When I was in MO, I had hoped to get my mittens finished so I could felt them in Nicole’s top load washer. She got hers finished before I got mine finished and she felted hers. The photo below shows hers already felted on either side of my unfelted mitten.
Felted Mittens
I did finish my second mitten before leaving there but didn’t take the time to felt it there.
Felted Mittens
Before felting, the mitten was about 14″ long.
Felted Mitten
After felting, it’s about 9-1/2″ long and fits great.
I did have to run it through the washer twice, and I used the following settings:
Water Temp: Hot
Spin Speed: Max
Soil Level: Heavy
Felted Mittens
I had read that letting them spin too long can result in creases and there are creases. I took them out of the washer, flattened them out a bit and left them. I should have flattened them out a bit more and I probably will reduce the spin level down to high or maybe medium next time. I’m sure that after a bit of wearing, the creases will be less visible, but it is nice to know that I can felt in the front load.
I want to make the Hobbit Slippers that Denise made.
Susan Fields says
And didn’t I have to have a pair of those slippers and wasn’t the yarn on sale when I went to Ravelery to look it up and didn’t I order 7 skeins…… So I want a pair for me and a friend or two…. What can I say…….
Thanks for sharing.
JudyL says
That’s how it happens to me too. Denise reports they’re very warm.
Denise says
Judy – I had a felted tote bag that had the creases in it and I just steamed it with my iron and it took them out. Had some in my hobbit shoes too but they disappeared after I wore them a day.
Judy Laquidara says
I thought about steaming and was ironing today and should have tried it. Thanks — will do it next time I have the iron in.