink enough if you knit too tightly or on too small needles, but it will still full to some extent if the yarn is one that felts. it is sometimes possible to block out something that over shrunk while felting, if it's not too far off, but it doesn't look as good. lee -- Question with boldness even the existence of god; because if there be one, he must more approve the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear. - Thomas Jefferson |
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I know how discouraging it can be. It happened to me too, it was to be
my daughter's BD present. Try again with larger needles. I did and I was happy with the results, and my daughter was delighted. Good luck Bob & Carol wrote: Well I made the felted purse in Knitty -- purple and green. I used the actual yarn in the pattern and after felting I have a bag about the size of a lunch bag, no where near the 8" x 4" in the pattern. What would have caused this? I know that I knit tighter than the average person...could this have made such a big difference? Feeling really, really blue at the moment as this was to be a Christmas present, now all is for naught...my first felting project. Any help to prevent this from happening again...if I ever 'muster' the fortitude to try again. Carol |
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Bob & Carol skrev: Feeling really, really blue at the moment as this was to be a Christmas present, now all is for naught...my first felting project. Hey! It was your *first* and first projects usually aren't just the way we want them to be. Nothing to worry about; you learn by doing! Any help to prevent this from happening again...if I ever 'muster' the fortitude to try again. I hope you keep trying!!! It has taken me the better part of my 42 years to figure-out that we often learn more from the projects that DON'T work the way we wanted than from the ones that do. I'm sure your next bag will be better and the one after that even better and so on. . .. Just don't give up! :-) Erin http://arkivarie.livejournal.com/ |
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