1: hand-washing isn't felting, but you can felt by hand-washing. ...felting is just heat + water + agitation to lock the fibers together. The easiest way to do it is to put the item in a pillowcase and toss it in the washing machine, hot water, and I've often seen suggestions for putting in a couple of jeans for extra agitation. Hand-felting is just agitating it in hot water, more or less, and that's really the only way to do it if you only want to do part -- but keep in mind that felting also shrinks the item, so if you felt the middle and not the ends, you'll end up with a kind of )( shaped scarf. Don't know if that's a problem for you or not
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Senseless preconceptions like this anger me. Seeing as how one knits with one's hands and not one's vagina, gender is irrelevant in knitting. Indeed, it was initially a male-only occupation, according to this web site. However, if the issue is raised, knitting is a very practical skill, and did you know that psychologists often recommend it to ADD patients of all genders because it helps them focus?
Why do I have the hunch that some of the same people who praise your spouse for being a chef are raising eyebrows over the Prince's knitting? It is no more a gendered skill than cooking. Logic, people. Logic. I swear that Philosophy 101 should be required in high school rather than college. :p
The Prince is always welcome to knit in our company. Heck, I'll pop out my crochet and stitch with him. Silly people. He will always be loved and not judged by us.
Speaking of which, his birthday is not too far away, and we need ideas.
With the scarf, since it's already a finished project, you're pretty much stuff with felting the whole thing. Secure it in a pillowcase or zippered washing bag, toss in the washer, run a regular cycle with hot water.
Yay for a person of the male persuaion knitting!
And! Your best bet for the circular knitting is probably going to the local yarn shop and asking for help. Yarn store, not big craft shop (Jo-Ann, Michaels, Hobby Lobby). Most yarn shops have classes, some will do one-on-one help.
Awww, that is so sweet. That boy is going to make some girl/boy a very nice boyfriend some day. We gotta get a kids of D*Con picture one of these days, so we can look back some day when they're all big and running cons of their own.
Was The Prince at the meeting today? I would rather have been there, seriously.
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Tell yer family to lay off until they can prove that they spend as much time doing something useful everyday as The Prince spends knitting.
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Why do I have the hunch that some of the same people who praise your spouse for being a chef are raising eyebrows over the Prince's knitting? It is no more a gendered skill than cooking. Logic, people. Logic. I swear that Philosophy 101 should be required in high school rather than college. :p
The Prince is always welcome to knit in our company. Heck, I'll pop out my crochet and stitch with him. Silly people. He will always be loved and not judged by us.
Speaking of which, his birthday is not too far away, and we need ideas.
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Yay for a person of the male persuaion knitting!
And! Your best bet for the circular knitting is probably going to the local yarn shop and asking for help. Yarn store, not big craft shop (Jo-Ann, Michaels, Hobby Lobby). Most yarn shops have classes, some will do one-on-one help.
Are you going to Con.Txt, by any chance?
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Was The Prince at the meeting today? I would rather have been there, seriously.
Did you have a nice bday?
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