Yesterday I thought I'd have a go at felting a piece of knitting. I've never done this before (well not with intention! I have in the past "felted" hubby's woolly sweaters but that was accidental!!) and I found in my stash a ball of Rowan "Country" which I duly knitted up in st st - see pic below - before measuring it and flinging it in a 60deg wash this morning.
Well its worked! its certainly shrunk and its changed from being a soft knitted pliable piece to a rather thick and solid piece. Interesting to see how it came out! I've no idea if this IS felted or whether its just "shrunk". I might seek 2nd opinion before I start flinging beads and stitching at it but definitely this is the easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy way of getting a piece of felted material to work from.
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