Archives for: March 2005

Wet Felt

by The Spinning Guy

While I had the hot water, soap, and pan out on Saturday and because I was already making a mess, I decided to try some ordinary wet felt. I used the same fiber as for the handspun knitted felt and put pieces of the batts in the pan at to make two layers… more »

Knitted Felt

by The Spinning Guy

I have felt and this time it is intentional.Yesterday, I finished bound off my piece of knit fabric that was to become knitted felt and promptly tossed it in the washing machine with lots of soap. Actually, I put it in a lingerie bag just in case the wor… more »

Update: Binding Off

by The Spinning Guy

I discovered that binding off really isn't that hard. Actually, it's rather like crochet. ----- more »

I'm Done. Now What?

by The Spinning Guy

I spent some time this morning knitting away at the piece of knit fabric that is to be felted. We had some errands to run. Pam drove while I knit. I wonder what other drivers think to see her driving while I'm sitting in the front seat knitting. Usually… more »

The Knitting Continues

by The Spinning Guy

Knitting on the knitted felt experiment continues. I'm using a basic garter stitch. My gauge is quite consistent which surprises me given I'm working with an inconsistent handspun yarn and I have had lots of problems maintaining gauge on consistent comme… more »

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