I used to felt in my washing machine, but now I only felt by hand. What prompted this change was the death of my old washing machine. I replaced it with a modern washer with all the bells and whistles. It's one big computer. It's constantly sensing the wash. I can no longer fill it up with super-hot water and let it agitate until my knitting is a firm piece of boiled wool. So now I felt by hand. It takes longer. But it does allow more control over the felting process, letting you stop...

Knitters are creative souls who love to bring our own style and fair to knitting. When knitters and designers blend their own yarns, we create a unique fiber! Sometimes you can’t find the perfect yarn for a design, or you may just like the look and feel of two yarns held together. By holding two different colored yarns together while knitting, you can tone down a bright color (try combining a neon yarn with a dark neutral color like grey or brow n. ) You c an also lighten a darker...

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