Lesse who can answer this first

#1

OK so I finished knitting my clogs and I put them in the wash. I chaecked them every few minutes but they barely shrunk. I’m using some Lamb’s pride worsted and Debbie Bliss Soho/ They’re both 100% wool (not superwash) and have been used to felt before. When I bought it at my LYS the clerk said these were the best feltables. They are double stranded and I did make the largest size (I got big feet). I even turned off the cold water spigot so that only hot water would run through the machine. I put in some pants and towels and other bumpy clothes so there would be good agetation. They went through three wash and rinse cycles (and one spin cuz I got involved in a show I was watching :oops: ) and they have only shrunk a little. The stich definition is still there but its starting to go a littel.

So what gives? Do bigger, thicker yarns need to go longer? Is it becasue they’re big? Do I need hotter water? I don’t want to be here all day (these dam clogs have been nothing but trouble since I started :devil: )

#2

I’m going to assume you’ve done felting before so… how long did you leave them in the washer? Some things/yarns can take a long time!

#3

Keep going. When I did mine, I refilled the hot water a few times to make sure it was really hot. Do you have them in a bag?

#4

Yeah! Jan beat Ingy!

OK so no not really, I haven’t felted on purpose before. They were in the washer for about 15 minutes each cycle for a total of 45 minutes.

#5

I honestly don’t try to be first. It just happens that way.

#6

Are you using very hot water, a little detergent and a pair of jeans or two? That helps the felting process. I think it took Kelly a REALLY long time to felt something…although I can’t remember what it was offhand… :??

#7

Yeah I put them in a zippered pilow case.

#8

How much water did you put in the machine? If they’re floating too freely, they might not be rubbing around enough. Try using a low water level and a couple pairs of blue jeans.

#9

AAAAAHHHhh see I filled it up. I did put clothes in there but maybe I should put in something sturdier. I just washed my heans. Lesse what els I got…

#10

I suggest you go for cleaner jeans… :roflhard:

#11

Yep, jeans work well because they are abrasive.

#12

Did you get them felted??

I used lamb’s pride worsted for clogs and they felted within 1.5 cycles, but I had to keep going to get the right size. I think it took me a total of just over 2 cycles to felt them and I didn’t put any jeans in there… They were felting so well I didn’t need to.

I LOVE clogs. I’m on the second clog of the second pair. The first pair I made were for DH.

#13

On the Two Old Bags pattern for the Lucy Bag, they suggest adding baking soda to the water to help with felting.

#14

Are they white? I’ve heard that white wool doesn’t felt very well.