Felting Question

"Bob & Carol" wrote in news:PzVWg.6672$eZ4.407@dukeread06:

what size is a lunch bag? is your bag larger or smaller than you expected?

looser knitting tends to felt better, yes, but size is mostly determined by how long you agitate the item in hot water. you

*really* have to watch the item you're felting, especially if you haven't felted that particular yarn in that particular machine before. you can't set a timer & check back later. agitate for a minute. stop the machine & check the item. repeat until the item is the size you want. you may have some trouble getting something to shrink enough if you knit too tightly or on too small needles, but it will still full to some extent if the yarn is one that felts. it is sometimes possible to block out something that over shrunk while felting, if it's not too far off, but it doesn't look as good. lee

Bob & Carol skrev:

Hey! It was your *first* and first projects usually aren't just the way we want them to be. Nothing to worry about; you learn by doing!

I hope you keep trying!!! It has taken me the better part of my 42 years to figure-out that we often learn more from the projects that DON'T work the way we wanted than from the ones that do. I'm sure your next bag will be better and the one after that even better and so on. . .

Just don't give up! :-)

Erin