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!

Comments

[holyschist]

I cannot remember using that washing machine, although I'm sure I did. I haven't done a lot of felting, just enough to be a paranoid control freak who would rather hand-felt (although, uh, I have a knitted Tudor flat cap that was originally intended for F.?).

I guess I would be inclined to be conservative about the settings and see if it needed more felting after the first go.

[indeliblesasha]

That's my thought. If it were a more important piece I'd probably ease into it. I think I'm just going to toss it in with my jeans tonight, honestly. We'll see how it goes LOL

[holyschist]

Good luck! Post photos?

[indeliblesasha]

Duh. :P