Felting!

[indeliblesasha]

I am going to be felting tonight, for the very first time (on purpose ;).

I am doing the lopi tote (ravelry link, sign-in required) but I used 11 needles instead of 13, though I am knitting it veeeery loosely.

I have a front loader that can't be interrupted mid-cycle. Any tips on how to keep it from shrinking into a tiny little handbag instead of a moderate sized tote? Maybe do the wash with warm, instead of hot?

And is 7th Generation laundry soap okay to use?

Thanks!

Mittens!

[sporky_rat]

So I bit the bullet (I'm sure pinesandmaples is so proud of me) and made a pair of mittens.

These are the ones from Charmed Knits, the Harry Potter knitting book. I've been told they're a basic mitten pattern, but I still was confused by a lot in it.

Pictures!
( mittens! )

I feel very accomplished.