Despite my firm conviction that Felting. Does. Not. Work., I flung the red and black slippers into a washing machine filled with hot, soapy water, and approximately 30 minutes later, they actually looked like footwear (albeit something Mickey Mouse might wear). Imagine that! Just need to trim off the ends and Miss P can enjoy some toasty toes!
Here's the thing about knitting something and then felting it. It is very bad for people (like myself!) with control issues. When I knit something, I can see what it's going to look like as I go along. If it's crappy, I can rip it out and start again. Not so with felting. (Or rather, as my sister would point out, fulling.) I'm expected to knit an item that would look large on a sasquatch, then trust the washing machine to shrink it to the appropriate size and shape? And if it doesn't come out properly, there's no going back? Um, yikes! So don't look for too many fulled/felted projects from me this year, unless I get quite a bit braver!
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