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I finally felt like felting

Posted on 12/12/2009 by Andrea | Comments (0)
Filed under : Felting, Knitting

Eva's Christmas stocking, before and after (click them for bigger versions):

Bad lighting on the "before" shot notwithstanding, I'm very pleased with how this turned out! I was worried the stocking would be way too ludicrously huge, but it became appropriately huge after felting. And here's a little closeup on this gorgeous yarn (Plymouth Boku):

And, wait a minute, what's this under the tree?

A present for me. This is one of the Fiber Trends felted clogs that I finished knitting almost two years ago and never got around to felting. After I pulled Eva's stocking out of the washer, I was so high on felting I threw the clogs in the washer immediately. And now that they're all felted, my very warm and happy feet are mad at me for not doing it much earlier. These slippers would have made maternity leave a little more cozy.

Felting is fun! I have two more Christmas stockings to knit and felt (though that probably won't happen until after the holidays) so I have something to look forward to.