Here's my hot pad. It's still 10" across at the shortest point, despite my attempts to felt it.
What am I doing wrong with the fulling? I've had it in boiling water, swirled it around, tumbled it by hand, had it damp on a hot radiator and hand-tumbled it intermittently, and put it in two spin-and-drain cycles with hot water. Does it need more time, or water, or what? Is it the way I've knitted it, or the fact that the wool's doubled up, or is that not related. Halp!
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100% wool.
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Wools and needles.
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Knitting in progress.
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Completed knitting.
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Fulling in progress -- what am I not doing that I oughtta?
They say time's the great healer, and that's true. It's just not a very good anaesthetist, is the problem,
Whose lunar deity is not male is destined to be dominated by his wife. -- Old Hindu proverb
No, I didn't. The instructions stress the heat and movement part, but not the cooling part. Unless I missed it, which isn't unlikely. I'll give it a go -- thanks for the note!
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Well, I've tried it, but I think the problem might be that I've double-knitted the wool, and the stitches are too tight for felting. Does anybody know more about this?
They say time's the great healer, and that's true. It's just not a very good anaesthetist, is the problem,
Whose lunar deity is not male is destined to be dominated by his wife. -- Old Hindu proverb
Jojo Cameron wrote:No, I didn't. The instructions stress the heat and movement part, but not the cooling part. Unless I missed it, which isn't unlikely. I'll give it a go -- thanks for the note!
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Well, I've tried it, but I think the problem might be that I've double-knitted the wool, and the stitches are too tight for felting. Does anybody know more about this?
Hi Jojo. I don't think it's the way you knitted it. I think it's the wool. There are many different kinds of wool, from different sheep (races/breeds). Some wool felts very easy and beautifully, some wool felts in an uneven way and some wool does not felt at all.
"Also, just as you want men to do to you, do the same way to them" (Luke 6:31)
I had a lot of coaching, encouragement, and even some much-needed gentle pressure to keep at it when I wanted to quit, as I’d “have to eventually to get to PEP2”
What’s more, I was gifted the locally grown and harvested, hand made wool yarn
For these things, I am deeply grateful!!
Despite some funky edges, due to the change in the size of the yarn when I ran out of pink and had yet to reach the 10x10 minimum, I’m quite proud of my very first crochet project :)
Nicole Alderman wrote:knit (or crochet) a hot pad out of wool yarn.
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- Unfelted, it should measure about 10 by 10 inches (If you felt it, it will end up smaller, and that's okay!)
I purchased super-bulky, 100% hand-spun wool at a farmers market and bamboo circular knitting needles. I've never knitted anything before and I was relieved that, ~30% through this project, I didn't have to closely watch every move.
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Nicole Alderman approved this submission. Note: I hereby certify that this badge bit is complete! Congratulations on learning to knit! Your stitches are nice and even♥
Crocheted a hot pad out of leftover wool yarn. I ended up not using the orange. I mixed up the textures and colors a bit and then I felted it a little.